The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation ( subyekty Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or simply as the subjects of the federation ( subyekty federatsii), are the constituent entities of Russia, its top-level political divisions according to the Constitution of Russia. Since March 18, 2014, the Russian Federation consists of eighty-five federal subjects, although the two most recently added subjects are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.