President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed the decree on the creation of the Leningrad and Moscow military districts. The relevant document was published on the website of the official publication of legal regulations.
Within the borders of the Moscow Military District including Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Ivanovo, Kaluga, Kostroma, Kursk, Lipetsk, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Orel, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula and Yaroslavl regions, as well as the city of Moscow.
Leningrad Military District, Karelia, Komi, Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kaliningrad, Leningrad, Murmansk, Novgorod and Pskov regions, as well as St. It was established within the administrative borders of the city of St. Petersburg and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
On February 21, the Western Military District to start procedure for reorganization in the form of division.
On July 3 last year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that, in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the number of personnel of the governing bodies of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the army of Moscow and Leningrad will be increased. A combined arms army and a corps were to be created, as well as districts.
Shoigu in December 2022 statedIn response to the proposed expansion of NATO, it is necessary to establish two special strategic regional units of the Russian Armed Forces.
Putin before said About the future of the army in Russia.