Back Маскоўская ваенная акруга Byelorussian Districte Militar de Moscou Catalan Moskva sõjaväeringkond Estonian Moskovan sotilaspiiri Finnish District militaire de Moscou French モスクワ軍管区 Japanese Moskiewski Okręg Wojskowy (Federacja Rosyjska) Polish Московский военный округ Russian Мәскәү хәрби округы Tatar Московський військовий округ Ukrainian
| Moscow Military District | |
|---|---|
| Московский военный округ | |
 Moscow Military District Coat of Arms | |
| Founded | 6 August 1864 |
| Country |  Russian Empire (1864–1917) RSFSR (1918–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1991) Russian Federation (1991–2010; 1 March 2024–present)[1] |
| Branch |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Military district |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Engagements | Russo-Turkish War of 1877–8 World War I October Revolution Russian Civil War World War II 1991 Soviet coup attempt 1993 Russian constitutional crisis Russian Invasion of Ukraine |
| Decorations |  Order of Lenin |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel General Sergey Kuzovlev |
The Order of Lenin Moscow Military District (Russian: Московский военный округ) is a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Originally it was a district of the Imperial Russian Army until the Russian Empire's collapse in 1917. It was then part of the Soviet Armed Forces. The district was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1968. In 2010, it was merged with the Leningrad Military District to form the new Western Military District. In December 2022, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu proposed to reestablish it along with the Leningrad Military District,[2] a decision confirmed in June 2023 by Deputy Chief of the General Staff Yevgeny Burdinsky.[3] The district was formally reconstituted on 26 February 2024 by a Presidential Decree №141, after the Western Military District was split.[4]
Colonel General Sergey Kuzovlev took over as the new district's commander on 15 May 2024.[5] The Moscow Military District is one of the smallest military districts in Russia by geographic size. It is one of two military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction primarily within the western central region of European Russia. The Moscow Military District contains 20 federal subjects of Russia: Belgorod Oblast, Bryansk Oblast, Ivanovo Oblast, Kaluga Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Oryol Oblast, Ryazan Oblast, Smolensk Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Tver Oblast, Tula Oblast, Vladimir Oblast, Vologda Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Yaroslavl Oblast. It lies in the Central Federal District.
Military units of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB Border Service of Russia, as well as units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and other ministries and departments of the Russian Federation performing tasks on the territory of the district are under its operational subordination.[6]
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- ^ "Russia's defense chief proposes re-establishing Moscow, Leningrad military districts". TASS. 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Rezchikov, Andrey (2023-06-05). "Why does Russia need two new armies?" (in Russian). Vzglyad. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Путин подписал указ о новом составе военных округов. ria.ru (in Russian). 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Генерал-полковник Сергей Кузовлёв возглавил Московский военный округ". МСК1.ру - новости Москвы (in Russian). 2024-05-15. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Западный военный округ". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
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