Eastern Military District
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The Eastern Military District (Russian
: Восточный военный округ) is one of the four operational strategic commands of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
. The district was formed in Presidential Decree № 1144 signed on September 20, 2010. It absorbed the territories of the former Far East Military District and part of the former Siberian Military District
with headquarters at Khabarovsk
.
The federal subjects that are part of the district include Buryatia
, the Sakha Republic, Забайкальский, Камчатский, Приморский, Khabarovsk Krai
, Amur Oblast
, Магаданская, Сахалинская области, Еврейская автономная область, and the Чукотский автономный округ.
Vice Admiral
Konstantin Sidenko is its commanding officer while the District Chief of Staff is Major General
Anatoly Sidorov.
. He graduated from the Makarov Pacific Higher Naval School (1970-1975), the Supreme Special Officer Classes of the Soviet Navy
(1982-1983), the Marshal Grechko Naval Academy (1987–1989), and the General Staff Academy
(1992-1994).
He served within a ship's operations department (BCh-3) (1975-1981), senior assistant to the submarine commander (1981-1982), the submarine crew commander, submarine commander(1983-1987), deputy commander (1989-1992), commander (1994-1996) 45th submarine flotilla. During his command of the 45th Submarine flotilla, he was promoted to kontr-admiral (one star) (05.05. 1995). His next post was chief of staff of the 2nd Submarine squadron (11. 1996 -05.1998), Chief of Staff of the 16th submarine task group (05.1998-08.1999), chief of staff (08.1999-06.2000), Commander (06.2000-12.2001) Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces. During his command of the NEGTF, he was promoted to vitze-admiral (two stars) (09.06. 2001. Chief of Staff of the Pacific Fleet (05.12. 2001-06.05.2006), commander of the Baltic Fleet
(06.05.2006-06.12.2007) Commander Pacific Fleet
(06.12.2007-29.10.2010). He was promoted to Vice-Admiral (Russian: Admiral, three-star equivalent) on 12.06. 2010.
On 29 October 2010, he was named the first commander of the Eastern Military District.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
: Восточный военный округ) is one of the four operational strategic commands of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are the military services of Russia, established after the break-up of the Soviet Union. On 7 May 1992 Boris Yeltsin signed a decree establishing the Russian Ministry of Defence and placing all Soviet Armed Forces troops on the territory of the RSFSR...
. The district was formed in Presidential Decree № 1144 signed on September 20, 2010. It absorbed the territories of the former Far East Military District and part of the former Siberian Military District
Siberian Military District
The Siberian Military District was a Military district of the Russian Ground Forces. In 2010 it was divided between the two newly formed Central and Eastern Military Districts.- History :...
with headquarters at Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...
.
The federal subjects that are part of the district include Buryatia
Buryatia
The Republic of Buryatia is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Ulan-Ude. Its area is with a population of 972,658 .-Geography:...
, the Sakha Republic, Забайкальский, Камчатский, Приморский, Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai
Khabarovsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Russian Far East. It lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River, but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. The administrative center of the krai is the...
, Amur Oblast
Amur Oblast
Amur Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , situated about east of Moscow on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers. It shares its border with the Sakha Republic in the north, Khabarovsk Krai and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the east, People's Republic of China in the south, and Zabaykalsky...
, Магаданская, Сахалинская области, Еврейская автономная область, and the Чукотский автономный округ.
Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
Konstantin Sidenko is its commanding officer while the District Chief of Staff is Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Anatoly Sidorov.
Profile of the commanding officer
Vice Admiral Konstantin Sidenko is the former commander of the Pacific FleetPacific Fleet (Russia)
The Pacific Fleet is the part of the Russian Navy that is stationed in the Pacific Ocean, which formerly secured the Far Eastern borders of the Soviet Union. The fleet headquarters is located at Vladivostok and a number of fleet bases are located in the Vladivostok area...
. He graduated from the Makarov Pacific Higher Naval School (1970-1975), the Supreme Special Officer Classes of the Soviet Navy
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
(1982-1983), the Marshal Grechko Naval Academy (1987–1989), and the General Staff Academy
General Staff Academy (Russia)
The General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was founded in 1936 in Moscow by Leonid Govorov. It was the senior Soviet and now Russian professional school for officers....
(1992-1994).
He served within a ship's operations department (BCh-3) (1975-1981), senior assistant to the submarine commander (1981-1982), the submarine crew commander, submarine commander(1983-1987), deputy commander (1989-1992), commander (1994-1996) 45th submarine flotilla. During his command of the 45th Submarine flotilla, he was promoted to kontr-admiral (one star) (05.05. 1995). His next post was chief of staff of the 2nd Submarine squadron (11. 1996 -05.1998), Chief of Staff of the 16th submarine task group (05.1998-08.1999), chief of staff (08.1999-06.2000), Commander (06.2000-12.2001) Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces. During his command of the NEGTF, he was promoted to vitze-admiral (two stars) (09.06. 2001. Chief of Staff of the Pacific Fleet (05.12. 2001-06.05.2006), commander of the Baltic Fleet
Baltic Fleet
The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
(06.05.2006-06.12.2007) Commander Pacific Fleet
Pacific Fleet
A number of countries currently have or previously had an Pacific Fleet in their navies.*United States Pacific Fleet*Pacific Fleet *Pacific Naval Force *British Pacific Fleet...
(06.12.2007-29.10.2010). He was promoted to Vice-Admiral (Russian: Admiral, three-star equivalent) on 12.06. 2010.
On 29 October 2010, he was named the first commander of the Eastern Military District.
Land Forces (incl VDV and Naval Infantry)
- 4 armies — 29th Army29th Army (Soviet Union)The Soviet Red Army's 29th Army was a field army of the Red Army and later the Russian Ground Forces.- History :It was first formed in July 1941 in the Moscow Military District on the basis of 30th Rifle Corps. The 245th, 252nd, 254th and 256th Rifle Divisions, and a number of smaller units made up...
(ChitaChita-Places:* Chita, Aichi, a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita District, Aichi, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita Peninsula, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, a city in Russia...
), 36th Army (Ulan-UdeUlan-UdeUlan-Ude is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga...
), 35th Army35th Army (Soviet Union)The 35th Red Banner Army is a field army of the Russian Ground Forces.The 35th Army was originally formed within the Soviet Red Army in July 1941 on the basis of 18th Rifle Corps, and joined the Far Eastern Front. Within Far Eastern Front it comprised 35th, 66th, 78th Rifle Divisions, the 109th...
(Amur OblastAmur OblastAmur Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , situated about east of Moscow on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers. It shares its border with the Sakha Republic in the north, Khabarovsk Krai and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the east, People's Republic of China in the south, and Zabaykalsky...
) and 5th Army (UssuriyskUssuriyskUssuriysk is a city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located in the fertile valley of the Razdolnaya River, north of Vladivostok and about from both the Chinese border and the Pacific Ocean. Population: -Medieval history:...
) - 9 motor-rifle brigades
- 1 tank brigade
- 1 бригада прикрытия
- 1 Russian Airborne Troops brigade
- 1 Naval Infantry Brigade
- 1 пулемётно-артиллерийская division (See Defence of the Kuril IslandsDefence of the Kuril IslandsDefence of the Kuril Islands is for the most part the responsibility of the Russian 18th Artillery Division, which is stationed on the islands. Substantial improvements of the Kuril defences were announced by President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in February 2011 as a deterrent against Japanese action...
Горячие Ключи) - 7 bases for storage of weapons and equipment
Air and Air Defence Forces
- 3rd Air and Air Defence Forces Command
- Aviation of the Pacific Fleet