Armed Forces of Free Russia

* Valevach Isaak
* Yablonev Rollan

The **Armed Forces of Free Russia** (Russian: Вооружённые Силы Свободной России) abbreviated as the **AFFR** or **VSSR** refers to the anti-Soviet, anti-Communist and anti-Comintern forces of the Russian Provisional Republic that was established by the Allied forces during the Third World War in aspiration to liberate the Soviet Union. The formation of the Armed Forces of Free Russia was established by the Central Intelligence Agency which sought to support anti-Soviet elements across the Soviet Union in order to internally cripple the Communist superpower. The Soviet Union meanwhile was largely focused on the war effort directed towards the Allied forces and was advancing westward through Germany, in response to the Soviet threat, the Allied Powers established the Provisional Russian Republic, which was composed of anti-Soviet factions and individuals who opposed the Soviet regime. The Provisional Russian Republic's main objective was to liberate the Soviet Union from Soviet control. To achieve this objective, the Provisional Russian Republic established the Armed Forces of Free Russia. The Armed Forces of Free Russia were composed of militias, partisans, and defecting Soviet units that had joined the anti-Soviet cause. The force was decentralised, with units operating independently of each other but with a common goal of liberating the Soviet Union.

The Armed Forces of Free Russia consisted of three branches: the Free Russian Army, the Free Russian Air Force, and the Free Russian Navy. The land component, the Free Russian Army, was the largest of the three branches and consisted of various units that operated in different regions of the Soviet Union. The Free Russian Air Force was responsible for providing air support to ground troops and conducting reconnaissance missions, while the Free Russian Navy was responsible for securing the coastline and conducting naval operations. The Armed Forces of Free Russia were engaged in various operations throughout the Soviet Union. The Free Russian Army conducted numerous ground operations, including raids, ambushes, and shock assault operations which was crucial in thinning out the Soviet military's supply lines and gathering intelligence to provide to the Allies. The Armed Forces of Free Russia also played a crucial role in the liberation of Eastern Europe during the Third World War. As the Allies began to push back against the Soviets, anti-Soviet activity intensified across the USSR, with many Soviet units defecting to the Free Russian Army. The Armed Forces of Free Russia were engaged in various military operations throughout the Soviet Union, including sabotage, raids, ambushes, and offensive operations.

The Free Russian Army was the largest branch of the Armed Forces of Free Russia, with roughly 5 million personnel serving throughout the duration of the war. The Free Russian Army was composed of various units that operated in different regions of the Soviet Union. These units were often comprised of local anti-Soviet militias and partisan groups, as well as defecting Soviet units. The Free Russian Army conducted numerous ground operations, including the liberation of several key cities in Eastern Europe, such as Warsaw, Prague, Bucharest, Sofia and Budapest. The Free Russian Air Force was responsible for providing air support to ground troops and conducting reconnaissance missions. The Free Russian Air Force operated a variety of aircraft, including fighter planes, bombers, and transport planes. The Free Russian Air Force played a crucial role in the Battle of Stalingrad, where it provided close air support to Soviet troops fighting against the Germans. The Free Russian Navy was responsible for securing the coastline and conducting naval operations. The Free Russian Navy operated a variety of ships, including destroyers, cruisers, and submarines. The Free Russian Navy conducted numerous operations against Soviet naval assets.

As the war came to a close, the Armed Forces of Free Russia continued to play a role in the downfall of the Soviet Union. The anti-Soviet sentiment that fuelled the formation of the Armed Forces of Free Russia spread throughout the USSR, with many Soviets rising up against the Communist regime. This anti-Soviet activity, coupled with economic stagnation and political instability, led to the eventual downfall of the Soviet Union at the hands of the Allied forces by 1975. Throughout the duration of the war, roughly 7 million personnel served in the Armed Forces of Free Russia across various theatres of war. By the end of the war, the Armed Forces of Free Russia was eventually reformed into the Russian Armed Forces and dissolved as a result, with all former assets being placed into the newly established Russian Armed Forces which replaced the Armed Forces of Free Russia with the official establishment and international recognition of the Russian Federation, a successor state to the Soviet Union following the end of the Third World War. However, the Armed Forces of Free Russia consisted of units from various ethnicities and nationalities, this ultimately led to the split of the Russian Armed Forces and various separatist movements consisting of former AFFR units fought for their respective independence from Russian rule.