Border Guard Service of Russia is a branch of Federal Security Service of Russia tasked with patrol of the Russian border. Border Guards were created in the Russian Empire in the 18th century.
Soviet Border Troops (Pogranichnyie Voiska SSSR) were the militarized border guard of the Soviet Union, known as NKVD Border Troops and KGB Border Troops.

Responsibilities of Border Guard Service of Russia include:

* defence of the Russian national border, prevention of illegal crossing of the land and sea border by people and goods (smuggling).

* protection of economic interests of the Russian Federation and its natural resources within land and sea border areas, territorial waters and internal seas, including prevention of poaching and illegal fishing.

* combat any threats to national security in the border area, including terrorism and foreign infiltration.
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