page_title: Russian Ground Forces
hierarchical_section_title: Russian Ground Forces
caption_attribution_description: English: Sourced from: http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/ Details: ID: DDSD0000480 Service Depicted: Other Service 961101A7433C013 Operation / Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Armed, Russian Army soldiers stand on and next to their IFOR marked BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) smoking and taking a break while on patrol in a Russian Sector area near Ugljevik, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Russians are in Bosnia participating in Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Camera Operator: SPC ALEJANDRO CABELLO Date Shot: 1 Nov 1996
context_page_description: The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed after the break up of the Soviet Union. Since 1992, the Russian troops have withdrawn from many Soviet posts, but the branch has been engaged in the Chechnya Wars, peace keeping, and other operations in the post-Soviet states.
context_section_description: The Russian Ground Forces (Russian: Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации) are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed after the break up of the Soviet Union. Since 1992, the Russian troops have withdrawn from many Soviet posts, but the branch has been engaged in the Chechnya Wars, peace keeping, and other operations in the post-Soviet states.
caption: Russian soldiers around an APC.
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