Military Police (Russia)
| Military Police of Russia Военная полиция России |
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| Active | 25 March 2015-present |
| Country |
 Russia
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| Allegiance | Armed Forces |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Gendarmerie |
| Size | 6,500 active personnel |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence |
| Nickname(s) | VP |
| Branch Colors | Green piped with black. |
| Equipment | Osa and more |
| Engagements | Russian military intervention in Syria |
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| Commander | Lieutenant-General Vladimir Ivanovskiy |
The Military Police of Russia (Russian: Военная полиция России, Voennaya politsiya or VP) is the uniformed law enforcement branch of the Russian Armed Forces, which is known by the official name of Main Directorate of the Military Police (Главное управление военной полиции Минобороны РФ), and it is operated by the Russian Ministry of Defence.
The Chief of Military Police is ex officio the First Deputy Minister of Defence. The current Chief of Military Police is Major General Vladimir Ivanovskiy who replaced Major General Igor Sidorkevich from August 2016.
The Army's Military Police provide an important function in the full spectrum of Army operations as a member of the Maneuver, Fires, and Effects division. The Military Police provides expertise in police, detainment and stability operations in order to enhance security and enable mobility. The Army's Military Police can be utilized in direct combat and during peacetime.
The Military Police have five main functions:
These functions of the Army's Military Police all provide a commander with the necessary information and support for the successful completion of many Army missions.
The system of military police constitute the central office and regional management of the military police:
Central office contains the following sub-offices:
Each garrison is also to maintain order and control over the observance of military discipline by soldiers on the streets, riding public transport, and in other public places such as transport hubs (railway stations, in ports, airports).
"The main tasks of military traffic police are: Road safety in the Armed Forces; monitoring compliance with military and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces of the legislative and other normative legal acts of the Russian Federation on issues of road safety in the army, with the use of vehicles of military units on public roads; ensuring the movement of troops (forces) on public roads and paths columned, organization of road traffic police patrol on a military vehicle traffic routes of military units; State registration of vehicles of military units; conducting state vehicle inspection of military units, as well as guaranteeing access drivers and vehicles of military units to participate in traffic." - Annex to the Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation on May 28, 2009 № 480
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