General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the military staff of the Russian Armed Forces. It is the central organ of the military command of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational command of the armed forces under the Russian Ministry of Defence.
Main Building of the General Staff at Znamenka 14
Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov with shoulder boards.
General Staff (old building) on Znamenka Street in Moscow
Memorial sign "250 years of the General Staff" (2013)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, 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, and the Special Operations Forces Command.
Minister of Defence, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu
Chief of the General Staff, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov
Army General Aleksandr Dvornikov, commander of the Southern Military District since 20 September 2016
Mordovia, a Russian Navy Zubr-class LCAC