Main Military Medical Directorate (Russia)

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Main Military Medical Directorate
Great emblem of the directorate
Active	1805 – present
Country	Soviet Union (1922-1988)  Russia (1988-present)
Type	Medical corps
Role	Provide healthcare for all the military personnel in the Armed Forces
Size	100,000
Part of	Ministry of Defense
Garrison/HQ	Znamenka 19, Moscow, RU
Nickname(s)	"ГВМУ", GVMU
Engagements	World War I World War II Soviet-Afghan war Dagestan war First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russian operation in Syria Nagorno-Karabakh war
Commanders
Current commander	Vladimir Uyba

55°44′56″N 37°36′8″E / 55.74889°N 37.60222°E / 55.74889; 37.60222 The Main Military Medical Directorate, (Russian: Главное военно-медицинское управление Министерства обороны Российской Федерации) also known as Military Medical Directorate, a successor of Soviet Military Medical Directorate, is the specialist medical corps in the Russian Ministry of defense and it was part of the Soviet Armed Forces. Now, it is part of the Russian Armed Forces which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace.

The headquarters is located in the Main Building of the Ministry of Defense at Znamenka 19, Moscow, Russia.^[1]