A key role in the creation of centers for military sports training and patriotic education is assigned to the Russian Union of Martial Arts (RUMA), which unites 71 federations of various styles and areas of martial arts. More than 5 million people are engaged in RUMA sections.
Twelve regions have been selected to host centers for military sports training and patriotic education: Buryatia, Donetsk People's Republic, Kalmykia, Tatarstan, Chechen Republic, Khabarovsk Territory, Belgorod, Kemerovo, Pskov, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen regions and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.