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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Russo-Georgian War (redirect from 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia)
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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Nikolai Makarov (general) (redirect from Nikolai Makarov (Russian general))
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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Spetsnaz (redirect from Russian specail purpose regiments)
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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Spetsnaz GRU (redirect from Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces)
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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