Russian Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation is the federal executive body responsible for military policy and the administration of the Russian Armed Forces. It is headed by the Minister of Defence; Sergei Shoigu held the post from 2012 until May 2024, when he was replaced by Andrei Belousov. The ministry oversees the General Staff, the service branches and military districts, and during Russia's war against Ukraine it has been the principal source of official Russian claims about the course of the fighting.
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