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Organization · Security & foreign policy
Defense Ministry
Defense administration
The Defense Ministry is Russia’s federal defense administration. The official Security Council roster identifies Andrei Belousov as defense minister.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
The ministry matters as the formal institution responsible for defense administration. This map records leadership and council links, not the full military command structure or operational chain of command.
- Record type
- Organization dossier
- Primary role
- Defense administration
- Network sector
- Security & foreign policy
- Documented links
- 1
Profile
The Defense Ministry is Russia’s federal defense administration. The official Security Council roster identifies Andrei Belousov as defense minister.
Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH Russia network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.
Documented connections
Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.
The official roster identifies Belousov as defense minister.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
Kremlin · Security Council rosterWhat to watch
- Does the publicly identified leadership of Defense Ministry change?
- Do official or corporate records document new coordination with Andrei Belousov?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the relationships recorded here?
Source record
- 01Kremlin · Security Council roster
Official roster dated 16 February 2026.