14th Army Corps (Russian Federation) explained

Unit Name:14th Army Corps
Native Name:14-й армейский корпус
Dates:2017–present
Country: Russian Federation
Type:Operational Formation
Size:Army Corps
Command Structure:Northern Fleet
Leningrad Military District
Garrison:Murmansk
Garrison Label:Corps HQ
Battles:Russian invasion of Ukraine
Current Commander:Major General Boris Fomichev

The 14th Army Corps is a tactical formation of the Russian Navy formed in 2017 as part of the Northern Fleet and the Leningrad Military District. It is the tactical command of the Northern Fleet's coastal defence troops.

The corps is located in Murmansk Oblast, with its headquarters in the city of Murmansk.[1]

Formation

The corps was formed in April 2017, and is assigned to perform tasks in the Arctic.[2] [3] The corps consists of two Arctic motorized rifle brigades, whose personnel are trained in ski warfare, the use of reindeer and dog sleds, and the construction of igloos.[1] The corps' service members deploy as part of the coastal troops of the Northern Military District. They take part in competitions of the Army-2020 exhibitions and carry out winter training at the battalion and divisional tactical levels with live-fire exercises.[4]

Parts of the corps, notably its 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and 80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade,[5] took part in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. A unit of the corps was reported to be operating in the areas of Sumy, Okhtyrka, and Poltava in late February 2022.[6]

On July 4, 2023, the newspaper Izvestia reported that the 14th Army Corps would be transformed into a new combined arms army with new motor rifle brigades, divisions and regiments.[7] Additionally they reported that the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and 80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade will be merged to form a new motor rifle division, the first component of the new combined arms army. However, it is unclear where the Russian military leadership could find the personnel and equipment that would be needed for the new organization.[8]

Its deputy commander Major General Vladimir Zavadsky was reportedly killed by a land mine in Ukraine in November 2023.[9]

Structure

Commanders

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aleksey . Ramm. Yevgeny. Andreyev. 13 April 2017. Защиту Заполярья усилили с суши. 5 October 2021. Izvestia. ru.
  2. Web site: 21 April 2017. Шойгу объявил о создании 14-го армейского корпуса в Арктике. 5 October 2021. Rambler News Service . ru.
  3. Web site: 22 April 2017. 14-й армейский корпус сформирован на Северном флоте для действий в условиях арктических широт. 5 October 2021. militarynews.ru. ru.
  4. Web site: 27 April 2020. В суровых морозах полярной ночи. 5 October 2021. Krasnaya Zvezda. ru. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203002/http://redstar.ru/v-surovyh-morozah-polyarnoj-nochi/?print=print. dead.
  5. pmakela1 . 1544219747662848001 . Russian army has sent at least one BTG from the 80th Arctic motorized rifle brigade to Ukraine. Previously the 80th, stationed close to the Finnish border at Alakurtti, has only sent a recce company to Ukraine. 80th was the last untapped unit in the North . Petri . Mäkelä.
  6. Web site: Ворог зазнає втрат, але не полишає спроб захопити Київ – свіжий звіт ЗСУ. Українська правда. 2022-02-26. 2022-02-26. uk. Роман. Петренко. 9 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220309112625/https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/28/7326816/.
  7. Web site: Крецул, Роман . Рамм, Алексей . 2023-07-03 . Полярный округ: в составе Северного флота создадут общевойсковую армию . 2024-03-25 . Известия . ru.
  8. Web site: Hird . Karolina . Mappes . Grace . Wolkov . Nicole . Evans . Angelica . Kagan . Frederick W. . Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 4, 2023 . . 6 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Ukraine Conflict Updates . . 2023-11-30 . understandingwar.org . en . ISW previously observed elements of the 80th Motorized Rifle Brigade (14th Army Corps, Northern Fleet) operating on the left bank in July 2023, and November 28 reports of 14th Army Corps Deputy Commander Major General Vladimir Zavadsky’s death in the Kherson direction suggests that these elements may still be in the area. .
  10. Web site: RUSSIAN REGULAR GROUND FORCES ORDER OF BATTLE . October 2023.
  11. Web site: RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023 . 22 December 2023.
  12. News: На должность командира армейского корпуса назначен генерал-майор Борис Фомичев. ИА Би-Порт. 2022-02-18. 2022-07-31. 2022-07-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20220731144232/https://b-port.com/news/263772.

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