The VKS sits under the General Staff and the National Defence Management Centre (NTsUO) in Moscow. Below that the chain runs via district and command to the individual unit.
Supreme command / General Staff (Moscow)
Strategic direction, NTsUO command centre
VKS High Command
Air & space service
Military District / Joint Strategic Command (OSK)
Operational direction in the district
AFADA — Air Force & Air Defence Army
Tactical air army: flying + air defence
Division (air / air defence)
E.g. 1st AD Division, 93rd AD Division
Regiment / air base
E.g. 22nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
Squadron · SAM regiment · radio-technical regiment
The executing units — see the AFADA chapters
Key point
Within one AFADA division sit flying regiments, SAM regiments and radio-technical (radar) regiments side by side. That is the organisational foundation under the integrated air defence system (IADS): sensors, fighters and missiles are under the same command.