Revamping Finalized For New Military Districts

December 02 2010

Russia

The Russian armed forces have officially completed the establishment of four new territorial military districts as part of an ongoing reform program, reports Interfax-AVN.

According to Lt. Gen. Andrei Tretyak, the deputy chief of the General Staff, the Western Military District replaces the Moscow and Leningrad districts. It includes the Northern Fleet, Baltic Fleet, the First Air Force and Air Defense Command, as well as the Sixth and 20th armies; it is headquartered in St....

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