Military Police (Russia)

Main Directorate of the Military Police
Главное управление военной полиции Минобороны РФ
Official emblem of Military Police of Russia
Small emblem of Military Police of Russia
Small emblem of Military Police of Russia
Common nameVoennaya politsiya
AbbreviationVP
Agency overview
Formed1 December, 2011
Preceding agency
Employees6,500 active personnel
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionRussia
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byMinistry of Defence
Agency executive
Parent agencyArmed Forces
Notables
Significant operations

The Military Police of Russia (Russian: Военная полиция России, Voennaya politsiya or VP) is the uniformed law enforcement branch of the Russian Armed Forces, which is known by the official name of Main Directorate of the Military Police (Главное управление военной полиции Минобороны РФ), and it is operated by the Russian Ministry of Defence.

The Chief of Military Police is ex officio the First Deputy Minister of Defence. The current Chief of Military Police is Colonel General Sergey Kuralenko who replaced Lieutenant General Vladimir Ivanovsky since February 2020.