while military officers are appointed to the positions of chiefs of staff. Districts of the Federal National Guard Troops Service directly operate task forces, military units and the other organizations of the National Guard, as well as region-level territorial units, such as main administration departments, local administration structures, other departments.p. 20 The National Guard Districts are: Central Orsha-Khingan Order of Zhukov Red Banner National Guard District – headquartered in Moscow; commander: Colonel General Aleksandr Popov. Northwestern Order of the Red Star National Guard District – headquartered in Saint Petersburg; commander: Colonel General Pavel Dashkov Volga National Guard District – headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod; commander: Colonel General Aleksandr Poryadin Southern National Guard District – headquartered in Rostov-on-Don; commander: Lieutenant General Igor Turchenyuk 141st Special Motorized Regiment named after Hero of the Russian Federation Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov (Kadyrovites) in Chechnya; commander: Adam Delimkhanov North Caucasian National Guard District – headquartered in Pyatigorsk; commander: Lieutenant General Sergei Zakharov Ural National Guard District – headquartered in Yekaterinburg; commander: Colonel General Oleg Kozlov Siberian National Guard District – headquartered in Novosibirsk; commander: Lieutenant General Nikolai Markov Eastern National Guard District – headquartered in Khabarovsk; commander: Colonel General Igor Golloyev Educational organizations Educational organizations of the National Guard are directly under the Director of the National Guard.p. 20 St. Petersburg National Guard Forces Command Military Institute Located in St. Petersburg, the National Guard Forces Command Military Institute serves as the training facility for personnel of the National Guard Forces Command of the National Guard of Russia, including officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers. It was established on 4 September 1947 as the MVD Central School and since then as gone on many transformations before acquiring its present title in 2016. Saratov Institute of the National Guard Located in Saratov, the institution trains officers for service in the National Guard. Perm Military Institute of the National Guard The Perm Military Institute is the only military educational institution of the National Guard that trains specialists with higher professional education in 8 specialties with qualifications. Moscow Presidential Cadets School The Moscow National Guard Presidential Cadets School named after Mikhail Sholokhov is a pre-university specialized educational institution of the Rosgvuardia. It was opened on 2 September 2002 in the Southeast Administrative District of Moscow in the Kuzminki district. Its first national appearance was at the 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square. Equipment The National Guard units have the same