2008 Russian military reform

The 2008 Russian military reform (Russian: 2008 Реформа Вооружённых сил России), often referred to as the Serdyukov reform (Russian: Реформа Сердюкова) after its originator, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, was a major structural reorganisation of the Russian Armed Forces that began in 2009. Significant reforms of the Russian military were announced in October 2008 under Serdyukov and structural reorganisation began in early 2009.

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