page_title: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces
section_title: Legal basis
hierarchical_section_title: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces / Legal basis
caption_attribution_description: English: VILYUCHINSK, KAMCHATKA. On the strategic nuclear cruiser submarine St George the Victorious.Русский: КАМЧАТСКИЙ КРАЙ, БУХТА КРАШЕНИННИКОВА. На ракетной подводной лодке стратегического назначения «Святой Георгий Победоносец».
context_page_description: The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the ultimate commanding authority of the Russian Armed Forces, an executive role vested in the President of Russia in accordance with Article 87 of the Constitution.
context_section_description: On May 7, 1992 Russian President Boris Yeltsin issued a decree №467 "On taking office, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation". Powers of the President, as Commander In Chief, assigned by the Law of the Russian Federation of December 9, 1992 № 4061-I "On changes and amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation". On December 25, 1993 the current Constitution of Russia entered into force, which confirmed the status of the President as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
caption: Supreme Commander-in-Chief Dmitry Medvedev on missile submarine strategic K-433 "St. George the Victorious". September 25, 2008
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