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Strategic Rocket Forces
Russian military unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation (RVSN RF; Russian: Ракетные войска стратегического назначения Российской Федерации (РВСН РФ), romanized: Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii, lit. 'Strategic Purpose Rocketry Troops') is a military branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It controls Russia's land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
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Ракетные войска стратегического назначения Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya | |
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Founded | 17 December 1959; 64 years ago (1959-12-17) |
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Type | Strategic missile force |
Role | Strategic missile deterrence |
Size | 50,000 personnel (2020)[1] |
Headquarters | Vlasikha, 2.5 km northwest of Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast |
Patron | Saint Barbara the Great Martyr[2] |
Motto(s) | "После нас - тишина" ("After us - silence") |
March | Artillery March (Марш Артиллеристов) by Tikhon Khrennikov |
Anniversaries | 17 December |
Equipment | Ballistic missiles, cruise missiles |
Engagements | Cuban Missile Crisis |
Website | Official website |
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Current commander | ![]() |
Notable commanders | Marshal Igor Sergeyev |
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The Strategic Rocket Forces was created on 17 December 1959 as part of the Soviet Armed Forces. It was made to be the main force for attacking an enemy's nuclear weapons, military buildings, and infrastructure.[3] It operated all Soviet nuclear land-based intercontinental, intermediate-range ballistic missile, and medium-range ballistic missile with ranges over 1,000 kilometers.