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 (2024–present) 2nd Army Corps (2014–2024) | |
|---|---|
| 3-я гвардейская Луганско-Северодонецкая общевойсковая армия | |
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| Active | 7 October 2014 – 31 December 2022 (as part of 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
editWar in Donbas
editThe 2nd Army Corps was formed on 7 October 2014 as an effort to unite numerous volunteer units under one command. Considered by Ukrainian and Western analysts as a formal part of the Russian 8th Combined Arms Army, it nevertheless had a certain degree of autonomy.
The Corps was deployed along the contact line that stretched from the Russian border to the DPR border north of Debaltseve, where it met with the 1st Army Corps.[5]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
editIn January 2023, it was officially incorporated into the Russian Armed Forces and became part of the 8th Combined Arms Army.
In the summer of 2024, the 2nd Army Corps was reorganised into the 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army.[4]
Structure
edit
4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade[6] (MUN 74347)
Leshiy Battalion[5]- 2nd Motorized Rifle Territorial Defense Battalion
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)
- Separate Artillery Brigade (MUN 23213)
- 2nd Artillery Brigade[13]
4th Territorial Defense Brigade "Prizrak"- 12th Territorial Defense Battalion "Rome"
- 13th Territorial Defense Battalion "Kulkin"
15th Territorial Defense Battalion "USSR Bryanka"- 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")[5]
- 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]
- "Okhotnik" Detachment
- 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
edit- 51st Guards Combined Arms Army, formerly the 1st Donetsk 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 "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Два полковника в одном бою: о чем говорит гибель российских офицеров под Бахмутом". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 23 December 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.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 12 November 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 27 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.