National Guard Forces Command

National Guard Forces Command of the Russian Federation Войска национальной гвардии Российской Федерации Voyska Natsional'noy Gvardii Rossiyskoy Federatsii
Common name	National Guard
Agency overview
Formed	5 April, 2016
Preceding agency	Special Corps of Gendarmes Internal Troops of Russia
Employees	estimated 185,000 personnel
Annual budget	22,999,000
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction)	RUS
Operations jurisdiction	RUS
Population	145 million
Legal jurisdiction	Russian Federation
Primary governing body	Security Council of Russia
Secondary governing body	National Guard of Russia
General nature	Federal law enforcement Gendarmerie Civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by	President of Russia through the Commander of the National Guard
Headquarters	Moscow
Agency executive	Army General Viktor Zolotov, Commander of the NGFC (in concurrent capacity as Commander of the Federal National Guard Service)
Parent agency	Security Council of Russia thru the National Guard of Russia
Notables
Significant operation	Conducting anti-terrorism operations, borders control, combating illegal weapons trade, public order
Anniversary	April 5 March 27, anniversary of the Internal Guards Corps
Website
rosguard.gov.ru

The National Guard Forces Command of the Russian Federation (Russian: Войска национальной гвардии Российской Федерации, romanized: Voyska Natsionalnoy Gvardii Rossiyskoi Federatsii) is the operational gendarmerie component of the National Guard of Russia, created through a presidential decree on April 5, 2016. Functionally, it is a gendarmerie organized along paramilitary lines with a mission to ensure public order, national security and defense against terrorism. To this end, Forces Command handles the operational units of the National Guard, including its rapid deployment branch, the Separate Operational Purpose Division (ODON); and its naval branch, the National Guard Naval Service Corps (not to be confused with the Russian Coast Guard, which is under the authority of the Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation).

It is the main successor of the Special Corps of Gendarmes and the Internal Troops of Russia.