Military infrastructure in Russia Akasheva Alina OVERVIEW

Military infrastructure in Russia Akasheva Alina

OVERVIEW Organization of military Manpower Weapons systems Army Navy Air Force Current military situation

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are the military service of the Russian Federation, 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. The Russian Armed Forces were formed in 1992.

Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

List of Russian military bases abroad Armenia - Russian 102 nd Military Base in Gyumri and the Russian 3624 th Airbase in Erebuni Airport near Yerevan Belarus - Hantsavichy Radar Station; Vileyka naval communication centre & 61 st Fighter Airbase Georgia / South Ossetia - Russian 4 th Military Base & (Abkhazia) Russian 7 th Military Base[21] Kazakhstan - Balkhash Radar Station; Sary Shagan range; Baikonur Cosmodrome Kyrgyzstan - Kant Air Base & 338 th naval communication centre Moldova / Transnistria - Russian Task Force Transnistrian Region of Moldova (RTF TRM)[22] Syria - Russian naval facility in Tartus; Khmeimim Air Base[23] Tajikistan - 201 st Military Base Ukraine / Republic of Crimea (Russia) - Black Sea Fleet Vietnam - Cam Ranh Base

Russian military Like in many other countries there is obligatory military service in Russia. The term has been changed lately. For example it lasted 2 years in the past then now it’s only a year and a half. Besides the government is considering the possibility decreasing this term. In Russia men are called to the army when they are 18 years old. The age when they stop doing it is 27 years. There are some reasons which can prevent a guy from getting into the army. First this is health condition. Before getting to the army each potential recruit passes medical commission which confirms his readiness to serve the country. Furthermore, right here a young man is directed to this or that army structure.

Another reason is completing higher education. But it just affords a delay from army for the time of studying. Though some universities have so called military faculties. And if a student passes it then it’s equivalent to going to the army. Also if a young man finishes postgraduate study then he is not called to the army. Besides men who have children who are younger than 3 years old are free from the service. If a guy gets to the army then he serves at one of its divisions. In Russia there is the Military Air fleet, the Air Crew army, the Military Marine fleet, the Overland army, and the Building battalion. Service at any of these divisions has its won specifics.

the Overland army of RF

Parade military marine sea fleet of Russia

The Air Crew army of Russian

russian air forces

the Building battalion of russia

Each recruit takes the oath in the army. By that he promises to protect the Native land, to keep the Constitution and its other laws and also the charter of military service.

Everyone in the army has its identification signs. They give to others some information. Shoulder straps, loop emblems and chevrons are main signs of distinction of military people in the Russian Army. It’s easy to define military rank with an amount of stars on a shoulder strap and with their size. On the right shoulder of the servant there must be a chevron with the image of Russian flag and the inscription “Russia – the Armed Forces” or “Russia – the Military Marine fleet” – if a man serves in fleet. There are special breast signs situated on the right. And on the left there is a stripe messaging the blood group and the Rhesus factor.

MILITARY ORGANIZATION Vladimir Putin Gen. Sergey Ivanov Gen. Anatoly Kvashnin

9 MILITARY DISTRICTS

MANPOWER 1. 2 million regular soldiers 800, 000 civilian staff 21 percent are mercenaries Draft system Internal Troops: 200, 000 Federal Border Guards: 200, 000 Civilian Defense Troops: 30, 000 Railroads Troops: 50, 000

7. 62 mm 10 round magazine 830 m/s velocity Killing range: 3800 m

CURRENT SITUATION Lack of funding No fuel No training No new weapons No modernization Wages Have not increased with inflation Losing best workers Troops used for other tasks BUDGET USA - $288. 8 billion Russia - $55 billion Japan - $41. 1 billion China - $37. 5 billion

Military budget

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