Russian NBC Protection Troops

Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence
Войска радиационной, химической и биологической защиты Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации (Войска РХБ защиты ВС РФ)
Emblem of the Russian NBC Protection Troops
Great emblem of the Russian NBC Protection Troops
Active13 November 1918 – present
Country Russia
Branch Russian Armed Forces
TypeCBRN defense
RoleRadiological, Chemical and Biological Defence
Part ofMinistry of Defense
EngagementsRussian intervention in the Syrian civil war
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov
Insignia
Flag

The Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence[1] of the Russian Armed Forces (Russian: Войска радиационной, химической и биологической защиты Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации (Войска РХБ защиты ВС РФ), romanizedVoyska radiatsionnoy khimicheskoy i biologicheskoy zashchiti Vooruzhyonn'kh sil Rossiyskoy Federatsii (Voyska RKhB zashchiti VS RF)) are an organisation designed to reduce the losses of the Ground Forces and ensuring their combat tasks assigned during operations in conditions of radioactive, chemical and biological contamination, as well as at enhancing their survivability and protection against high-precision and other weapons.[2]

  1. ^ "Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence". Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference rcb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).