Internal troops and military reserve force of the Russian Federation
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National Guard Troops Federal Service of the Russian Federation Федеральная служба войск национальной гвардии Российской Федерации
Patch of the National Guard
Emblem of the National Guard of Russia
Badge of the National Guard
Flag of the National Guard
Common name
Росгвардия (Rosgvardiya) from Rossiyskaya (Russian) and gvardiya (Guard)
Motto
Всегда на страже (Vsegda na strazhe) Always on guard
Agency overview
Formed
2016
Preceding agencies
Internal Troops of Russia
OMON
SOBR
Employees
340,000[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction)
Russia
Operations jurisdiction
Russia
Population
145 million
Legal jurisdiction
Russian Federation
Governing body
Security Council of Russia
Constituting instrument
Federal Law No. 226-FZ of 03.07.2016
General nature
Federal law enforcement
Gendarmerie
Civilian police
Specialist jurisdictions
National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Paramilitary law enforcement, counter insurgency, and riot control.
Operational structure
Headquarters
9 Krasnokazarmennaya Street, Moscow
Elected officer responsible
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
Agency executives
Viktor Zolotov, Director
Viktor Strigunov, First Deputy Director
Yury Yashin, Chief of the Main Staff
Oleg Plokhoi, State Secretary
Parent agency
Security Council of Russia
Notables
Significant Battles
Russo-Ukrainian War
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Anniversary
27 March, National Guardsmen's Day
Website
rosguard.gov.ru
en.rosguard.gov.ru
The National Guard of the Russian Federation (Russian: Федеральная служба войск национальной гвардии Российской Федерации, romanized: Federalnaya sluzhba voysk natsionalnoy gvardii Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or Rosgvardiya (Russian: Росгвардия, lit. 'Rosguard')[2] is the national gendarmerie and internal military force of the Russian Federation, comprising an independent agency that reports directly to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin under his powers as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Security Council.[3]
The National Guard is separate from the Russian Armed Forces.[3] A law signed by President of Russia Vladimir Putin established the federal executive body in 2016. The National Guard has the stated mission of securing Russia's borders, taking charge of gun control, combating terrorism and organized crime, protecting public order and guarding important state facilities.[4]
The establishment of the National Guard was seen[by whom?] as an effort to enhance efficiency and to avoid duplication of responsibilities within the Russian security system,[5] a result of an extensive assessment of strategic challenges facing Russia.[6]: 6 Others have accused the Rosgvardiya of being an attempt by Putin to create a private army to control civil strife or attempts of a colour revolution,[5] not only domestically but also abroad in friendly regimes.[7]
As of 2018[update] the National Guard numbered approximately 340,000 personnel in 84 units across Russia; it consolidated the forces of the MVD Internal Troops, SOBR, OMON and other internal military forces outside of the Russian Armed Forces.[1]
In 2017, President of Russia Vladimir Putin designated 27 March as National Guard Day,[8]
linking the National Guard to a long history of public-security services within Russia – a decree of Emperor Alexander I organised the Internal Guards Corps [ru] on 27 March in the Old Style Julian calendar in 1811.
^ ab"Russian National Guard Reaches 340,000 Men". 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^Official website.
^ ab"21-я бригада оперативного назначения войск национальной гвардии России награждена орденом Жукова". rosgvard.ru (in Russian). Russia. Temporary Information Center of the Russian Federation FSVNG. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^Cite error: The named reference TMT29June2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abMcDermott, Roger (12 April 2016). "Countering Color Revolution Drives Russia's Creation of National Guard". Eurasia Daily Monitor. 13 (71). Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016. The reform adds no additional structures to the system, but moves existing structures to create a new overall entity with increased powers to act against color revolutionary or terrorist threats to the state; it is an effort to enhance efficiency and avoid duplication of responsibilities within the system, though it adds operational-search capability (Regnum, April 11).
^Sliwa, Zdzislaw (2018). The Russian National Guard:A Warning or a Message?(PDF). Centre for Security and Strategic Research. pp. 6, 8, 20. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference RCW19Jul16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Executive Order establishing National Guard Day". President of Russia. Russia: Kremlin. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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