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61 platform lines · 52 mapped sites · 40 deployable units

Personnel & posture

Active personnel
1.1M
Reserve / mobilization pool
2.0M
Mobilization window
~7 days to full field army
GDP (est.)
$2240B

Order of battle

Bases & infrastructure (52)

  • National Defence Management Centre

    hub

    Strategic command

  • Uralvagonzavod (Nizhny Tagil)

    factory

    Tank production

    tanks

  • Sevastopol naval base

    port

    Black Sea Fleet HQ

    naval

  • Northern Fleet (Murmansk)

    port

    Arctic naval hub

    naval

  • Engels air base

    airport

    Strategic bomber base

    air

  • Novorossiysk port

    port

    Black Sea export

    trade

  • Kaliningrad garrison

    military base

    Baltic exclave forces

    army

  • Dombarovsky ICBM division area

    military base

    Strategic forces

    missiles

  • Gadzhiyevo naval base (31st Submarine Division)

    port

    Borei-A SSBN home — Bulava deterrent patrols.

    naval · nuclear

  • Zaozersk (Zapadnaya Litsa) submarine pens

    port

    Arctic fjord — Yasen SSGN and SSN.

    naval · nuclear

  • Vidyayevo submarine base

    port

    Northern Fleet attack submarines.

    naval

  • Severomorsk fleet HQ

    port

    Pyotr Velikiy cruiser and surface command.

    naval

  • Olenya Guba (GUGI / Belgorod)

    port

    Poseidon drone mothership & deep-sea espionage subs.

    naval · nuclear

  • Olenya air base (Tu-95/Tu-22M3)

    airport

    Arctic bomber forward ops — North Atlantic.

    air

  • Rybachiy submarine base (Kamchatka)

    port

    25th Submarine Division — Pacific SSBNs.

    naval · nuclear

  • Vladivostok naval base

    port

    Pacific Fleet surface action groups.

    naval

  • Fokino naval base (Primorsky)

    port

    Amphibious and destroyer homeport.

    naval

  • Baltiysk naval base (Kaliningrad)

    port

    Bastion-P coastal defense — Baltic chokepoints.

    naval

  • 92nd Rocket Brigade garrison (Chernyakhovsk)

    military base

    Iskander-M TELs — forward tactical nuclear-capable SRBM.

    missiles · nuclear

  • 152nd Guards Rocket Brigade (Kaliningrad)

    military base

    Fortified exclave Iskander-M — Poland/Lithuania flank.

    missiles · nuclear

  • Kaliningrad exclave dispersal forests

    military base

    Mobile 9K720 TEL patrol routes between NATO borders.

    missiles

  • 841st Independent EW Center (Murmansk)

    research

    Krasukha-4 hub — Northern Sea Route A2/AD bubble.

    ew

  • Krasukha-4 mobile patrol sector (Kola)

    military base

    BAZ-6910 chassis — 200–300 km jamming radius.

    ew

  • Pechenga EW forward position

    military base

    Arctic-hardened ELINT against AWACS & cruise missiles.

    ew

  • Tartus naval facility (Syria)

    port

    49-year lease — Mediterranean logistics & sub repair.

    naval

  • Port Sudan logistics node

    port

    Red Sea dual-use hub — Indian Ocean lines.

    naval

  • Engels-2 strategic bomber & RVSN sector

    airport

    Tu-160/Tu-95 — overlaps bomber and missile logistics.

    missiles · air

  • Uzhur rocket division (Sarmat)

    military base

    RS-28 Sarmat heavy silos — Krasnoyarsk.

    missiles · nuclear

  • Teikovo mobile Yars garrison

    military base

    27th Guards Army — road-mobile RS-24.

    missiles · nuclear

  • Yoshkar-Ola Yars patrol routes

    military base

    Forested mobile ICBM dispersal.

    missiles

  • Plesetsk cosmodrome & ICBM tests

    research

    Military space launch and missile trials.

    space · missiles

  • Savasleyka (MiG-31K Kinzhal)

    airport

    Kh-47M2 hypersonic carrier aircraft.

    air · missiles

  • Hmeimim air base (Syria)

    airport

    Su-35, Tu-22M3, EW — Mediterranean control.

    air

  • National Defence Management Centre

    hub

    General Staff strategic command.

    command

  • Mulino training center

    military base

    Western district combined arms training.

    army

  • 200th Motor Rifle Brigade (Pechenga)

    military base

    T-80BVM Arctic formations.

    armor

  • Voronezh-DM radar (Lekhtusi)

    research

    Ballistic missile early warning — northwest.

    radar

  • Voronezh radar (Armavir)

    research

    Southern coverage over Europe/Mideast.

    radar

  • Pionersky radar (Kaliningrad)

    research

    Baltic exclave missile tracking.

    radar

  • Mishelevka radar (Irkutsk)

    research

    Asian-Pacific early warning.

    radar

  • Okno space surveillance (Nurek, Tajikistan)

    research

    Pamir Mountains — deep-space tracking.

    space

  • Sevastopol space/ELINT complex

    research

    Black Sea communications intercept.

    sigint

  • Al-Jufra air base (Libya)

    airport

    Russian air defense & cargo — southern NATO flank.

    air

  • Al-Khadim air base (Libya)

    airport

    Fighter and logistics node.

    air

  • Camp Berengo (CAR)

    military base

    Africa Corps command & training.

    command

  • Bamako operations base (Mali)

    military base

    Radar, drones, counter-insurgency.

    army

  • Gao forward base (Mali)

    military base

    Sahel deployment column.

    army

  • Ouallam sector (Niger)

    military base

    Africa Corps advisory node — Tillabéri tri-border.

    army

  • Niamey AES coordination cell

    hub

    Russia–AES security liaison post-coup.

    political

  • Wagner Group Belarus training hub

    military base

    PMC redeployment and Africa Corps pipeline.

    army

  • Northern Sea Route logistics

    port

    Arctic shipping — ice-class tankers.

    shipping · gas

  • Africa Corps coordination

    hub

    Moscow MoD PMC command.

    command

Deployable units (40)

  • General Staff (Moscow)hq
  • 31st Submarine Division (Gadzhiyevo)navy
  • Yasen-M SSGN flotilla (Zaozersk)navy
  • Pacific SSBN division (Rybachiy)navy
  • Tu-160 regiment (Engels-2)air
  • MiG-31K Kinzhal flightair
  • RS-24 Yars mobile regimentfacility
  • 4th Guards Tank Divisionarmor
  • Black Sea Fleet HQ (Sevastopol)navy
  • S-400 regiment (Moscow ring)sam
  • Northern Fleet SSBN squadron (Gadzhiyevo)navy · Borei-A / Delta IV — Bulava
  • Yasen-M SSGN flotilla (Zaozersk)navy · Kalibr & Zircon carrier hunters
  • Belgorod special-mission submarinenavy · Poseidon & GUGI deep-sea ops
  • Pacific Fleet SSBN division (Rybachiy)navy · 25th Division — Pacific deterrent
  • Kilo-class squadron (Novorossiysk)navy · Black Sea regional denial
  • Black Sea Fleet surface groupnavy · Frigates, corvettes, Kalibr
  • Baltic Fleet corvette group (Baltiysk)navy · Bastion-P and coastal strike
  • 92nd Rocket Brigade (Iskander-M)facility · 9M723 / 9M729 — dual-missile TEL
  • 152nd Guards Rocket Brigade (Iskander-M)facility · Exclave forward nuclear-capable fires
  • Krasukha-4 EW detachment (841st Center)facility · Blinds AWACS, spoofs cruise missile altimeters
  • RS-24 Yars mobile regimentfacility · Road-mobile ICBM patrol
  • RS-28 Sarmat silo regiment (Uzhur)facility · Heavy silo super-ICBM
  • Avangard HGV regiment (Dombarovsky)facility · Mach 20+ glide vehicles
  • Tu-160 strategic bomber regiment (Engels)air · White Swan cruise-missile strike
  • Tu-95MS bomber regimentair · Long-range turboprop platforms
  • MiG-31K Kinzhal flight (Savasleyka)air · Hypersonic aero-ballistic
  • Tu-22M3 regiment (Hmeimim rotation)air · Mediterranean bomber ops
  • 1st Guards Tank Army heavy brigadearmor · T-90M Proryv elite units
  • T-80BVM Arctic tank battalionarmor · 200th MRB — cold weather
  • 2S19 Msta-S artillery brigadearmy · 152 mm bombardment
  • S-400 strategic SAM regimentsam · Moscow ring & key sectors
  • Lancet loitering munition regimentdrone · Ukraine-theater proven
  • Africa Corps rapid reaction battalionarmy · CAR/Mali/Libya footprint
  • Wagner Group detachment (CAR)army · Berengo — legacy branding holdout
  • Africa Corps Mali battalionarmy · Gao forward — MoD-controlled advisors
  • Africa Corps Niger liaisonarmy · Ouallam Tillabéri sector
  • Gold security contractors (Sudan)army · RSF-linked mining protection
  • Armed logistics convoy (Sahel)facility · Mine-to-port escort
  • Tartus naval logistics detachmentnavy · Mediterranean sustainment
  • Space forces tracking cellhq · VKS space & early warning

Theater glossary

RVSN
Strategic Rocket Forces — Russia's land-based nuclear missile branch.
SSBN
Ballistic-missile submarine — Borei-A carries 16 Bulava SLBMs from Gadzhiyevo or Rybachiy.
SSGN
Guided-missile nuclear sub — Yasen-M fires Kalibr and Zircon against carriers and land targets.
GUGI
Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research — operates Belgorod and Poseidon underwater drone.
RS-24 Yars
Mobile and silo ICBM — backbone of Russia's road-mobile deterrent.
RS-28 Sarmat
Satan II heavy silo ICBM — polar-overflight capability.
Avangard
Hypersonic glide vehicle on ICBM — deployed at Dombarovsky.
Kinzhal
Air-launched hypersonic missile from MiG-31K at Savasleyka.
Africa Corps
MoD-organized successor to Wagner — forward bases in CAR, Mali, Niger, Libya, Sudan.
Wagner Group
Private military company — legacy branding persists in CAR while MoD Africa Corps absorbs Sahel nodes.
Berengo
Camp Berengo (CAR) — Wagner/Africa Corps training and command near Bangui.
Gao
Northern Mali forward base — Africa Corps battalion replacing Wagner Mali exit.
Ouallam
Tillabéri sector (Niger) — Africa Corps advisory node on Mali–Burkina tri-border.
Northern Fleet
Primary SSBN bastion — Arctic nuclear triad leg.
Iskander-M
9K720 short-range ballistic missile — dual-missile TEL; 9M723 ballistic or 9M729 cruise.
9M723
Iskander aero-ballistic round — Mach 6–7, high-G evades; optional 9N63 tactical nuclear (5–50 kt).
9M729
Iskander ground-launched cruise missile (R-500) — low-altitude, GLONASS-guided, sub-5 m CEP.
Krasukha-4
1RL257 mobile ELINT/jammer — 200–300 km bubble; counters AWACS, LEO sats, cruise missiles.
841st EW Center
Independent Electronic Warfare Center — Krasukha-4 operator on Kola Peninsula.
Suwałki Gap
Poland–Lithuania corridor — Iskander range covers NATO reinforcement routes from Kaliningrad.
Chokepoint
Narrow sea or land passage where trade or military traffic can be blocked.
Rare earth
Elements used in magnets, motors, and precision weapons — China dominates refining.
SPR
Strategic Petroleum Reserve — emergency crude stockpile.
TSMC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — advanced logic fab cluster.
Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz — ~20% of global oil transits.
Malacca
Strait of Malacca — busiest shipping lane between Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Suwałki corridor
Poland–Lithuania land bridge — NATO logistics vulnerability.
Cobalt belt
DRC–Zambia mining corridor — battery supply chain.
Lithium triangle
Chile–Argentina–Bolivia brine deposits — EV battery input.
Grain corridor
Black Sea / Danube export routes — global food security.
Red Sea corridor
Bab el-Mandeb through Suez — Houthi interdiction risk.
Taiwan Strait lane
Kaohsiung–Busan chip & container sea lane under blockade exercise.
Black Sea grain lane
Odesa/Danube export routes under missile and mine threat.
Horn access lane
Djibouti–Massawa–Assab Red Sea port competition axis.