Military districts of Russia
The Russian Federation maintains a number of military districts.
Contents
List of military districts
1998-07-27
Military districts according to Decree of the President of Russia № 900 (27 July 1998).[1]
- Leningrad Military District
- Moscow Military District
- North Caucasus Military District
- Volga Military District
- Urals Military District
- Siberian Military District
- Far East Military District
- Kaliningrad Special Region
2001-09-01
Volga Military District and Urals Military District was merged in Volga-Urals Military District according to Decree of the President of Russia № 337с (24 March 2001).[2]
Decree of the President of Russia № 1764 (12 December 2008)[3] changed names of regions after federal subjects mergers.
- Leningrad Military District
- Moscow Military District
- North Caucasus Military District
- Volga-Urals Military District
- Siberian Military District
- Far East Military District
- Kaliningrad Special Region
2010-09-01
- Western Military District
- North Caucasus Military District
- Volga-Urals Military District
- Siberian Military District
- Far East Military District
2010-12-01
4 Military Districts and Joint Strategic Commands since с 1 December 2010 according to Decree of the President of Russia № 1144 (20 September 2010).[4][5]
- Western Military District with headquarters in Saint Petersburg
- Southern Military District with headquarters in Rostov-on-Don
- Central Military District with headquarters in Ekaterinburg
- Eastern Military District with headquarters in Khabarovsk
2014-04-02
Southern Military District was enlarged to include disputed territories:
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See also
- ↑ http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1128685
- ↑ http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?681155
- ↑ http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?990422
- ↑ Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order on reform of military administrative division of the Russian Federation and establishment of new military districts
- ↑ http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1298267