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    The 2008 Russian military reform (Russian: 2008 Реформа Вооружённых сил России), often referred to as the Serdyukov reform (Russian: Реформа Сердюкова)...
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    amongst Russia's armed forces in the Chechen Wars, Russian military spending has rapidly increased, particularly after the 2008 Russian military reform. According...
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    removed as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform, were reinstated. History of Russian military ranks List of Russian generals killed during the...
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    The military districts in Russia serve as administrative divisions for the Russian Armed Forces. Each has a headquarters administering the military formations...
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    Before the 2008 Russian military reform, the four fleets were ranked as equal in status to the six Military Districts. With the reform measures going...
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    were transferred from the GRU in 2009 as part of the continuing 2008 Russian military reform. The Special Operations Forces Command was established in 2012...
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    August 2008 Russo-Georgian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Georgia, was a war waged against Georgia by the Russian Federation and the Russian-backed...
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    The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organized into three...
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    uniforms. As part of the 2008 Russian military reform, the Praporshchik (Warrant Officer) rank was effectively abolished in the Russian Armed Forces, though...
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    the army is for men"). The Russian military has faced severe personnel shortages after the 2008 Russian military reform, being only "manned" to c. 70%...
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    after which many reforms were put in place during the late 1990s and the 2000s. Recently, the Russian military invaded Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014...
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    the Russian military. As the Chief of the General Staff he oversaw the Russo-Georgian War in 2008 and was known for carrying out the military reform, which...
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    The Russian Ground Forces, also known as the Russian Army in English, are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of...
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    The government reforms imposed by Tsar Alexander II of Russia, often called the Great Reforms (Russian: Великие реформы, romanized: Velikie reformy) by...
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    Ukrainian attack in August 2022 As a result of the 2008 Russian military reforms, the units of the Russian Naval Aviation were reorganized into 13 new Naval...
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    Division as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform. In 2014, the brigade was involved in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. In the spring...
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    The Russian Naval Infantry (Russian: Морская пехота России, romanized: Morskaya pekhota Rossii, lit. 'Russian sea infantry'), often referred to as Russian...
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    breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova. This Russian military presence dates back to 1992, when the 14th Guards Army intervened in...
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  • training pro-Russian forces in the civil war in Chechnya during the 1990s and 2000s. In 2010, as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform, GRU special...
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    the Russian Armed Forces was inherited from the Soviet Armed Forces and modified across the years. Traditionally, the military uniforms of the Russian Armed...
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    commanded some 25,000 Spetsnaz troops as of 1997. Following the 2008 Russian military reform, a brand new Directorate of Special Operations was established...
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  • as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform. The 272nd began forming on 10 July 1941 at Tikhvin, part of the Leningrad Military District. Its basic...
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    State of Russia's Air Forces 2008 No.33 (786) 25 August 2008 (in Russian) VVS Order of Battle (scramble.nl) Photos Russian Air Force Russian Military Aviation...
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    long-term personnel shortages in the Russian Armed Forces ever since the 2008 Russian military reform, the Russian Ministry of Defence has made little...
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    Order of Lenin Moscow Military District (Russian: Московский военный округ) is a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Originally...
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    is a list of known military aid provided or promised to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, particularly since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine...
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    military history of the Tsardom of Russia Military history of the Russian Empire Military history of the Soviet Union Military history of the Russian...
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    The emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia, also known as the Edict of Emancipation of Russia, (Russian: Крестьянская реформа 1861 года, romanized: Krestyanskaya...
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  • the common form of the Russian language had become a mixture of purely Russian and Church Slavonic elements. The political reforms of Peter the Great were...
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  • Artillery Regiments which then joined the new MGADs. After the 2008 Russian military reforms, most active divisions were disbanded or converted into brigades...
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