The AK-12 is the latest and most advanced iteration of the legendary AK-series assault rifles, designed and manufactured by Russia's Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash). A product of years of ...

Russian soldier Sergey Tuzhilov is suspected of executing a Ukrainian POW and now faces a life sentence, the Security Service ...

The latest Russian assault rifle, the AK-12 also can be adapted to fire the NATO 7.62x51 but the AK-308 design is competitive with the AK-12/15 weapons which are the latest generation of Russian ...

The overnight attack was one of the largest on Ukraine and included strikes in the western part of the country, which is hit ...

June 13, 2025: The Russian 9A-91 assault rifle has been the standard national police automatic weapon since 1994. Most of the time police are armed with just a 9mm pistol. When more firepower is ...

Firearms manufacturer Kalashnikov has unveiled an upgraded AK-12 assault rifle, with modifications based on the weapon’s use in the war on Ukraine.

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It was designed in the 1940s by another famous Russian weapons designer, Sergey Simonov. The SKS was a slightly older rifle than the AKs with replicas sold worldwide in the civilian market.

The Russian military has been undergoing reequipment with AK-12 rifles since 2018, according to the Kalashnikov website. Also on Friday, Kalashnikov said it was launching a drone-producing unit.