Coast Guard (Russia)
| Coast Guard of the Border Service of FSB Береговая охрана ПС ФСБ России |
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| Active | 2005–present |
| Country |
 Russia
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| Type | Coast Guard |
| Size | more than 100 ships |
| Part of |
 Federal Security Service Border Service
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| Colors | blue-green |
| Equipment | Ships, cutters and helicopters |
| Engagements |
War against piracy Russo-Georgian War Annexation of Crimea |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of the Coast Guard | Admiral Yuri Alekseyev |
| Notable commanders |
Inokentiy Nalyotov Vyacheslav Serzhanin |
| Insignia | |
| Racing stripe |  |
The Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB (Russian: Береговая охрана Пограничной службы ФСБ России, Beregovaya okhrana Pogranichnoy sluzhby FSB Rossii), previously known as the Maritime Units of the KGB Border Troops (Russian: Морские части Пограничных Войск КГБ СССР), is the coast guard of the Russian Federation. The Coast Guard is part of the Border Guard Service of Russia under the Federal Security Service of Russia (Береговая охрана Пограничной службы ФСБ России).
The roots of the Coast Guard lie in the Russian Maritime Forces of the KGB's Border Services.
The FSB Coast Guard Institute (Институт береговой охраны ФСБ России), located in Anapa, was established in 2007.
Ships of the Russian Coast Guard are:
Russian Border Guard vessel Vorovskiy in Seattle
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