Eastern Military District

For the Swedish counterpart, see Eastern Military District (Sweden).
Eastern Military District
Восточный военный округ
Emblem of the Eastern Military District
Founded21 October 2010
Country Russia
Branch Russian Ground Forces
TypeMilitary district
Part ofMinistry of Defence
HeadquartersUlitsa Serysheva 15, Khabarovsk
Engagements
Decorations
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant General Aleksandr Sanchik (acting)
Insignia
Flag
The Eastern Military District, shown in blue, on a map of the five Russian military districts.
Russian Armed Forces
Staff
Services (vid)
Independent troops (rod)
Special operations force (sof)
Other troops
Military districts
History of the Russian military

The Order of the Red Banner Eastern Military District (Russian: Восточный военный округ) is a military district of Russia.

It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction within the Far Eastern Federal District of the country. The Eastern Military District was created as part of the 2008 military reforms, and founded by Presidential Decree №1144 signed on September 20, 2010, to replace the Far East Military District with the addition of the Transbaikal section of the Siberian Military District.[1] The district began operation on October 21, 2010, under the command of Admiral Konstantin Sidenko.

The Eastern Military District is the second largest military district in Russia by geographic size at 7,000,000 square kilometers (2,700,000 sq mi). The district contains 11 federal subjects of Russia: Amur Oblast, Buryatia, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Kamchatka Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Primorsky Krai, Sakha Republic, Sakhalin Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai.[1]

The district commander may direct all the formations of the Armed Forces within the district's territory, with the exception of the Strategic Rocket Forces and Russian Aerospace Forces. In addition, operational subordination of the formations of the National Guard Troops, the Border Service of the FSB, as well as units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and other ministries and departments performing tasks in the district.[2]

The Eastern Military District is headquartered in Khabarovsk, and its current district commander is Lieutenant General Aleksandr Sanchik, who has held the position since May 2024.[3]

History

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31 July 1918 is considered to be the date of foundation of the predecessor Far Eastern Military District. On this day, regular units of the Red Army defeated the White Army of the White Guards and interventionists in the area of the Kaul Heights, Shmakovka and Spassk. This date is widely celebrated by the military personnel of the Eastern Military District.

On 22 February 2018, at the National Defense Management Center awarded the Eastern Military District a banner as symbols of honor, valor and military glory.[4]

From 11 to 17 September 2018, the Vostok 2018 military exercise took place in the district.

By the end of January 2022, the headquarters of the Eastern Military District reportedly deployed to Belarus against the backdrop of a new flare-up of the crisis over Ukraine. Combat units drawn from the district's 5th Combined Arms Army, 29th Combined Arms Army, 35th Combined Arms Army, 36th Combined Arms Army, 68th Army Corps and the Pacific Fleet's 155th Naval Infantry Brigade were also reported to have deployed to Belarus.[5]

Component units

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The Khabarovsk Honour Guard.
District Headquarters, 2013

This listing of formation and units is not complete. A Command, control, and communications (C3) brigade is synonymous with a headquarters brigade.

29th Army (Chita)

5th Combined Arms Army (Ussuriysk)

68th Army Corps (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)[13]

35th Army (Belogorsk)

36th Army (Ulan Ude)

Airborne Troops

Air and Air Defence Forces

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Russian Naval Forces

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  • Pacific Fleet
    • Primorskiy Flotilla
    • Kamchatka Flotilla/Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces
    • Other naval units, ships and submarines
    • 155th Guards Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade
    • 40th Naval Infantry Brigade
    • 55th Air Defense Division (Coastal Operations)
    • 165th Independent Naval Infantry Brigade (to be raised in 2018)

Leadership

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Lt Gen. Aleksandr Sanchik

Commanders

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Chiefs of Staff - First Deputy Commanders

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Deputy Commanders

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  • Vice Admiral Alekminsky Gavrilovich (2014 – July 2019)
  • Lieutenant General Sergei Sevryukov (July 2019 – present)
  • Lieutenant General Mikhail Nosulev (January 2020 – May 2024)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 20 сентября 2010 года № 1144 «О военно-административном делении Российской Федерации» Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Восточный военный округ". mil.ru. 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Hero of Russia Rustam Muradov appointed Commander of Eastern Military District". 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "В Москве состоялось заседание Коллегии Министерства обороны России". mil.ru. 24 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Rondeli Russian Military Digest: Issue 118, 24 January – 30 January 2022". Rondeli Foundation. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Рота почетного караула | Лучшее в Хабаровске". www.bestmagazine.ru. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Законодательство Хабаровского края: Постановление Администрации города Хабаровска от 09.10.2015 N 3490". mbpolyakov.ru. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  8. ^ Holm, Michael. "49th Training Tank Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  9. ^ "38th Guards Motorised Rifle Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  10. ^ Russian Soldier from the 200th Brigade Disclosed his Unit's Position in Syria, 7 March 2016, and Holm, 200th Artillery Brigade of High Power
  11. ^ "В Приморье появилась новая мотострелковая дивизия". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  12. ^ Holm, Michael. "20th Guards Missile Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  13. ^ Mukhin, Oleg (3 February 2017). "20-я армия нашла командующего на Сахалине" [20th Army finds commander on Sakhalin]. Kommersant (in Russian). Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  14. ^ "23rd Missile Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  15. ^ "В Восточном военном округе сменился командующий". Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  16. ^ Times, The Moscow (2023-04-03). "Top Russian General Dismissed After Vuhledar Defeat". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  17. ^ "Минобороны провело ротацию командующих группировками войск". Ведомости (in Russian). 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  18. ^ Kateryna Stepanenko; Karolina Hird; George Barros; Frederick W. Kagan. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26".

Further reading

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  • Galeotti, Mark (2017). The Modern Russian Army 1992–2016. Elite 217. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-47281-908-6. - page 31 has a district order of battle
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