Russian Railway Troops

Железнодорожные войска ВС России
Railway Troops of the Russian Armed Forces


Flag, great and small emblem
Active6 August 1851 (as of the Russian Empire) – present
CountryRussian Federation
BranchLogistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces (earlier Rear Services of the Armed Forces of Russia)
RoleRailway transport and protection
Size28,500 (approx)
Garrison/HQSmolensk
AnniversariesAugust 6
EngagementsCrimea War
January Uprising
Russo-Japanese War
World War I
Polish–Soviet War
Battles of Khalkhin Gol
Great Patriotic War
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Prague Spring
Soviet–Afghan War
First Chechen War
Second Chechen War
South Ossetia war
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant General Oleg Kosenkov (since 2010)

Railway Troops of the Russian Armed Forces (Russian: Железнодорожные войска ВС России[1]) are a railway troops service in the Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces.[2] They are involved in ensuring the defense of Russia. Railway Troops perform the tasks of rail services (preparation, construction, reconstruction and protection of the objects of railways). It is the oldest such force in the world, established in 1851, as a unit in the engineering corps of the Imperial Russian Army.[3] The professional holiday of the Troops is celebrated on August 6.

  1. ^ См. сведения о постоянных корреспондентах газеты «Красная звезда» в выходных данных на С. 2. каждого еженедельного выпуска [1] Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, [2] Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine и др.
  2. ^ "Материально-техническое обеспечение Вооружённых Сил Российской Федерации | О системе МТО". function.mil.ru. Интернет-портал Минобороны России. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  3. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 18.04.1992 г. № 392 "О железнодорожных войсках Российской Федерации"". www.kremlin.ru. 1992-04-18. Retrieved 2 June 2021.