Plans Set For 4 Regional Military Districts

June 09 2010

Russia

The Russian armed forces is going to amalgate its military districts, reports Interfax-AVN.

The existing six districts will be merged into four regions. The regional commanders will be responsible for all forces, including air force, air defense and naval units, stationed on their territory, said officials.

The four districts are expected to be headquartered in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don and Khabarovsk, said Gen. Nikolai Makarov, the chief of the general...

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