Coast Guard (Russia)
| Russian Coast Guard Береговая охрана Пограничной службы ФСБ России | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 2005–present |
| Country |
 Russia |
| Type | Coast Guard |
| Size | more than 100 ships |
| Part of |
 Federal Security Service of Russia Border Service of the Federal Security Service of Russia |
| Colors | blue-green |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of the Coast Guard | Admiral Yuri Alekseyev |
| Notable commanders | Vyacheslav Serzhanin |
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 Soviet KGB's Border Troops (Russian: Морские части Пограничных Войск КГБ СССР), is the coast guard of Russia, part of the Border Guard Service of Russia under the Federal Security Service of Russia (Береговая охрана Пограничной службы ФСБ России).[1]
Training and Study
The FSB Coast Guard Institute (Институт береговой охраны ФСБ России), located in Anapa, was established in 2007.
Equipment
Ship
Ships of the Russian Coast Guard are:
- Frigates (FFG): 6 (1 reserve) - Nerei class/Krivak III class, 1 - Okean class[2]
- Light frigates (FFL): 12 - Grisha II class, 7 Rubin class patrol boat
- Offshore patrol vessels: 27 - various types
- Patrol Icebreakers: 6 - Ivan Susanin class icebreaker, 2 - Purga class icebreaker
- Patrol boats (PCF): 74
- River craft: 22
Aircraft
Gallery
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Commanders
- Admiral Innokentiy Nalyotov (1996-2002)
- Vice-Admiral Vyacheslav Serzhanin (2004–2006)
- General-Colonel Viktor Trufanov (2006-2011)
- Yuri Alexeyev (Since 2011)
See also
References
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