DOSAAF of Russia () is an all-Russian volunteer public-state organization (общественно-государственная организация), an indirect successor of the Soviet

DOSAAF DOSAAF (), full name ''Volunteer Society for the Assistance to the Army, Aviation, and Navy'' (), was a paramilitary sport organization in the Soviet Union that was concerned mainly with weapons, automobiles and aviation. The society was establ ...

, 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 Soviet Union was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration No. 142-N of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Declaration No. 142-Н of ...

in December 1991, the Russian part of DOSAAF was reformed into the Russian Defense Sports-Technical Organization (ROSTO; ). 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 A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...

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

Rosoboronzakaz Federal Service for Defence Contracts of the Russian Federation (, short name Rosoboronzakaz) was a government agency operating under the Russian Ministry of Defence. It controlled and supervised Russian central and regional executive authoriti ...

, 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 (, ; b. 6 April 1957) is a Russian retired naval officer and a recipient of the Order of Naval Merit and the Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR. Biography Early life Avakyan ...

, 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 Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

Sanctions – 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