World Military Guide - Russia

The Armed Forces of the Russian 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 Soviet Federative Socialist Republic under Russian control. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces is the President of Russia. The Russian Armed Forces were formed in 1992. This book provides its reader with essential information of Russian Armed Forces its strength Forces arsenal and its modernisation and future programs.