Russian Military Power 2016, , Russian Armed Forces 2016

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Russian: Вооружённые Силы Российской Федерации, tr. Vooruzhonnije Síly Rossíyskoj Federátsii) are the military service of Russia, established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. On 7 May 1992, Boris Yeltsin signed a presidential decree establishing the Russian Ministry of Defence and placing all Soviet Armed Forces troops on the territory of the Russian SFSR under Russian The commanderinchief of the armed forces is the president of Russia.