The General Staff is listed under the Russian Ministry of Defense, with headquarters in Moscow at Znamenka 14 and commander Army General Valery Gerasimov. Direct placemarks include the General Staff Building in central Moscow and the Russian Ground Forces HQ elsewhere in Moscow, indicating a concentrated senior command presence in the capital.
Support infrastructure includes two listed sites for the 147th General Staff Automobile Base (military unit 83466), one explicitly described as providing transport for the General Staff. Additional sustainment elements include the 200th Maintenance Commandant's Office (military unit 47994) and the 270th Communications Center (military unit 36203), supporting movement, maintenance, and communications functions.
The record shows a substantial nuclear, biological, and chemical protection footprint: the 1st Mobile NBC Protection Brigade; the listed 345th NBC Protection Operational Coordination Center (military unit 64053), described as responsible for detecting and assessing WMD use and accidents at radiation, chemical, and biological hazard sites; the 136th Central NBC Protection Weapons Production and Repair Central Base; and a chemical weapons storage/destruction arsenal (military unit 55498). Maradykovo and Kambarka chemical destruction plants are also included.
Direct placemarks include the 24th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Test Site "Donguz" (military unit 33157), the Missile Troops and Artillery Combat Use Training Center (military unit 43556), the 126th State Test Site, and the 1327th Reconnaissance and Special Forces Application Center (military unit 25908). These sites indicate access to live testing, combat training, and specialized force preparation infrastructure.
While headquarters functions are centered in Moscow, the subordinate placemarks are distributed across multiple regions, including Orenburg Oblast, Kirov Oblast, Udmurtia, Karelia, and other locations. This dispersion connects central command with transport, communications, NBC response, chemical demilitarization, testing, and munitions-related facilities across a broad national footprint.