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]
| 3rd Guards Lugansk-Severodonetsk Combined Arms Army | |
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| 3-я гвардейская Луганско-Северодонецкая общевойсковая армия | |
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| Active | 7 October 2014 – 31 December 2022 (as part a breakaway state) 31 December 2022 – present (as part of Russia) |
| Country |  Russia |
| Branch |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Combined arms |
| Size | Army |
| Part of | Southern Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | Lugansk |
| Nickname(s) | "Lugansk-Severodonetsk" |
| Battle honours |  Guards |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Dmitry Sergeevich Ovcharov[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Sleeve patch |  |
| Flag of the Luhansk People's Republic |  |
History
edit2014–2022
edit2024
editIn 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)
6th Separate Cossack Motorized Rifle Brigade (MUN 69647)
7th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade[9] (MUN 08807)- 85th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (MUN 78064)[10]
123rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade[11] (MUN 73438) (formerly 2nd Motorized Rifle Brigade)
Zarya Battalion[7]
- Separate Artillery Brigade (MUN 23213)
- 2nd Artillery Brigade[12]
4th Territorial Defense Brigade "Prizrak"- 201st Mechanized Regiment[13]
- 39th Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Regiment[14]
- 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
- 127th Motorized rifle Brigade[15]
- 88th motorized rifle brigade[16]
- Reserve units:
See also
edit- 51st Guards Combined Arms Army, formerly the 1st Army Corps
- 3rd Army Corps
References
edit- ^ "2-й гвардейский Луганско-Северодонецкий армейский корпус". Бывший корреспондент. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "'Sent there to be meat' Why Russian draftees are suddenly publishing so many video pleas to Putin". Meduza. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "В состав ВС России вошли армейские корпуса ДНР и ЛНР". РИА Новости (in Russian). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Evocation.info". Telegram. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Бывший корреспондент". Telegram. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Два полковника в одном бою: о чем говорит гибель российских офицеров под Бахмутом". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ ""Был в полной экипировке": на Донбассе пьяный боевик "ЛНР" пришел на позиции ВСУ (фото)". ФОКУС (in Russian). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 4, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 6, 2024". ISW Press. 6 August 2024.
- ^ "RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023". 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ 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.