The Day of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Armed Forces of Russia

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Every year on December 17 in Russia is a memorable date - the Day of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN). The following year, the Strategic Missile Forces will celebrate their 60 anniversary, they were formed in 1959 year. 17 December 1959 of the year issued a decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, according to which the position of the commander-in-chief of the missile forces was established in the structure of the armed forces, the Main Headquarters of the Strategic Missile Forces, as well as other military authorities were established. Until 1995, the Day of the Strategic Missile Forces was celebrated in Russia on November 19 as part of the "Day of the Rocket Forces and Artillery." Today it is a separate memorable date and professional holiday for all military and civilian personnel of the Ministry of Defense related to the strategic missile forces.

Today, the Strategic Missile Forces are a separate branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the main component of our strategic nuclear forces (SNF). The Strategic Missile Forces are troops of constant combat readiness, carrying continuous duty and ready to carry out their combat missions at any time by order of the President of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces. Every day, about six thousand servicemen are in combat positions as part of the duty forces. The Strategic Missile Forces are designed for nuclear deterrence against possible aggression against our country and destruction as part of the strategic nuclear forces or independently massive, group or single nuclear missile strikes of strategic enemy targets located on one or several strategic aerospace directions and forming the basis of the military-economic and military potential of the enemy . Currently, the Strategic Missile Forces are concentrated in up to two thirds of the nuclear carriers of the Russian strategic nuclear forces.




59 years to the Strategic Missile Forces

History This kind of troops originates after the end of the Second World War and is inextricably linked with the improvement of rocket technology. The first missile unit in the Soviet Army — the special purpose reserve team of the Supreme High Command (RVGK) —was formed in July 1946. The brigade was formed on the basis of the 92 Guards Gomel mortar regiment. The origin of the Strategic Missile Forces is inextricably linked with the development of domestic and world rocket production and the development of rocket weapons, and then the nuclear missile complexes, as well as the improvement of the possibilities of its use in combat conditions. The material basis for the creation of the Strategic Missile Forces was the deployment in the Soviet Union of a new branch of the defense industry - rocket production.

In 1946-1959, a new nuclear missile weapon, as well as the first samples of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were actively created and designed in our country, the process of forming missile units capable of solving operational tasks in front-line and strategic offensive operations in all adjacent military theaters was underway action. At the time of the creation of the Strategic Missile Forces in December 1959, the USSR Armed Forces had one compound armed with ICBMs (R-7 and R-7A missiles), as well as 7 engineering brigades and more than 40 engineering regiments of medium-range missiles (RSD) armed with R- 5 and R-12 with a range of 1200 and 2000 km, respectively. About half of these regiments were part of the far aviation Air Force

In 1959-1965, there was an active deployment and deployment on combat duty of missile units and formations equipped with ICBMs and RSDs. These units were able to solve any strategic tasks in various military-geographical areas and in any possible theater of military operations. The process of continuous build-up of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of domestic missile systems being put into service promoted the establishment of nuclear parity between the two superpowers — the United States and the Soviet Union by the beginning of the 1970-s. At the same time, the growth of the combat capabilities of each of the parties was not stopped - more and more powerful ballistic missiles were taken into service, and the traditional monoblock warheads of the missiles came to be replaced, and quite quickly, such split warheads of the individual missiles were targeted. .


By the middle of the 1980-s, the country began mass production of Topol mobile ICBMs, the development and production of which was a serious step in ensuring the secrecy and invulnerability of strategic forces. The mass deployment of the Topol mobile soil missile complex (PGRK) as part of the RVSN RK grouping allowed to solve the problem of its survivability under the conditions of a possible enemy nuclear strike. Experts considered the main advantages of the complex to be high mobility, the degree of camouflage, the possibility of launching rockets from previously prepared points of the route and due to this, great survivability.

The achieved balance of nuclear forces, the quantitative and qualitative composition of carriers of nuclear weapons and warheads, and later changes in the military-political situation at the end of 1980 and the beginning of 1990, made it possible to rethink and evaluate the futility of the arms race and conclude the USSR, and later and Russia, a series of treaties with the United States on the mutual reduction of strategic nuclear weapons. The first such agreement was signed in 1972 year. In 1987, the Soviet Union and the United States signed an agreement on the elimination of medium and short-range missiles, as part of the execution of this agreement, the RSD and launchers for them, including the Pioneer RSN-72 10, were destroyed.

Today, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces include three directorates of the rocket armies with units and subordinate units, 12 missile divisions (including mobile-based 8 and stationary 4). On their armament in the aggregate is about 400 launchers with mobile and stationary missiles. All in all, the missile divisions of the Strategic Missile Forces are armed with six types of missile systems. The core grouping of stationary Russian missiles is made up of “heavy” (RS-20В “Voyevoda”) and “light” (PC-18А “Stilet”, PC-12М2 “Topol-M”) missiles. The mobile-based grouping includes the Topol PGRK with the RS-12М, Topol-M missiles with the PC-12М2 monoblock equipment missile and the most modern PGRK Yars with the PC-12М2Р intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a split head in the mobile and stationary based options. The share of new missile systems as part of the Strategic Missile Forces group is constantly increasing. It is planned that by the year 2022, the Strategic Missile Forces will have 100 percent of the new missile systems.

Disguise of the Topol-M mobile soil rocket complex of strategic purpose

So in 2018, the next rocket regiment equipped with the RV “Yars” of mobile base was put on combat duty at the Yoshkar-Ola formation of the Strategic Missile Forces. In addition, in the current year, measures were completed for setting up a rocket regiment of the Kozelsky squadron on combat duty, which is armed with fixed-line RK Yars. Over the past few years, the purchase of launchers of the Yars missile system has made it possible to ensure stable rates of re-equipment of an ICBM group of both mobile and mine-based variants. Fulfillment of planned measures for the 2018 year to re-equip military units and formations of the Strategic Missile Forces of Russia allowed increasing the percentage of modern missiles to the percentage of 70, and also giving the existing grouping new opportunities for solving the most important nuclear deterrence tasks.

During 2018, the Strategic Missile Forces conducted 50 command and tactical exercises (trainings) and more 30 special exercises on all-round support, more than 200 tactical exercises and 300 tactical exercises with missile regiments (divisions). 100 field exits were carried out with military units and support units, as well as more 100 exits of rocket regiments to combat patrol routes (combat positions), including sudden exits, were made, the official website of the Russian Ministry of Defense reports.

Throughout its history, the Strategic Missile Forces have never been used as a military force, but together with other components of the domestic strategic nuclear forces, they were visibly present when solving a large number of problematic issues of a military-political nature. Since the formation of the Strategic Missile Forces in our country, more than 5 thousands of missile launches have been conducted, including about 500 training and combat in the course of operational and combat training of troops. Since its inception, more than 12 million people have served in the Strategic Missile Forces. Among them were six twice Heroes of the Soviet Union, 101 Hero of the Soviet Union, two full cavaliers of the Order of Glory and six heroes of the Russian Federation.


The Strategic Missile Forces is a fairly young branch of the military in all respects. In the 21st century, there has been a steady trend towards the rejuvenation of the command personnel of the Strategic Missile Forces. According to 2013 year, the average age of officers who served in the Strategic Missile Forces was less than 33 years, while 48 percent of officers were under the age of 30 years. Another feature of this type of troops is its staffing by almost 100 percent officers. The available quantitative and, more importantly, the qualitative characteristics of the officers of the Strategic Missile Forces allow them to successfully accomplish the important tasks of maintaining the combat readiness of the entrusted units and formations.

Today, professional personnel for the Strategic Missile Forces of Russia are trained at the Peter the Great Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces, which is located in the Moscow region in the city of Balashikha. It is here that the training of officers of the Strategic Missile Forces with higher education is carried out, specialists are also trained here for the 12 General Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the offices of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. In 2018, this academy and its branch located in Serpukhov planned to accept about 1000 people for study. Also in 2018, 10 girls were accepted to study at the academy; the competition was 8 people for one place. The girls will be trained in the specialty “Application and Operation of Automated Special-Purpose Systems”, the training period is 5 years based on the secondary or secondary vocational education.

December 17 "Military Review" congratulates the current and former military personnel of the Strategic Missile Forces on their professional holiday.

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  1. +7
    17 December 2018 05: 16

    Korsun is also from the Strategic Missile Forces)))
    1. +8
      17 December 2018 09: 54
      Happy holiday to you defenders of our Fatherland! Health and perseverance to you. Foresight to your commanders.
      1. +3
        17 December 2018 09: 57
        Happy holiday guys! Russian stamina, Caucasian longevity and gypsy fun!
  2. +10
    17 December 2018 06: 38
    Happy Holidays!

    Happy Strong Rocket Forces Day!
    I wish you success
    So that the enemy is always afraid
    And didn’t even try

    Our valuable world to break
    Destroy the missile shield
    So that happiness does not end
    And only good to meet!
    drinks
    1. +3
      17 December 2018 15: 16
      After us, the bacteria will congratulate each other on holidays. I join all the congratulations!
  3. +8
    17 December 2018 07: 13
    Strategists on the Holiday !!!!
  4. +5
    17 December 2018 07: 47
    Happy holiday to all involved and not only. soldier
  5. +8
    17 December 2018 08: 09
    Congratulations to the "older brothers" on the holiday! We are also not bastard! If we pull our OTR closer to the toilets of the adversaries, we can also eloquently explain to them: what is "good" and what is "bad"!

    Tr. : "Come on, take away your suitcase! Come on, take it away ... but take it away ...
    P .: And I won’t remove my suitcase! And I won’t take away .... but I won’t take away .....
  6. +7
    17 December 2018 08: 21
    Disguise of the Topol-M mobile soil rocket complex of strategic purpose

    This is not "M", but simply "Poplar".
    Health and success to those who are on alert.
  7. +9
    17 December 2018 09: 47
    All veterans, fellow soldiers, everyone who today has a combat duty database to defend our Great Motherland on a holiday!
    Sitting rocket, crying:
    A hundred tons in a rocket
    And you won’t hit her on the ball
    But only to Washington!
    Her head is on
    She shot up - and to the stars!
    Shouting to her: "Fuck with you!" -
    Friends, raise a toast.
    So that life is beautiful
    Without grief and resentment
    Glass on the red button
    It has long been poured!
  8. +5
    17 December 2018 10: 58
    All involved at least to some extent - WITH HOLIDAY !!!
  9. +8
    17 December 2018 10: 58
    Happy Holidays!
  10. +2
    17 December 2018 12: 31
    Happy Brothers!
    Strategic Rocket Forces Lida 87-89
    Guard the world
    but no matter what, when it is used for its intended purpose!
    1. 0
      17 December 2018 21: 21
      Happy Brothers!
      Strategic Rocket Forces Lida 87-89

      "Poplar"?!!
      1. 0
        18 December 2018 05: 15
        pioneer rsd-10
      2. 0
        18 December 2018 13: 12
        Yes, there were already Poplars smile
  11. +2
    17 December 2018 17: 21
    HAPPY HOLIDAY strategists) ... good luck with everything ...
  12. +1
    17 December 2018 21: 17
    Strategic Missile Forces - will bring warmth and light to your homes! And for free, "dear" our partners !!!
    1. 0
      18 December 2018 05: 22
      And if the VKS strategists and the more so the Navy submariners are bent, plum the carcass of a candle
    2. +1
      18 December 2018 18: 14
      Quote: Good
      Strategic Rocket Forces - bring warmth and light to your homes!

  13. 0
    18 December 2018 00: 50
    Erase the pndossky tumor from the face of the Earth already, and
  14. 0
    18 December 2018 10: 20
    Quote: tac26
    pioneer rsd-10

    Oh, the complex was good !!!
  15. 0
    19 December 2018 00: 33
    Quote: Hypersound
    Erase the pndossky tumor from the face of the Earth already, and

    We will erase the order.
    Happy Strategic Rocket Forces Day!

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