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In the latest example of 'unconventional' improvised Ukrainian weapons, we now have video of the contraption made of half a dozen AK-74 assault rifles in action. This follows footage released two days ...

Born into a poor peasant family amid the Bolshevik seizure of power, young Mikhail Kalashnikov aspired to become a poet. Instead, he fought as a tank commander in the Second World War and went on to ...

Defense manufacturer Kalashnikov, a subsidiary of industrial giant Rostec, told reporters at Russia’s ARMY 2021 defense exhibition that the AK-12 assault rifle will become the new basic weapon for ...

This assault rifle was 1.5 times more accurate, yet too sensitive to warfare circumstances. In the early 1970s, Soviet military command was looking for a brand new assault rifle that would replace the ...

Russia has abandoned new purchases of its popular AK-74 automatic rifle, dismantling another symbol of Soviet military might as the army pushes through painful ...

The best AK-74 loadout in Black Ops 6 (note: not the AK-47) bridges the gap between close-range combat and fighting at long distances because, while it packs a serious punch, it takes some work to ...

The AK-74 decimates at longer distances, but also burns through its ammo. The Merlin Reflex offers you a more magnified view of your surroundings allowing you to ensure the bullets hit the intended ...