List of Russian flags
This is a list of flags used in Russia.
State flag
Flags of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
A majority of the flags of the Russian Armed Forces mimic the flag designs of the Imperial Russian Army and Navy, while some flags are directly based on Soviet era flags. Most notably, the flag of the Russian Airborne troops is based on the flag of the Soviet Airborne troops, and the flag of the Russian Aerospace forces is based on the Soviet Air Force flag. Many Russian military flags and regiment banners employ the Saint George's Cross within their design, which was heavily in use by the Imperial Russia Army up to the early 20th century. These military banners shared many similarities to the regiment banners of the Prussian Army, which in some cases looked almost identical to each other. Around 2006, many traditional Russian banners replaced Soviet era regiment banners in favor of moving away from Communist oriented iconography.Flags of service branches
Flags of the Ground Forces
Flags of the arms of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 2005–present | Flag of the Engineer Troops | ||
| 2005–present | Flag of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces | ||
| 2006–present | Flag of the Missile troops and artillery of the Russian Federation | ||
| 2007–present | Flag of the Air Defence Troops of the Russian Ground Forces | ||
| 2007–present | Flag of the Communication Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation |
Flags of the Aerospace Forces
The Aerospace Forces are a branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, it has three arms, the Russian Air Force, the Air Defense Forces, and the Russian Space Forces. The Air Defense Forces does not have a flag.| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 2004–present | Flag of the Russian Air Force | ||
| 2015–present | Flag of the Russian Space Forces |
Flags of the Rear of the Russian Armed Forces (1992–2010)
Military district flags
Banners of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Each branch of the Armed Forces has a representative banner, one for the Ground Forces, the Aerospace Forces, the Navy, and one to represent the entire Armed Forces as a whole.| Obverse | Reverse | Date | Use | Description |
| 2000–2003 | Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation | The first banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was introduced on 8 December 2000, later confirmed by Federation Council on 20 December and signed by Vladimir Putin on 29 December. It was a plain red field, it symbolized the traditional red color of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union. | ||
| 2003–present | Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation | The present banner of the Armed Forces of Russian Federation is introduced under a resolution by State Duma in June 2003. This banner consists of two double-headed eagles, on the obverse side is the coat of arms of the Russian Federation, and on the reverse side is the middle emblem of the armed forces of the Russian Federation. The banner follows the principles and format of historically older Russian military flags that were last used prior to the Russian Revolution in 1917. It also contains four stars in each corner of the banner to symbolize the heritage of the Soviet Armed Forces. The reverse side also contains two pieces of text written in old style Slavic typeface, the top side of the banner contains the inscription "Fatherland" and on the bottom side the inscription reads "Debt of Honor" | ||
| 2002–present | Banner of the Russian Ground Forces | The banner of the Russian Ground Forces was introduced by decree No. 141 on February 4, 2002 by Vladimir Putin. It's similar to the above banner, but doesn't have stars and texts, on the reverse side is the middle emblem of the Russian Ground Forces. | ||
| 2002–present | Banner of the Russian Air Force/Aerospace Forces | The banner of the Russian Air Forces was introduced by decree No. 141 on February 4, 2002 by Vladimir Putin. It became the banner of the newly created Aerospace Forces branch, which saw the merger between the Russian Air Forces and the Air Defence Forces on August 1, 2015. | ||
| 2000–present | Banner of the Russian Navy | The ensign of the Russian Navy is used as the banner of the Russian Navy. On December 29, 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal law making the naval ensign of the Russian navy the official banner of the Russian Navy. |