Minister of Defence (Russia)
The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation is the minister responsible for the Russian Armed Forces.
Marshal of Aviation Yevgeny Shaposhnikov was the last Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union. General Colonel Konstantin Kobets supported then President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Boris Yeltsin during the August coup of 1991. From 19 August until 9 September 1991, Konstantin Kobets was Defense Minister of the RSFSR, though there was no ministry. This post was then abolished.
Image: Russian President Boris Yeltsin 1993 (42 WHPO P02262 10)
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Image: Sergei Ivanov on Victory Day Parade 9 May 2015
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