Military districts of Russia
The Russian Federation maintains a number of military districts.
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:
2014-12-15
According to Decree of the President of Russia since Dec 15 2014, Northern Fleet was removed from Western Military District. Boundaries of responsibility of fleet was expanded. Headquarters of the Northern Fleet reformed to Joint Strategic Command.[6]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://structure.mil.ru/structure/okruga/north/history.htm