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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, [a] commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. It is organized into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces —two independent combat arms (the Strategic Rocket Forces and Airborne Forces ), [10] and the Special Operations Forces Command. [11]
The ranks and insignia used by Russian Ground Forces are inherited from the military ranks of the Soviet Union, although the insignia and uniform has been altered slightly. Civil service insignia may be confused with military insignia. Civil servants within the Russian Ministry of Defense may carry green or black service uniforms.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO) [note 3] is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia consisting of six post-Soviet states: Armenia, [note 1] Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, formed in 2002. The Collective Security Treaty has its origins in the Soviet Armed Forces, which was replaced in 1992 by the United Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday increasing the size of his country’s armed forces, as the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine passed six months.
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to increase the maximum number of servicemen in the Russian armed forces by 170,000 people, the Kremlin and the Defence Ministry ...
3rd Army Corps (Russia) The 3rd Army Corps ( Russian: 3-й армейский корпус) is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces formed in June 2022 to participate in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [2] The 3rd Corps was raised in response to the depletion of trained manpower during the early months of the invasion. It was ...
Federal Bailiffs Service (under Ministry of Justice) State Firefighting Service (under Ministry of Emergency Situations) (apart from military personnel of the service which use military ranks) State Courier Service (Russia) Special rank of customs service. Federal Customs Service of Russia.
The military doctrine of Russia is a strategic planning document of the Russian Federation, representing a system of official state-adopted views on preparation and usage of the Russian Armed Forces.