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. They are organised into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Ae
Russian soldiers and a BTR-70 of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in August 2000.
Russian service members at Khmeimim Air Base, the headquarters for the Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war, in December 2017.
Russian troops marching in the 2024 Moscow Victory Day Parade
Andrey Belousov Minister of Defence
Russian Navy
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The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonweal
Russian Armed Forces
…Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organised into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces—three independent combat arms (the Strategic Rocket Forces, Airborne Forces and Unmanned Systems Forces) and the Special Operations…
The Russian Admiralty in St. Petersburg is famed for its gilded steeple topped by a golden weather-vane in the shape of a sailing ship.
Slava-class cruiser Moskva, sunk in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
A Naval Spetsnaz frogman
Oscar II class cruise missile submarine Tomsk