Martial Law
1. Military status is understood as a special legal regime introduced on the territory of the Russian Federation or in certain areas thereof in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation by the President of the Russian Federation in the event of aggression against the Russian Federation or an immediate threat of aggression.
2. The purpose of introducing military status is to create conditions for repelling or preventing aggression against the Russian Federation.
3. The period of validity of military status begins with the date and time of the commencement of military status, which are established by the President of the Russian Federation's decree on the introduction of military status, and ends with the date and time of the revocation (cessation of effect) of military status.
Source: Federal Constitutional Law No. 1-FKZ dated January 30, 2002 (as amended on December 28, 2010) "On Military Status"