DOSAAF of Russia (russian: Добровольное общество содействия армии, авиации и флоту России (ДОСААФ России) ) is an all-Russian volunteer public-state organization (общественно-государственная организация), an indirect successor of the Soviet DOSAAF, with the declared purpose of strengthening of the country's defense capability and national security. In addition, DOSAAF members will take part in the elimination of the consequences of emergency situations, such as catastrophes natural disasters, helping the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

History

After the

dissolution of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

in December 1991, the Russian part of DOSAAF was reformed into the Russian Defense Sports-Technical Organization (ROSTO; russian: Российская оборонная спортивно-техническая организация – РОСТО). In December 2009, ROSTO was reorganized into DOSAAF of Russia."В России возродили ДОСААФ"
/ref> DOSAAF became a hybrid public-state organization under the aegis of the

Ministry of Defence {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states ...

and its first chairman (2009-2014) was the director of the

Rosoboronzakaz Federal Service for Defence Contracts of the Russian Federation (russian: Федеральная служба по оборонному заказу, short name Rosoboronzakaz) was the governmental office that obeyed the Russian Ministry of De ...

, general . In 2023 a parallel structure was established, the Center for Military-Sports Training and Patriotic Upbringing of the Youth " Voin" headed by

Sergei Avakyants Admiral Sergei Iosifovich Avakyants (russian: Сергей Иосифович Авакянц, hy, Սերգեյ Իոսիֆի Ավագյանց; b. 6 April 1957) is a Russian naval officer and a recipient of the Order of Naval Merit and the Order ...

, citing the organizational drawbacks of DOSAAF which turned out to be incapable to provide initial military training of the youth. In 2024 DOSAAF was sanctioned by Canada due to the Russian invasion of UkraineSanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine
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References

{{reflist DOSAAF Sanctions and boycotts during the Russo-Ukrainian War Volunteer organizations in Russia 2009 establishments in Russia Government agencies of Russia Paramilitary organizations based in Russia