Leningrad Military District

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Leningrad Military District
Ленинградский военный округ
Great emblem of the Leningrad Military District
Founded	August 6, 1864
Country	Russian Empire (1864–1918) Soviet Union (1924–1991) Russian Federation (1991–2010; 2024-Present)
Branch	Imperial Russian Army Soviet Armed Forces Russian Armed Forces
Type	Military district
Part of	Ministry of Defence
Headquarters	Saint Petersburg
Decorations	Order of Lenin

The Leningrad Military District (Russian: Ленингра́дский вое́нный о́круг) is a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2010 it was merged with the Moscow Military District, the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet to form the new Western Military District. In December 2022, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu proposed to reestablish it along with the Moscow Military District,^[1] a decision confirmed in June 2023 by Deputy Chief of the General Staff Yevgeny Burdinsky.^[2] On December 17, 2023 Vladimir Putin announced plans to recreate the Leningrad Military District as a reaction to Finland joining NATO.^[3] The district was formally reconstituted on February 26, 2024 by a Presidential Decree.^[4]

General-polkovnik (Colonel General) Aleksandr Lapin was reported as the new district's commander in March 2024.^[5]