| Russian Defense Forces | |
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Affiliation |
Russia |
Type |
Armed forces |
Standing |
Active |
The Russian Defense Forces (RDF)[1] are the armed forces of Russia.
Background[ | ]
The RDF has access to tanks, helicopters, transport vehicles, and fighter jets, along with standard infantry.[2]
First Omnic Crisis[ | ]
The RDF fought against the omnics during the Omnic Crisis. In an exception to the rest of the world, the RDF was able to defeat the omnics without the aid of Overwatch, as they fought their way through the omnic forces in Siberia and shut down the region's omnium.[3]
Second Omnic Crisis[ | ]
| “ | With each patrol comes a fight harder than the last. We dig up the enemy, and they attack in force. The battle is punishing. We lose soldiers often. Good soldiers. There are those who say the enemy cannot be defeated. They're wrong. Any enemy can be defeated. But the cost is high. We've been fighting for so long, sometimes it's hard to remember what we're doing here. | „ |
| ~ Zarya, reflecting on the conflict in Siberia |
RDF and omnic forces in battle
Thirty years later, the omnium reactivated, once again turning Siberia into a battleground,[3] and plunging Russia into the Second Omnic Crisis. A coordinated assault was mounted against the omnics.[4] The RDF was given authority over all Russian territory east of Krasnoyarsk.[1] The Krasnoyarsk Front was established, where fighting between the RDF and omnic forces entered a routine—RDF patrols would be sent out, would "dig up" omnics, and engage them in combat. Casualties were regularly inflicted on the RDF, and morale among the Russian people sagged, with some saying that the machines couldn't be defeated.
Events came to a head when the northeastern section of the front was breached by the omnics. Novanskoye was destroyed and declared lost, and RDF forces were ordered to fall back to Krasnoyarsk to consolidate their defenses and oversee the city's evacuation.[2]
Known Members[ | ]
An RDF soldier
- Sergeant Aleksandra Zaryanova (self-reassiged)
Trivia[ | ]
RDF soldiers possibly appear as minions in the Volskaya Foundry map in Heroes of the Storm. Alternatively, however, these may be Volskaya Industries soldiers.