The 22nd Army Corps (-в/ч 73954) was a corps of the coastal defence troops of the
Black Sea Fleet of the
Russian Navy
The Russian Navy is the Navy, naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States (which had i ...
. Formed in 2017 after the
annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimea, Crimean Peninsula, part of Ukraine, and then annexed it. This took place in the relative power vacuum immediately following the Revolution of Dignity. It marked the beginning of the Russ ...
, the corps is headquartered in
Simferopol
Simferopol ( ), also known as Aqmescit, is the second-largest city on the Crimea, Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, but controlled by Russia. It is considered the cap ...
and controls units based in Crimea.
In February and March 2022 the corps played a leading role in the
invasion of Ukraine, operating in
Southern Ukraine.
In the summer of 2023 the corps was merged with the
40th Army Corps to form the
18th Combined Arms Army and now works under the 18th CAA.
History
The 22nd Army Corps was formed on 1 December 2016, after the
annexation of the Crimea by Russia. The corps includes units of the
coastal troops of the
Black Sea Fleet, and is ultimately part of the
Southern Military District.
The
126th Coastal Defence Brigade had been activated from a previous Ukrainian formation in December 2014 and joined the corps.
In December 2018, the corps was presented with colours after distinguishing itself on combat missions.
General Major Denis Lyamin was reported as the corps commander in June 2021. From February 2022 Lyamin was one of the commanders of the
invasion of Ukraine from Crimea; he was declared a war criminal by Ukraine.
General Major Arkady Marzoev was reported as taking over command of the corps in November 2021, and was promoted to lieutenant general on 7 December 2022.
Ammunition depots of the 22nd Army Corps were struck on 14 May 2022 in the
2022 Chornobaivka attacks during the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
.
In 2023 the unit took part in the
Ukrainian counteroffensive, during which it was merged with the newly created
40th Army Corps and reformed into the
18th Combined Arms Army.
Formations and Units
Formations and units of the corps included:
* 22nd Army Corps, HQ in Simferopol
** 127th Reconnaissance Brigade (в/ч 67606),
Sevastopol
**
126th Gorlovskaya Guards Coastal Defence Brigade, (в/ч 12676)
Perevalnoe.
Reported equipped as mechanized infantry brigade, including
T-72
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B3 main battle tanks.
** 8th Artillery Regiment (в/ч 87714)
** 15th Coastal Missile Brigade (
9K720 Iskander)
** 1096th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
** 4th CBRN Protection Regiment
Assignments
* 2017–present;
Southern Military District — Coastal Defence Troops
Commanders
* Lieutenant General Andrei Vladimirovich Kolotovkin (February 2017 – December 2018)
* Lieutenant General Konstantin Georgievich Kastornov (December 2018 – November 2020)
* Major General
Denis Igorevich Lyamin (November 2020 – November 2021)
* Major General Arkady Marzoev (November 2021 – present, promoted to lieutenant general 7 December 2022)
Footnotes
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{{Army Corps of Russia
Military units and formations established in 2017
2017 establishments in Russia
Army corps of the Russian Federation