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Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces (Russian: Материально-техническое обеспечение Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации, literally Materiel-Technical Support) or MTO are a unified system of command and control bodies, institutions and other military organizations that provide technical and logistical support for all branches of the Russian Armed Forces.[2] The MTO system of the Russian Armed Forces combines 2 previously independent types of comprehensive support: technical and logistical, both of which existed in the structure of the Rear of the Russian Armed Forces up until it was dissolved in 2010.[3] The management of Logistical Support is entrusted to the central bodies of military command, subordinate to the Deputy Minister of Defence.[4][5]
| Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Материально-техническое обеспечение Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации | |
 | |
| Active | 2010 – present |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Branch | Russian Armed Forces |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence |
| Garrison/HQ | Moscow |
| Patron | Joseph Volotsky |
| Motto(s) | "Никто лучше нас!'' (Nobody is better than us!) |
| Anniversaries | 1 August[1] |
| Engagements | Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Website | https://mto.ric.mil.ru/ |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev |
| Insignia | |
| Flag |  |
Deputy Defence Minister for logistics Army General Dmitry Bulgakov was replaced by Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, the previous head of the MoD's National Defence Management Center.[6]
Mizintsev was then replaced during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He left the Armed Forces for the Wagner PMC. Colonel General Alexey Kuzmenkov was appointed deputy minister of defence for logistics, Western media sources reported on 30 April 2023.[7]
Composition
editThe structure of the Central Office of the Logistics Department of the Armed Forces of Russia:
- Logistics Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- Department of Transport Support of the Ministry of Defence
- Department of Operational Maintenance and Provision of Utilities for Military Units and Organizations of the Ministry of Defence
- Food Directorate of the Ministry of Defence
- Main Agency of Automobiles and Tanks of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
- Main Missile and Artillery Directorate
- Main Directorate of the Chief of the Railway Troops
- Meteorology Department of the Russian Armed Forces
Educational institutions
editThe training of MTO specialists is carried out by the Military Logistics Academy.[8]
Current agencies
editThe agencies under the MTO include:[9]
Regional units and formations
edit- 1060th Centre for Material-Technical Support (Western Military District)
- 1061st Centre for Material-Technical Support (Southern Military District)
- Centres for Materiel-Technical Support in the Central and Eastern Military Districts
- Twelve independent Materiel-Technical Support brigades (ru:Бригада материально-технического обеспечения)
- Railway brigades
See also
edit- Belarusian Transport Troops
- United States Army Logistics Branch - American equivalent
- ru:Строительные войска - Soviet and Russian Construction Troops
References
edit- ^ "День тыла военнослужащие подразделений МТО Центрального военного округа встретили на полигоне : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ Новости, РИА (2024-04-08). "В зоне СВО оснастили защитой от дронов более тысячи единиц бронетехники". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Архивир ванная копия". Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 27 июля 2010 года № 941 "О заместителях Министра обороны Российской Федерации"". Kremlin.ru. 2010-07-27. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ^ "Замминистра обороны Дмитрий Булгаков стал генералом армии". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "Mikhail Mizintsev appointed deputy defense minister for logistics". TASS. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ Pannett, Rachel; Timsit, Annabelle; Parker, Nick; Brasch, Ben (30 April 2023). "Ukraine live briefing: Russia blames Ukraine for drone attack on Crimea fuel depot". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Военная академия материально-технического обеспечения им. генерала армии А. В. Хрулёва" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ^ "Специалисты МТО необходимы во всех компонентах нашей армии". Красная звезда. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-30.