The 70th Motor Rifle Division () is a tactical formation of the

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of the

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. It is part of the

18th Combined Arms Army The 18th Combined Arms Army (18th CAA) is a field army of the Russian Ground Forces. History Formed in Russian Crimea in August 2023 as part of the Southern Military District, Oleg Marzoev, an officer in the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army, repor ...

History

The 70th Motor Rifle Division was created in 2023 and became part of the 18th Combined Arms Army. The division includes the 24th, 26th, and 28th motor rifle regiments and the 17th tank regiment. In September 2023, the division was transferred to the left bank of the

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. Shortly before the landing of Ukrainian marines in

Krynky Krynky () is a village in Oleshky urban hromada, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the east bank of the Dnieper River. History Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kry ...

in mid-October 2023, the division's positions were occupied by the

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in early October. The division was later located in the Kherson direction.

Units

*24th Motor Rifle Regiment *26th Motor Rifle Regiment *28th Motor Rifle Regiment *17th Tank Regiment *81st Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment

References

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