Troops and Forces in the Northeast
Identity
This record most likely identifies the Pacific Fleet’s Troops and Forces in the Northeast of Russia, which current reporting also describes as the Joint Command of Troops and Forces in the Northeast of Russia. The available open sources treat it as a Kamchatka-centered regional command grouping, not as a single named base or one clearly bounded installation. ([tass.com](https://tass.com/defense/2015949))
Area
As of September 2025, Pacific Fleet command-and-staff drills under this grouping were focused on protecting shipping routes in the northern Pacific and defending the coasts of Kamchatka and Chukotka, as well as the island zone. In September 2023, the Finval 2023 exercise in northeastern Russia also centered on Arctic security and protection of the Northern Sea Route. ([tass.com](https://tass.com/defense/2015949))
Submarine hub
Its most important publicly visible infrastructure is the submarine base complex at Vilyuchinsk on Avacha Bay. In September 2024, the Emperor Alexander III and Krasnoyarsk completed an under-ice transfer from the Northern Fleet and arrived there; AP reported in July 2025 that Vilyuchinsk hosts five Borei-class ballistic-missile submarines and several nuclear-powered attack submarines, while Russian reporting in October 2024 said pier modernization there had enabled seven nuclear submarines to enter service and covered 14 infrastructure facilities. ([tass.com](https://tass.com/defense/1847275))
Force mix
Open-source exercise reporting shows this grouping coordinating multiple force types from Kamchatka: surface ships and boats, several nuclear submarines, naval aviation aircraft and helicopters, Bastion and Bal coastal missile systems, MiG-31 fighters from a composite air regiment, and Grachonok anti-saboteur boats operating with a Ka-29 helicopter in Avacha Bay. The missile corvette Smerch was also officially assigned to the Pacific Fleet’s northeast grouping after modernization. ([tass.com](https://tass.com/defense/2015949))
Assessment
Verified public reporting ties this command to coastal defense, defense of maritime communications, anti-submarine and air-defense training, and support to Russia’s Arctic and Northern Sea Route security posture. The sources reviewed here consistently describe missions, exercises, and major Kamchatka basing points, but they do not clearly publish a single fixed headquarters address, so this entry is best treated as a regional Pacific Fleet command centered on Kamchatka rather than a point location. ([tass.com](https://tass.com/defense/2015949))