A US Marine fires a Russian RPD machine gun during a familiarization course. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Danielle Prentice) The Soviet Union produced five progressively improved versions of ...

Let’s look at two even older weapons that Ukraine’s armed forces are using to good effect on the battlefield in the war with Russia. The Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova (Degtyarov Hand-Held Machine Gun), ...