. . . . . . . "The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Russian: \u041C\u0438\u043D\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043E \u043E\u0431\u043E\u0440\u043E\u043D\u044B \u0420\u043E\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043A\u043E\u0439 \u0424\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438, \u041C\u0438\u043D\u043E\u0431\u043E\u0440\u043E\u043D\u044B \u0420\u043E\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438, informally abbreviated as \u041C\u0438\u043D\u043E\u0431\u043E\u0440\u043E\u043D\u043F\u0440\u043E\u043C) exercises administrative and operational leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.The Russian Minister of Defence is the nominal head of all the Armed Forces, serving under the president of the Russian Federation, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation."@en . . . "1717Z"^^ . .