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3rd Guards Combined Arms Army

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3rd Guards Lugansk-Severodonetsk Combined Arms Army
3-я гвардейская Луганско-Северодонецкая общевойсковая армия
Active7 October 2014 – 31 December 2022 (as part a breakaway state)
31 December 2022 – present (as part of Russia)
Country Russia
Branch Russian Ground Forces
TypeCombined arms
SizeArmy
Part ofSouthern Military District
Garrison/HQLugansk
Nickname(s)"Lugansk-Severodonetsk"
Battle honoursGuards unit Guards
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General Dmitry Sergeevich Ovcharov[1]
Insignia
Sleeve patch
Flag of the Luhansk People's Republic

The 3rd Guards Lugansk-Severodonetsk Combined Arms Army (Russian: 3-я гвардейская Луганско-Северодонецкая общевойсковая армия) is a military formation in the Russian Ground Forces as part of the Southern Military District. Formerly the 2nd Army Corps of the Luhansk People's Republic,[2] it was officially incorporated into the Russian Federation on 31 December 2022, after the Russian annexation of the Luhansk Oblast,[3] and then reformed into a Combined Arms Army in 2024.[4]

History

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2014–2022

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Main article: Russian people's militias in Ukraine

2024

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In 2024, the 2nd Army Corps was reorganised into the 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army.[4][5]

Structure

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  • 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade[6] (MUN 74347)
    • Leshiy Battalion[7]
    • 2nd Motorized Rifle Territorial Defense Battalion
      • "Akhmat" Spetsnaz group[8]
  • 6th Separate Cossack Motorized Rifle Brigade (MUN 69647)
  • 7th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade[9] (MUN 08807)
  • 85th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (MUN 78064)[10]
  • 88th motorized rifle brigade[11]
  • 123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade[12] (MUN 73438) (formerly 2nd Motorized Rifle Brigade)
    • Zarya Battalion[7]
  • Separate Artillery Brigade (MUN 23213)
  • 2nd Artillery Brigade[13]
  • 4th Territorial Defense Brigade "Prizrak"
  • 201st Mechanized Regiment[14]
  • 39th Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Regiment[15]
  • Separate Commandant's Regiment (MUN 44444)
  • 4th Separate Tank Battalion (MUN 64064) (formerly Separate Mechanised Battalion "August")[7]
  • Separate Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery Battalion (MUN 23023)
  • Separate Repair and Recovery Battalion (MUN 13931)
  • Separate Command and Security Battalion "(MUN 73604)
  • Separate Material Support Battalion (MUN 14941)
  • Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (MUN 55055)
  • Special Purpose Battalion
  • 204th "Akhmat" Spetsnaz Regiment
    • "Okhotnik" Detachment
      • Chechen "Canada" group[16]
  • Reserve units:
    • 202nd Motor Rifle Regiment (disbanded September 2022)[17]
    • 204th Motor Rifle Regiment (disbanded September 2022)[17]
    • 208th Motor Rifle Regiment[18]
    • 254th Motor Rifle Regiment[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2-й гвардейский Луганско-Северодонецкий армейский корпус". Бывший корреспондент. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "'Sent there to be meat' Why Russian draftees are suddenly publishing so many video pleas to Putin". Meduza. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ^ "В состав ВС России вошли армейские корпуса ДНР и ЛНР". РИА Новости (in Russian). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Evocation.info". Telegram. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Бывший корреспондент". Telegram. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Два полковника в одном бою: о чем говорит гибель российских офицеров под Бахмутом". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Crowther, Edward; Crowther, Edward R. (2023). Armed formations of the Luhansk People's Republic 2014-2022. War in Ukraine / Edward Crowther. Warwick: Helion & Company Limited. ISBN 978-1-80451-217-3.
  8. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  9. ^ ""Был в полной экипировке": на Донбассе пьяный боевик "ЛНР" пришел на позиции ВСУ (фото)". ФОКУС (in Russian). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  12. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 4, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  13. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 6, 2024". ISW Press. 6 August 2024.
  14. ^ "RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023". 22 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  18. ^ a b Zoria, Yuri (19 May 2022). "Russia sends Donbas musicians and historians as "cannon fodder" in Ukraine war". Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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