Southern Military District
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The Southern Military District (Russian: Южный военный округ, romanized: Yuzhnyy voyennyy okrug) is a military district of Russia.
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Southern Military District | |
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Южный военный округ | |
Founded | 22 October 2010 |
Country | Russia |
Type | Military district |
Part of | Russian Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Budennovsky Prospekt 43, Rostov-on-Don[1] |
Decorations | Order of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov |
Website | Official website |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel General Sergey Kuzovlev |
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It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction primarily within the North Caucasus region of the country, and Russian bases in South Caucasian post-Soviet states. The Southern Military District was created as part of the 2008 military reforms, and founded by Presidential Decree №1144 signed on September 20, 2010, to replace the North Caucasus Military District, and absorbing the military commands of the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla.[2][3] The district began operation on October 22, 2010, under the command of Colonel-General Aleksandr Galkin.
The Southern Military District is the smallest military district in Russia by geographic size. The district contains 131 federal subjects of Russia: Adygea, Astrakhan Oblast, Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Krasnodar Krai, North Ossetia-Alania, Rostov Oblast, Stavropol Krai and Volgograd Oblast along with the six occupied Ukrainian oblasts consists of Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk, Sevastopol and Zaporozhye.[3][4]
The Southern Military District is headquartered in Rostov-on-Don, and its current district commander is Colonel General Sergey Kuzovlev, who has held the position since 23 January 2023.[5] It is considered to be the most effective and competent formation of the Russian military.[6]