Rosgvardiya (General of the Army Viktor Zolotov Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Roman Gavrilov).Russia ( President of the Russian Federation: Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin).

Pre-2022 Russian military doctrine had specified that on the outbreak of war, armed forces from non-MOD services (like Rosgvardiya) would be placed under the General Staff. The Western and the Southern Military Districts share borders with Ukraine and are directly involved in the command and control of the operations. Operational control of the forces is carried out by the five Operational-Strategic Commands - the Western, Southern, Central and Eastern Military Districts and the OSK Northern Fleet, which is their equal. The General Staff commands and controls forces through the National Defence Management Centre (NDMC). The Chiefs of the ground forces, the aerospace forces, the navy, the strategic missile forces and the airborne forces also hold the appointments of Deputy Ministers of Defence, junior to the Chief of the General Staff, who is the First Deputy Minister of Defence. They are responsible for force development and generation. General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff and Commander of Russian forces in Ukraine Administrative chain of command Ĭommanders of the various MOD armed services and branches do not have operational control over the forces.

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