Structure and composition

The joint group of the Paramilitary Rescue Units of the Emergencies Ministry of Russian consist of 7223 servicemen, including 4460 servicemen in Rescue Centers. 439 servicemen and 130 units of equipment take over the watch daily.

The group consist of 10 Paramilitary Rescue Units of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

The Leader Center for High-Risk Special Rescue Operations

The Noginsk Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

The Tula Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

The Nevsky Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

The Don Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

The Volga Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

The Ural Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

The Siberian Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

The Amur Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

The Kamchatka Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

5 Aircraft and Rescue Centers:

Zhukovsky Aircraft and Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

Aircraft and Rescue Center (The Southern Regional Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia)

Krasnoyarsk Aircraft and Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

Khabarovsk Aircraft and Rescue Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia

Aircraft and Rescue Center (The Northwestern Regional Center of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia)

Additionally, the service is also available in the Central Office of the Emergencies Ministry, Regional Bodies of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia, the Civil Defence Academy of the Emergencies Ministry, the National Crisis Management Center, territorial Crisis Management Centers of the Emergencies Ministry.

The Paramilitary Rescue Units of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia were trained to fulfill the tasks in the matters of the civil defence.

By the order No.604 of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia from 17 October 2011, the Statutes of the Federal State-Owned Institutions (8 Regional Rescue Centers) that regulate the management, organizing of activity, funding, reorganization and liquidation.

The efforts were organized to introduce changes into orders of the Emergencies Ministry, methodological and reference documents, teaching aids.

The measures taken to train, recruit the servicemen, supply the necessary equipment and instruments to the Paramilitary Rescue Units of the Emergencies Ministry allow fulfilling corresponding tasks in peacetime in any region at a stated time.

Paramilitary Rescue Units of Ministry of Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters

According to the decision of the President of the Russian Federation from 4 January 2009, the efforts to reorganize the civil defence forces into Paramilitary Rescue Units of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters consisting of 7223 servicemen.

Following legal acts and regulations were issued:

No.223-FZ Federal Law from 27 July 2010 „On introduction of changes in several legal acts of the Russian Federation“;

Edict No.1265 of the President of the Russian Federation from 30 September 2011 ”On Paramilitary Rescue Units of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters” (hereinafter The Edict);

Governmental regulation No. 1113 of the Government of the Russian Federation from 23 December 2011 “On introduction of changes in several legal acts of the Government of the Russian Federation concerning the matters of organization of activity of Paramilitary Rescue Units of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters”;

Order No.704 of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia from 28 November 2011 “On introduction of the Edict No. 1265 of the President of the Russian Federation from 30 September 2011”;

The reorganization of the civil defence forces into the Paramilitary Rescue Units of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia had been finished in 2011.

The Edict No.1265 of the President of the Russian Federation from 30 September 2011 provides for:

Formation of the Paramilitary Rescue Units of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (hereinafter the PRU) on the basis of current military units and reorganization of civil defence forces;

Ratification of these units;

Approval of the Statute of the PRU;

Structure and composition of PRU. 

The level of strength of the PRU units is established at 7223 servicemen and 17 220 people of employed personnel.

The PRU are purposed for protection of the population and territories, material and cultural assets against dangers occurring due to military operations or as an aftermath of these operations, as well as due to natural disasters and man-caused emergencies, including abroad of the Russian Federation. The PRU is a component part of the civil defence.

In accordance with the No.61-FZ Federal Law “On defence” the PRU can be engaged into special operations in the matters of civil defence.

Provision of activity of PRU

The PRU is funded by the budget appropriations, included in the federal budget for the corresponding year.

Special, logistic an technical supply of the PRU is carried out in accordance with rules and regulation established by the Emergencies Ministry of Russia.

Purchasing and supply of the armaments and special military vehicles, ammunition, special equipment for provision of activity of the PRU is carried out by the Emergencies Ministry in accordance with the No.61-FZ “On defence” from 31 May 1996, No.213-FZ “On the state armament contracts” from 27 December 1995, No.94-FZ “On placing of contracts for supply of goods, performed works, services for state and municipal needs” federal laws and legal acts issued in accordance with following federal laws.

The servicemen of the PRU receive all benefits, rights, compensations and social protections as the servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.