Russian Airborne Forces
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The Russian Airborne Forces is the airborne forces branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1992 from units of the Soviet Airborne Forces that came under Russian control following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Russian paratroopers at Tuzla Air Base in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1997 as members of the Stabilization Force.
Paratroopers of the 106th Guards Airborne Division in Kazakhstan in 1999.
Paratroopers of the 83rd Airborne Brigade preparing for jump drills in 2017.
Paratroopers at the 2008 Victory Day parade.
Russian Armed Forces
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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