Coast Guard (Russia)
The Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB (Russian: Береговая охрана Пограничной службы ФСБ России, romanized: Beregovaya okhrana Pogranichnoy sluzhby FSB Rossii), previously known as the Maritime Units of the KGB Border Troops (Russian: Морские части Пограничных Войск КГБ СССР), is the coast guard of Russia.
| Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB Береговая охрана ПС ФСБ России | |
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Banner of the Russian Coast Guard (unofficial) | |
Racing stripe since 1993 | |
Naval ensign since 2008 | |
Pennants for ships and boats since 2008 | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 20 July 2004 |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Russia |
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| Parent agency | Federal Security Service FSB Border Service |
| Facilities | |
| Boats | 300 vessels |
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| Significant operation |
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The purpose of the formation of the Coast Guard of the FSB of Russia is to create a modern comprehensive and multifunctional system for protecting the national interests of Russia in the border area on the border area (sea coast, inland sea waters and the territorial sea), in the exclusive economic zone and on the continental shelf of Russia, taking into account the ongoing changes in political, economic, social life in the country and providing favorable conditions for the implementation of legal economic, fishing and other activities in the maritime border area of Russia.
Currently, the Coast Guard is part of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia (Russian: Пограничная служба ФСБ России).