2nd Guards Lugansk-Severodonetsk Army Corps
2-й гвардейский Луганско-Северодонецкий армейский корпус
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
SizeArmy Corps
Part ofSouthern Military District

The 2nd Guards Lugansk-Severodonetsk Army Corps (Russian: 2-й гвардейский Луганско-Северодонецкий армейский корпус) is a military formation in the Russian Ground Forces as part of the Southern Military District, formerly a militia of the Lugansk People's Republic.[1] It was officially incorporated into the Russian Federation on 31 December 2022, after the Russian annexation of the Luhansk Oblast.[2]

History

2014-2022

Structure

  • 4th Motorized Rifle Brigade[3] (MUN 74347)
  • 7th Motorized Rifle Brigade[4] (MUN 08807)
  • 85th Motorized Rifle Brigade (MUN 78064)
  • 123rd Motorized Rifle Brigade[5] (MUN 73438) (formerly 2nd Motorized Rifle Brigade)
  • 201st Mechanized Regiment [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'Sent there to be meat' Why Russian draftees are suddenly publishing so many video pleas to Putin". Meduza. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "В состав ВС России вошли армейские корпуса ДНР и ЛНР". РИА Новости (in Russian). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Два полковника в одном бою: о чем говорит гибель российских офицеров под Бахмутом". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ↑ ""Был в полной экипировке": на Донбассе пьяный боевик "ЛНР" пришел на позиции ВСУ (фото)". ФОКУС (in Russian). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 4, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023". 22 December 2023.
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