Structure
- See also: List of current Russian Navy ships
- See also: Russian Naval Aviation
The headquarters of the Russian Navy (Russian Navy Main Staff) is located in Saint Petersburg. Russian naval man power is a mixture of conscripts serving one year terms and volunteers (Officers and Ratings). In 2006 the IISS assessed there were 142,000 personnel in the Russian Navy. As of 2008 the conscription term was reduced to one year and a major downsizing reorganization was underway. In 2008, plans were announced to move the headquarters to the Admiralty building in St. Petersburg, the historic location of the headquarters of the Imperial Russian Navy. The Navy staff finally relocated there on November 2012.
The Russian Navy consists of four fleets and one flotilla subordinated to 3 of 4 of the newly formed Joint Strategic Commands:
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