Russian Armed Forces
military forces of the Russian Federation
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Summary
Russian Armed Forces is an armed forces[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of armed forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,891 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Russia[3]
- Main regulatory text: Q41806104[4]
- Item operated: nuclear weapons of Russia[5], aircraft in Russian military service[6]
- Follows: Soviet Armed Forces[7]
- Headquarters location: Moscow[8]
- Commons category: Armed Forces of the Russian Federation[9]
- Foundational text: Constitution of Russia[10]
- Has part(s): Russian Ground Forces[11], Russian Aerospace Forces[12], Russian Navy[13], Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation[14], Russian Airborne Troops[15], Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces[16]
- Inception: October 22, 1721[17], May 7, 1992[18]
- Participated in conflict: First Chechen War[19], Second Chechen War[20], Russo-Georgian War[21], Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war[22], full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war[23]
- Official website: http://mil.ru[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Russian Armed Forces[25]
- Number of participants: 900,000[26]
- Participant in: Vostok 2018[27], full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war[28], Russo-Ukrainian war[29], prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine[30], Battle of Lyman[31], Mass killings during the Siege of Mariupol[32]
- Replaces: United Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States[33]
- Topic has template: Template:Armed Forces of the Russian Federation[34]
- Short name: ВС РФ[35], ЗС РФ[36]
- Owner of: Krasnaya Zvezda[37], UVB-76[38]
- Position held by head of the organization: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation[39]
- Youth wing: Young Army Cadets National Movement[40]
- Commanded by: President of Russia[41]
Why It Matters
Russian Armed Forces has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]