Awards and emblems of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation



The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has its own complex system of awards. This not only includes awards common to all the Armed Forces but also service specific and departmental awards subordinate to state awards. All awards herein were approved by orders of the Minister of Defence, these order numbers and inception dates are included as quick references to facilitate any further research.

Medals
The medals below are displayed in their proper order of precedence from top to bottom in accordance with the latest ministerial order of the defence ministry of the RF.

Railway Troops of the Russian Federation
Russian Railway Troops were integrated into the Rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on 9 March 2004 by decree No. 314 of President Vladimir Putin. Below are the awards specific to that service.

Federal Agency for Special Construction (SpetsStroj Russia)
By order of Presidential decree 727 of 29 December 2016, the Federal Agency for Special Construction was stood down on 1 July 2017 as an independent entity and its organs were absorbed by the Ministry of Defence.

Federal Agency for the Safe Storage and Destruction of Chemical Weapons
The Federal Agency for the Safe Storage and Destruction of Chemical Weapons was subordinate to the Ministry of Defence.