Вооруженные Силы России 2016 • Russian Armed Forces

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• The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are the military service of Russia, established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. On 7 May 1992, Boris Yeltsin signed a presidential decree establishing the Russian Ministry of Defence and placing all Soviet Armed Forces troops on the territory of the Russian SFSR under Russian control. The commander-in-chief of the armed forces is the president of Russia. Although the Russian armed forces were formed in 1992, the Russian military dates its roots back to the times of the Kievan Rus'.

Armed forces under the Ministry of Defence are divided into:
the three "branches of Armed Forces": the Ground Force, Aerospace Forces, and the Navy
the two "separate troop branches": the Strategic Missile Troops and the Airborne Troops
the Rear of the Armed Forces, which has a separate status of its own

There are additionally two further "separate troop branches" maintained by the Ministry of the Interior, the Internal Troops and the Border Service. These are not normally included as branches of the "Armed Forces" but are nonetheless used in armed conflicts.