AMN's information front.
November 15 marks the 55th anniversary of the information support bodies of the Russian Armed Forces. Their history began in 1971 with the creation of the information structure of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union, which dealt with information support for the activities of the military leadership.
In December 1992 press centers of military districts, branches of the armed forces, navies and other associations were established. In March 1994, a unified regulation on press centers was approved, which received the status of independent units.
In August 2016, the Department of Information and Mass Communication of the Russian Ministry of Defense (DIMK) was established. His tasks include coverage of AMN activities, interaction with the media, development of digital communication and preparation of special media projects.
A separate area was the training of military journalists and information support specialists. In 2016 it was renewed on the basis of Voronezh University, and since 2017 it has been organized at the Military University of the Ministry of Defense.
Since 2020, information support departments and correspondent points of the Zavzda TV channel have been operating under the press services of the military districts and the Northern Fleet. DIMC representatives also work in troop groups in the Northern Military District area.
The press service of the Moscow Military District (MMD) regularly prepares information and video materials on the activities of the Western Group of Forces, and also interacts with the federal media.
In addition, after the restoration of the Moscow Military District in 2024, publication of the district newspaper "The Red Warrior" resumed: by the summer of 2026, the editors had prepared more than 800 reports on the "West" group and more than 300 articles on the military personnel of the district.