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Chapter 4: The AFADA layers
Per tactical command the full order of battle: headquarters, regiments, bases and aircraft. The geographic counterpart is on the map.
4.1How to read the layers
Each AFADA gets its own in-depth part below with the order of battle (ORBAT).
Read §4.1 →4.26th AFADA — Leningrad MD
Headquarters Saint Petersburg. The north-western layer, since the 2024 reorganisation under the new Leningrad MD — aimed at the NATO border, the Baltic and Kaliningrad.
Read §4.2 →4.34th AFADA — Southern MD
Headquarters Rostov-on-Don. The southern layer: Black Sea, Caucasus and the axis towards Ukraine.
Read §4.3 →4.414th AFADA — Central MD
Headquarters Yekaterinburg. The central layer forms the strategic depth and the reserve.
Read §4.4 →4.511th AFADA — Eastern MD
Headquarters Khabarovsk. The eastern layer towards the Pacific, China, Japan and the Kurils.
Read §4.5 →4.645th AFADA — Arctic / Northern layer
Headquarters Severomorsk. The Arctic layer, interwoven with the Northern Fleet and the OSK North.
Read §4.6 →4.7LRA — Long-Range Aviation
The strategic bomber fleet: the air component of the nuclear triad plus conventional deep strike.
Read §4.7 →4.8VTA — Military Transport Aviation
Strategic air transport: the logistical backbone and the means of transport of the airborne troops (VDV).
Read §4.8 →4.9VDV — Airborne Forces
An independent service, but fully dependent on the air force: the VTA brings the VDV to the field.
Read §4.9 →