Commandant's Office of the Moscow Kremlin

Commandant's Office of the Moscow Kremlin
Службу коменданта Московского Кремля
Moscow Kremlin Commandant Service emblem
Country Russia
RolePublic duties
Security of the Presidency of Russia and the Moscow Kremlin
Part ofFederal Protective Service
EngagementsGreat Patriotic War

The Commandant's Office of the Moscow Kremlin (Russian: Службу коменданта Московского Кремля) is an administration unit of the Federal Protective Service of Russia. Its duties include inspecting visitors to the Kremlin and providing security to the Kremlin interior and buildings exterior from the Kremlin Wall such as Lenin's Mausoleum. Internally, has authority over the operation of certain Kremlin museums. The Commandant of the Moscow Kremlin is the operational head of the office. It has direct control over the Kremlin Regiment, which notably maintains a permanent honor guard at the eternal flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.