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Russian Air Force
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air warfare branch of Russia's military
The Russian Air Force is the branch of Russia's military responsible for air warfare operations. It matters because air power is a critical component of modern military capability, affecting Russia's defense capabilities and its role in global security.
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Encyclopedic overview
The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы России, ВВС, romanized: Voenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, VVS) is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which was formed on 1 August 2015, with the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the reborn Russian armed forces began to be created on 7 May 1992 following Boris Yeltsin's creation of the Ministry of Defence. However, the Russian Federation's air force can trace its lineage and traditions back to the Imperial Russian Air Service (1912–1917) and the Soviet Air Forces (1918–1991).
History
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