Air and Missile Defense Forces

Air and Missile Defense Forces
Active	2015–present
Country	Russian Federation
Part of	Russian Aerospace Forces
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces
Commander of the Air and Missile Defense Forces	Andrey Semyonov

The Air and Missile Defense Forces (Russian: Войска противовоздушной и противоракетной обороны) is one of three branches of the Russian Aerospace Forces.^[1] The branch was formed in 2015 during the creation of the Russian Aerospace Forces as the branch responsible for all strategic land-based air defense.^[2]

The primary combat formation of the unit is the 1st Special Purpose Air and Missile Defense Army.^[2]

As of 2023 the commander of the branch is Lieutenant General Andrei G. Dyemin.^[3]

Structure of the branch as of 2023:^[4]

• 1st Special Purpose Air and Missile Defense Army
• Zhukov Air and Space Defence Academy
• Yaroslavl Higher Military School of Anti-Aircraft Warfare

• Lieutenant General Viktor Gumyony (2015–2018)
• Colonel General Yury Grekhov (2018–2021)
• Lieutenant General Andrey Dyomin (2021–2023)
• Lieutenant General Andry Semyonov (2023–)