The Western Military District (russian: Западный военный округ, Zapadnyy voyennyy okrug) is a
military district
Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...
of
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
.
It is one of the five
military district
Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...
s of the
Russian Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (, ), commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with at least two m ...
, with its jurisdiction primarily within the western central region of
European Russia
European Russia (russian: Европейская Россия, russian: европейская часть России, label=none) is the western and most populated part of Russia. It is geographically situated in Europe, as opposed to the cou ...
. The Western Military District was created as part of the
2008 military reforms, and founded by Presidential Decree №1144 signed on September 20, 2010, as an amalgamation of the
Moscow Military District,
Leningrad Military District
The Leningrad Military District was a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2010 it was merged with the Moscow Military District, the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet to form the new Western Military District ...
and
Kaliningrad Special Region.
The district began operation on October 20, 2010, under the command of Colonel-General
Valery Gerasimov
Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov ( rus, Валерий Васильевич Герасимов, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ɡʲɪˈrasʲɪməf; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian army general serving as the Chief of the General S ...
. Its current commander is
Lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on th ...
Roman Berdnikov
Roman Borisovich Berdnikov (russian: Роман Борисович Бердников; born 31 August 1974) is a Russian lieutenant general and current Commander of the Western Military District as of October 3, 2022. He previously commanded t ...
since October 3, 2022.
The Western Military District is the second smallest military district in Russia by geographic size. The district contains 26
federal subjects of Russia:
Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast (russian: Белгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Belgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population:
History
At the turn of the 17th c ...
,
Bryansk Oblast
Bryansk Oblast (russian: Бря́нская о́бласть, ''Bryanskaya oblast''), also known as Bryanshchina (russian: Брянщина, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Bryansk. As of th ...
,
Ivanovo Oblast
Ivanovo Oblast (russian: Ива́новская о́бласть, ''Ivanovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It had a population of 927,828 as of the 2021 Russian Census.
Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (the ...
,
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast (russian: Калинингра́дская о́бласть, translit=Kaliningradskaya oblast') is the westernmost federal subject of Russia. It is a semi-exclave situated on the Baltic Sea. The largest city and admin ...
,
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast (russian: Калу́жская о́бласть, translit=Kaluzhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga. The 2021 Russian Census found a population of 1,069,904.
G ...
,
Karelia
Karelia ( Karelian and fi, Karjala, ; rus, Каре́лия, links=y, r=Karélija, p=kɐˈrʲelʲɪjə, historically ''Korjela''; sv, Karelen), the land of the Karelian people, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance fo ...
,
Kostroma Oblast
Kostroma Oblast (russian: Костромска́я о́бласть, ''Kostromskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma and its population as of the 2021 Census is 580,97 ...
,
Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast ( rus, Курская область, r=Kurskaya oblast, p=ˈkurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kursk. As of the 2010 Census, Kursk Oblast has a populati ...
,
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 1 ...
,
Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast (russian: Липецкая область, Lipetskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,173,513.
Geography
Lipe ...
,
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
,
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of R ...
,
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (russian: link=no, Нижегородская область, ''Nizhegorodskaya oblast''), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,3 ...
,
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast (russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Novgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, includin ...
,
Oryol Oblast
Oryol Oblast (russian: Орло́вская о́бласть, ''Orlovskaya oblast''), also known as Orlovshchina (russian: Орловщина) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Oryol. Populati ...
,
Pskov Oblast
Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the city of Pskov. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 673, ...
,
Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast ( rus, Рязанская область, r=Ryazanskaya oblast, p=rʲɪˈzanskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the oblast's largest city.
Geo ...
,
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
,
Smolensk Oblast
Smolensk Oblast (russian: Смоле́нская о́бласть, ''Smolenskaya oblast''; informal name — ''Smolenschina'' (russian: Смоле́нщина)) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city o ...
,
Tambov Oblast,
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast (russian: Тверска́я о́бласть, ''Tverskaya oblast'', ), from 1935 to 1990 known as Kalinin Oblast (), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. It was named after Mi ...
,
Tula Oblast
Tula Oblast (russian: Ту́льская о́бласть, ''Tulskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. It is geographically in the European Russia region of the country and is part of the Central Federal District, covering ...
,
Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast (russian: Влади́мирская о́бласть, ''Vladimirskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its closest border 66 km east of central Moscow, the administrative center is the city of Vladimir, w ...
,
Vologda Oblast,
Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Oblast (russian: Воронежская область, Voronezhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Voronezh. Its population was 2,308,792 as of the 2021 Census.
Geograph ...
,
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast (russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, ''Yaroslavskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostr ...
. On 1 December 2014, the
Arctic Joint Strategic Command
The Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command (russian: Объединённое стратегическое командование «Северный флот»), is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its juri ...
was split off from the Western Military District, removing
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solo ...
,
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast (russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, p=ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Murmanskaya oblast, ''Murmanskaya oblast''; Kildin Sami: Мурман е̄ммьне, ''Murman jemm'ne'') is a federal subject (an oblast) o ...
,
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic (russian: Республика Коми; kv, Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. The population of th ...
, and the
Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (russian: Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг; Nenets: Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук, ''Nenjocije awtonomnoj ŋokruk'') is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of ...
, as well as the
Russian Navy's
Baltic Fleet
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, caption = Baltic Fleet Great ensign
, dates = 18 May 1703 – present
, country =
, allegiance = (1703–1721) (1721–1917) (1917–1922) (1922–1991)(1991–present)
...
and
Northern Fleet
Severnyy flot
, image = Great emblem of the Northern Fleet.svg
, image_size = 150px
, caption = Northern Fleet's great emblem
, start_date = June 1, 1733; Sov ...
, from the district's command.
The Western Military District is headquartered in the
General Staff Building
The General Staff Building (russian: Здание Главного штаба, ''Zdanie Glavnogo Shtaba'') is an edifice with a 580 m long bow-shaped facade, situated on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in front of the Winter Palace.
...
in Saint Petersburg.
The Western Military District is now led by Colonel General Sergei Kuzovlev, who was previously Chief of Staff of the Southern Military District and Commander of Russian Forces in Syria.
History
The Western Military District, "with about 300,000 troops, was formed in 2010 from the Moscow and Leningrad" Military Districts.
On 26 February 2014, during the
invasion of Crimea, President
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
ordered the
Russian Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (, ), commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with at least two m ...
to be "put on alert in the Western Military District as well as units stationed with the 2nd Army
Central Military District Command involved in aerospace defense, airborne troops and long-range military transport." Despite media speculation it was for in reaction to the events in Ukraine, Russian
Defense Minister
A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in s ...
Sergei Shoigu
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, ; tyv, Сергей Күжүгет оглу Шойгу, translit=Sergey Kyzhyget oglu Shoygu, . (russian: Сергей Кужугетович Шойгу; born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician who has served as ...
said it was unrelated to the unrest in Ukraine.
After a 15-year hiatus, the
1st Guards Tank Army headquarters was reformed within the district in November 2014.
In April 2017, the Defence Ministry reported that the
14th Army Corps had been transferred to the
Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command. It appears that this army corps, formed with its number in view of the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
actions of the Soviet
14th Army, includes the
80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade
The 80th Separate Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade ''(80-я отдельная мотострелковая бригада)'' (Military Unit Number: 34667) is a specialist arctic warfare formation of the Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy formed in 2014. ...
and the 200th Motor Rifle Brigade.
In the September
Zapad 2017 exercise
WEST 2017 ( rus, «Запад-2017», ) was a joint strategic military exercise of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus (the Union State) that formally began on 14 September 2017 and ended on 20 September 2017, in Belarus as wel ...
, a significant portion of troops from the Western Military District numbering 12,700 personnel were involved in
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
, the
Kaliningrad Region
Kaliningrad Oblast (russian: Калинингра́дская о́бласть, translit=Kaliningradskaya oblast') is the westernmost federal subject of Russia. It is a semi-exclave situated on the Baltic Sea. The largest city and administra ...
and Russia's other north-western areas as well.
A December 2018 Russian Ministry of Defense press release said that an independent
Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz are special forces in numerous post-Soviet states. (The term is borrowed from rus, спецназ, p=spʲɪtsˈnas; abbreviation for or 'Special Purpose Military Units'; or .)
Historically, the term ''spetsnaz'' referred to the ...
company had been formed in a combined arms army of the district.
Almost the whole forces of the district became involved in the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. A ...
, suffering heavy losses. One of the reactions to the heavy losses was the creation of the new
3rd Army Corps, formed within the district. The 3rd Army Corps' initial main base and training centre was identified by Ukraine in August 2022 as being located in
Mulino,
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (russian: link=no, Нижегородская область, ''Nizhegorodskaya oblast''), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,3 ...
.
The new 72nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, intended to form part of the 3rd Army Corps, was reported by
Penza Oblast
Penza Oblast (russian: Пе́нзенская о́бласть, ''Penzenskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Penza. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,386,186.
Geogr ...
authorities to be forming at
Totskoye
Totskoye (russian: То́цкое) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Totsky District of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. Population:
During World War I, it was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp that became notorio ...
,
Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast (russian: Оренбургская область, ''Orenburgskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name ''Chkalov Oblast'' () ...
.
Much of the
Russian Airborne Forces is located within the district's boundaries but not under its command. These forces include the
45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade
The 45th Guards Spetsnaz ( Special Purpose) Detached Brigade (russian: 45-я отдельная гвардейская бригада специального назначения (45-я ОБр СпН); Military Unit Number 28337) is a special re ...
(
Kubinka, Moscow); the
76th Guards Air Assault Division
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, image_size = 200
, caption = Great emblem of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division
, dates = 1 September 1939 – present
, country = ...
(
Pskov
Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...
); the
98th Guards Airborne Division (
Ivanovo
Ivanovo ( rus, Иваново, p=ɪˈvanəvə) is a city in Russia. It is the administrative center and largest city of Ivanovo Oblast, located northeast of Moscow and approximately from Yaroslavl, Vladimir and Kostroma. Ivanovo has a popu ...
); the
106th Guards Airborne Division
The 106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division, more generally referred to as the Tula Division, is one of the four airborne divisions of the Russian Airborne Troops, the VDV (russian: Воздушно-десантные в� ...
(
Tula
Tula may refer to:
Geography
Antarctica
*Tula Mountains
* Tula Point
India
* Tulā, a solar month in the traditional Indian calendar
Iran
* Tula, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province
Italy
* Tula, Sardinia, municipality (''comune'') in the ...
), and the VDV signals regiment, the 38th Airborne Signal Regiment (n. Bear Lake,
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of R ...
).
Units
Direct reporting units and formations
Muzyka 2020 lists a total of 21 direct reporting units and formations, but does not include the OGRF in Moldova, but does include Land Forces Command HQ, Moscow, and Joint Strategic Command - West at St Petersburg.
*
Operational Group of Russian Forces in the
Transnistrian region of the
Republic of Moldova
A republic () is a " state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...
(
Tiraspol
Tiraspol or Tirișpolea ( ro, Tiraspol, Moldovan Cyrillic: Тираспол, ; russian: Тира́споль, ; uk, Тирасполь, Tyraspol') is the capital of Transnistria (''de facto''), a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the th ...
,
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
)
**82nd Motorized Rifle Battalion
**113th Motorized Rifle Battalion
**540th Command Battalion
*1st Command Brigade (
Sertolovo,
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 1 ...
) (
:ru:1-я бригада управления)
*45th Guards Berlin Engineering Brigade (
Murom
Murom ( rus, Муром, p=ˈmurəm; Old Norse: ''Moramar'') is a historical types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which sprawls along the left bank of the Oka River. Population:
History
In the 9th century A ...
)
*29th (
Bryansk
Bryansk ( rus, Брянск, p=brʲansk) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Desna (river), River Desna, southwest of Moscow. Population:
Geography Urban la ...
), 34th (
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluenc ...
) and 38th Railway Brigades of the
Russian Railway Troops
*1st Guards Engineer-Sapper Brigade (
Murom
Murom ( rus, Муром, p=ˈmurəm; Old Norse: ''Moramar'') is a historical types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which sprawls along the left bank of the Oka River. Population:
History
In the 9th century A ...
)
*27th
NBC Brigade (
Shikhany)
*79th Guards Rocket Artillery Brigade (
Tver
Tver ( rus, Тверь, p=tvʲerʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is northwest of Moscow. Population:
Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russi ...
)
*45th High-Power Artillery Brigade "Svir" (
Tambov
Tambov (, ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers, about south-southeast of Moscow. Population: 280,161 ( 2010 Census); 29 ...
)
*15th Electronic Warfare Brigade (
Stroitel)
*16th Electronic Warfare Brigade (Plavsk, says Galeotti 2017, Kursk-MZS, says Muzyka 2020)
*146th Special Purpose Radio Engineer Brigade (
Bugry
Bugry (russian: Бугры) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Novonikolayevsky Selsoviet, Rubtsovsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 172 as of 2013. There are 2 streets.
Geography
Bugry is located 42 km southeast of Rubts ...
)
*45th Separate Engineer-Camouflage Regiment (HQ located in
Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast (russian: Влади́мирская о́бласть, ''Vladimirskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its closest border 66 km east of central Moscow, the administrative center is the city of Vladimir, w ...
; in late 2020 reported at Inzhenernyy 1, 55.793785, 37.192298).
Military Unit Number 58142. The regiment's formation was completed in June 2017; as well as the ability to quickly camouflage key facilities, it has "“inflatable models of tanks, guns, infantry fighting vehicles, PVO
ir defensesystems, and other weapons systems."
Muzkya 2020 does not include the:
*
154th Preobrazhensky Commandant's Regiment (
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
)
*
Semyonovsky Regiment (
Ramensky District,
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of R ...
)
*132nd Signals Brigade
*22nd Central Base for Reserve Tanks (
Buy, Kostroma Oblast
Buy (russian: Буй) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, which stands on the Kostroma River. Population:
History
Buy was originally a trading post and protected by a hill fortress of Finno-Ugrian Meri people c. 400–500 CE. ...
)
1st Guards Tank Army
HQ:
Odintsovo,
Moscow Region
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Ru ...
(reinstated 2014)
*
4th Guards Tank Division (
Naro-Fominsk)
*
47th Guards Tank Division (
Mulino)
*
2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division (
Kalininets)
*
27th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (
Mosrentgen)
*
96th Reconnaissance Brigade
*
49th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade
*
112th Rocket Brigade (
Shuya)
*
288th Artillery Brigade
*20th NBC Defense Regiment (p. Tsentralny, Nizhny Novgorod region)
*60th Control Brigade
6th Army
HQ:
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
*
138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (
Kamenka)
*
25th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade "Latvian Riflemen" (n.
Vladimirsky Lager)
*
9th Guards Artillery Brigade
The 9th Guards Artillery Kielce-Berlin Order of Kutuzov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Alexander Nevsky and the Red Star Brigade is an artillery brigade of the Russian Ground Forces. During the years of the Great Patriotic War - a tactical formation of the ...
(
Luga) (
:ru:9-я гвардейская артиллерийская бригада)
*
268th Guards Artillery Brigade (
Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
)
*
30th Engineering Regiment (
Kerro Village)
*
5th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade (
Gorelovo)
*95th Administration and Command Brigade (Gorelovo)
*
26th Rocket Brigade
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In mathematics
Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...
(
Luga)
20th Guards Army
HQ:
Voronezh
Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on ...
, Voronezh Oblast
*
3rd Motor Rifle Division (Boguchar)
** 237th Tank Regiment (Valuyki and Soloti, Belgorod Oblast)
**
752nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Valuyki and Soloti, Belgorod Oblast)
** 252nd Motor Rifle Regiment (Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast)
** 99th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment (Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast)
** 84th Reconnaissance Battalion (Valuyki and Soloti, Belgorod Oblast)
** 159th Anti-Tank Battalion (Boguchar, Voronezh Oblast)
*
144th Guards Motor Rifle Division (
Yelnya)
*99th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base (Tver)
*
53rd Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade (
Kursk
Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...
)
*236th Artillery Brigade
*9th Administration Brigade
*
448th Rocket Brigade (
Kursk
Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...
)
*7015th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base (Mulino)
*69th Materiel Security Brigade
Intelligence/Spetsnaz units and formations
*2nd Spetsnaz Brigade
*16th Spetsnaz Brigade (
Tambov
Tambov (, ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers, about south-southeast of Moscow. Population: 280,161 ( 2010 Census); 29 ...
)
*322nd Special Forces Training Center
Naval Forces
*
Baltic Fleet
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, dates = 18 May 1703 – present
, country =
, allegiance = (1703–1721) (1721–1917) (1917–1922) (1922–1991)(1991–present)
...
Naval Infantry and Coast Defense
*
11th Army Corps (
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...
)
**
18th Guards Motorized Rifle Division: formed in December 2020 incorporating existing (and potentially new) regiments. As of 2021 ground combat units deployed within the 11th Corps include:
*** 275th Motorized Rifle Regiment
*** 280th Motorized Rifle Regiment
*** 79th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (former 79th Independent Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade reformed as a regiment -
Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast)
*** 11th Independent Tank Regiment (
Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast) (
Military Unit Number V/Ch (в/ч) 41611) (Equipped with
T-72
The T-72 is a family of Soviet/Russian main battle tanks that entered production in 1969. The T-72 was a development of the T-64, which was troubled by high costs and its reliance on immature developmental technology. About 25,000 T-72 tanks h ...
B Main Battle Tanks (upgrades of T-72s to B3M-standard underway as of 2019/20
)
*** 75th Motorized Rifle Regiment (reported forming as of 2021 in
Sovetsk)
*** 20th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (forming 2020-21;
Orlan-10
The Orlan-10 (russian: Орлан-10) is a reconnaissance, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Special Technology Center (STC) in Saint Petersburg for the Russian Armed Forces. The Orlan-10 features a composite hull that reduces its ...
UAVs and "Sobolyatnik" and "Fara-VR" reconnaissance radars)
*** 22nd Guards Air Defence Missile Regiment (
Tor M1/M2), in Kaliningrad
**
7th Independent Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (Kaliningrad) (equipped with
BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles as of 2021; regiment reportedly retains independent status outside 18th Motorized Rifle Division)
**
244th Artillery Brigade (
2A36
The 2A36 Giatsint-B (russian: Гиацинт; "Hyacinth") is a Soviet/Russian towed 152 mm field gun which entered service in 1975. The 2A36 is designed to suppress and destroy enemy manpower and equipment. It is also suitable for counter-b ...
/
BM-21/
2S7M Malka self-propelled howitzers with
Zoopark-1 counter-battery radars),
BM-27 Uragan
The BM-27 Uragan (russian: БМ-27 Ураган, lit=Hurricane; GRAU index 9P140) is a self-propelled 220 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system began its service with the Soviet Army in the late 1970s, and wa ...
multiple rocket launchers (delivery initiated 2020) and
9P157-2 Khrizantema-S tank destroyers) in Kaliningrad
**
336th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade (village
Mechnikovo
Mechnikovo (russian: links=no, Мечниково) is a rural locality (a selo) in Nizhneavryuzovsky Selsoviet, Alsheyevsky District, Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республик ...
,
Baltiysk
Baltiysk (russian: Балти́йск; german: Pillau; Old Prussian: ''Pillawa''; pl, Piława; lt, Piliava; Yiddish: פּילאַווע, ''Pilave'') is a seaport town and the administrative center of Baltiysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, R ...
) (
Naval Infantry
Marines, or naval infantry, are typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (refl ...
)
**25th Coastal Rocket Brigade with (
BAL-E/
K-300P Bastion-P
The K-300P ''Bastion-P'' (NATO reporting name SS-C-5 Stooge) is a Russian mobile coastal defence missile system. The system was developed together with the Belarusian company '' Tekhnosoyuzproekt''.
Design
The main role of the Bastion-P is to eng ...
), at
Donskoye Air Base
**152nd Guards Missile Brigade (
9K720 Iskander
The 9K720 Iskander (russian: «Искандер»; NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a mobile short-range ballistic missile system produced and deployed by the Russian military. The missile systems () are to replace the obsolete OTR-21 ''Toc ...
-M), at
Chernyakhovsk Air Base
**73rd Bridge Battalion
**742th Fleet Signals Unit
**302nd Fleet Radio-Electronic Regiment
Air Forces
*
(HQ: St.Petersburg)
** 105th Guards Composite Aviation Division
*** 159th Fighter Aviation Regiment (
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk (russian: Петрозаводск, p=pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk; Karelian, Vepsian and fi, Petroskoi) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . The population ...
) (Two Squadrons:
Sukhoi Su-35S)
*** 790th Fighter Aviation Regiment (
Khotilovo) (Two Squadrons:
Mikoyan MiG-31; One Squadron: Su-35)
*** 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (
Kursk
Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...
) (Two Squadrons:
Sukhoi Su-30
The Sukhoi Su-30 (russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C/G/H) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter ...
SM)
*** 47th Composite Guards Aviation Regiment (
Voronezh
Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on ...
) (Two Squadrons:
Sukhoi Su-34)
*** 4th Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron (
Shatalovo) (
Sukhoi Su-24
The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin-engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its crew of two. It was ...
MR)
** Naval Aviation (drawn from 132nd Mixed Aviation Division - Kaliningrad)
*** 689th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (Two Squadrons:
Sukhoi Su-27
The Sukhoi Su-27 (russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation je ...
P - planned to re-equip with the Su-35)
*** 4th Naval Attack Aviation Regiment (One Squadron:
Sukhoi Su-30
The Sukhoi Su-30 (russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C/G/H) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter ...
SM; One Squadron: Su-24M)
** 2nd Air Defence Division (St. Petersburg region)
*** 1488th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (
Zelenogorsk Zelenogorsk (russian: Зеленогорск) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
* Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, a closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai
*Zelenogorsk, Saint Petersburg, a municipal town in Kurortn ...
-
S-400
The S-400 Triumf (russian: link=no, C-400 Триумф – Triumf; translation: Triumph; NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler), previously known as the S-300 PMU-3, is a mobile, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed in the 1990s by Russ ...
SAM system)
*** 1489th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (
Vaganovo
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Vladimir Oblast (russian: Влади́мирская о́бласть, ''Vladimirskaya oblast'') is a federa ...
- S-400/
Pantsir SAM systems)
*** 1490th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (
Ulyanovka - S-400 SAMs)
*** 500th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (
Gostilitsy - S-400/Pantsir SAMs)
*** 1544th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (
Vladimirsky Lager - S-400 SAMs)
** 32nd Air Defence Division
*** 42nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Izhitsy -
S-300PM2 surface-to-air missile system)
*** 108th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (
Voronezh
Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on ...
- S-300PM2 SAMs)
** 44th Air Defence Division of the
Baltic Fleet
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, image_size = 150
, caption = Baltic Fleet Great ensign
, dates = 18 May 1703 – present
, country =
, allegiance = (1703–1721) (1721–1917) (1917–1922) (1922–1991)(1991–present)
...
(
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...
region)
*** 183rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (
Gvardeysk - S-400/S-300/Pantsir SAMs)
*** 1545th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kruglovo - S-400 SAMs)
* 1st Air Defence and Missile Defence Army (Special Command of Russian Aerospace Forces for air defence of Moscow - not subordinated to Western Military District;
)
** 4th Air Defence Division
*** 584th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Mar'ino - S-300PM SAMs)
*** 210th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Dubrovki - S-400/Pantsir SAMs)
*** 93rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Fun'kovo - S-400/S-300/Pantsir SAMs)
*** 612th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (
Krasnoznamensk Krasnoznamensk (russian: Краснознаменск) is the name of several urban localities in Russia:
* Krasnoznamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast, a town in Krasnoznamensky District of Kaliningrad Oblast
*Krasnoznamensk, Moscow Oblast, a closed town ...
- S-300 SAMs)
** 202nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (
Naro-Fominsk - S-300 SAMs)
** 5th Air Defence Division
*** 549th Ant-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Il'inskoye - S-400/Pantsir SAMs)
*** 614th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (
Pestovo - S-300 SAMs)
*** 629th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (
Elektrostal
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- S-300 SAMs)
*** 606th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Elektrostal - S-400/S-300/Pantsir SAMs)
** 9th Anti-Ballistic Missile Defence Division (
A-135 anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system;
* 15th Special Aerospace Forces Army (Moscow-based special Command of Russian Aerospace forces and responsible for cosmodromes and space-monitoring stations) reportedly receiving
S-500 SAM/ABM system as of summer 2021
Leadership
Commanders
* Colonel-General
Valery Gerasimov
Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov ( rus, Валерий Васильевич Герасимов, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ɡʲɪˈrasʲɪməf; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian army general serving as the Chief of the General S ...
(20 October 2010 – 28 October 2010 (acting))
* Colonel-General
Arkady Bakhin (28 October 2010 – 9 November 2012)
* Colonel-General
Anatoly Sidorov
Colonel General Anatoly Alekseyevich Sidorov (russian: Анатолий Алексеевич Сидоров; born 2 July 1958), is an officer of the Russian Army, and the current Chief of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organiz ...
(24 December 2012 – 10 November 2015)
* Colonel-General
Andrey Kartapolov
Andrey Valeryevich Kartapolov (russian: Андрей Валериевич Картаполов; born 9 November 1963) is a Russian politician and former army officer of the Russian Army. From 30 July 2018 to October 2021 he served as Deputy Defe ...
(10 November 2015 – 19 December 2016)
* Lieutenant-General
Viktor Astapov
Viktor Borisovich Astapov (russian: Виктор Борисович Астапов; born 9 December 1962) is an officer of the Russian Armed Forces. He currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General, and since 2019 has served as a deputy command ...
(19 December 2016 – April 2017 (acting))
* Colonel-General Andrey Kartapolov (April 2017 – 30 July 2018)
* Lieutenant-General Viktor Astapov (30 July 2018 – November 2018 (acting))
* Colonel-General
Alexander Zhuravlyov
Colonel General Alexander Alexandrovich Zhuravlyov (russian: Александр Александрович Журавлёв; born 5 December 1965) is a Russian Ground Forces officer who has commanded the military force in Syria during the Russia ...
(November 2018 – June 2022
)
* Lieutenant General
Andrei Sychevoi
Andrei Sychevoi (born May 16, 1969) is a Russian military officer and Lieutenant General of the Russian Armed Forces.
Commander of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army in February 2022.
On 20 July 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, ...
, (June 2022
[ – dismissed by 4 September 2022)
* Colonel-General ]Roman Berdnikov
Roman Borisovich Berdnikov (russian: Роман Борисович Бердников; born 31 August 1974) is a Russian lieutenant general and current Commander of the Western Military District as of October 3, 2022. He previously commanded t ...
(October 3 2022 - present)
Chiefs of Staff - First Deputy Commanders
* Admiral Nikolai Maksimov (28 October 2010 – October 2012)
* Lieutenant-General Andrey Kartapolov (December 2012 – 21 June 2014)
* Lieutenant-General Viktor Astapov (21 June 2014 – November 2018)
* Lieutenant-General Aleksey Zavizon (November 2018 – present)
See also
* List of military airbases in Russia This is a List of military airbases in Russia, including the airbases used by the Russian Air Force, Russian Naval Aviation, National Guard of Russia and aircraft repair depots.
It can be compared with the List of Soviet Air Force bases; virtual ...
References
* https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/09/15/the-russians-spent-months-forming-a-new-army-corps-it-lasted-days-in-ukraine/?sh=3a67e82356e6 - 3rd Army Corps in Ukraine
References
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Military units and formations established in 2010
2010 establishments in Russia