Engineer Troops of the Russian Federation | |
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Active | 1996-present |
Country | Russia |
Type | Combat Arm |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lieutenant General Yuri Stavitsky |
The Engineer Troops of the Russian Federation (Russian: Инженерные войска Российской Федерации) are a Combat Arm and military administrative corps of the Russian Ground Forces of the Russian Federation designed to perform military engineering operations (combat actions), requiring special training of personnel and use of means of engineer equipment, as well as for damaging the enemy through application of engineer ammunition.