1st Army Corps (Russia) explained

Unit Name:	1st Donetsk Army Corps
Native Name:	1-й Донецкий армейский корпус
Dates:	14th November 2014 – December 31st 2022 (as a breakaway state) December 31st 2022 – present (as part of Russia)
Allegiance:	8th Guards Combined Arms Army
Size:	Army Corps
Command Structure:	Southern Military District
Identification Symbol Label:	Sleeve patch
Identification Symbol 2 Label:	Emblem of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps
Identification Symbol 3 Label:	Flag of the Donetsk People's Republic

The 1st Donetsk Army Corps (Russian: 1-й Донецкий армейский корпус) is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces as part of the Southern Military District, formerly a militia of the Donetsk People's Republic.^[1] It was officially incorporated into the Russian Federation on 31 December 2022, after Russia annexed the occupied territory of Donetsk.^[2]

History

2014-2022

See main article: Russian people's militias in Ukraine.

Structure

• 1st Guards Motorized Rifle Slavyansk Order of the Republic Brigade^[3] (MUN 00100)
• 3rd Motorized Rifle Brigade^[4]
• 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade "Oplot"^{[5] [6]} (MUN 08805) (formerly Oplot Brigade)
• 9th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade^[7] (MUN 08819) (formerly 9th Separate Marine Regiment)
• 110th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade^[8] (MUN 08826) (formerly 100th Motorized Rifle Brigade)
  • 3rd Regiment
• 114th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade^[9] (MUN 08818) (formerly 11th Motor Rifle Regiment)
  • Slavic Unification and Revival Battalion or Svarozhich Battalion
• Steppe Battalion
• 132nd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade^[10] (MUN 08803) (formerly 3rd Motorized Rifle Brigade)
  • "Lavina" Battalion^[11]
• 14th Guards Artillery Brigade "Kalmius"^[12] (MUN 08802) (formerly Kalmius Brigade)
• 10th Guards Tank Regiment^[13] (MUN 08810) (formerly 10th Guards Tank Battalion)
• 87th Rifle Regiment^[14] (MUN 34479) (formerly 119th Rifle Regiment)
• Kramatorsk (Donetsk) Commander's Regiment (MUN 08816)
• 1st Special Purpose Battalion "Khan" (MUN 08808)
• 2nd Uman Tank Battalion "Diesel"^[15] (MUN 08810) (formerly Battalion Diesel)
• 3rd Special Purpose Battalion (MUN 08827)
• 1st Territorial Defense Battalion
• 2nd Territorial Defense Battalion "Miner's Division"
• 3rd Territorial Defense Battalion
• 4th Territorial Defense Battalion
• 5th Territorial Defense Battalion
• 6th Territorial Defense Battalion
• 80th Guards Reconnaissance Battalion "Sparta" named after A. S. Pavlov^[16] (MUN 08806) (formerly Battalion Sparta)
• Guards Assault Battalion "Somalia" named after M. S. Tolstykh (MUN 08828) (formerly Battalion Somalia)
• International Brigade "Pyatnashka"
• Vikings Battalion
• Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion (MUN 08817)
• Repair and Recovery Battalion "Congo" (MUN 08813)
• Command and Security Battalion "Pavutina" (MUN 08804)
• Material Support Battalion (MUN 08812)
• Communications Battalion (MUN 08804)
• Special Purpose Unit "Typhoon"
• Reserve units:
  • 103rd Rifle Regiment
  • 105th Rifle Regiment
  • 107th Rifle Regiment
  • 109th Rifle Regiment
  • 111th Rifle Regiment
  • 123rd Rifle Regiment
  • 125th Rifle Regiment
  • 127th Rifle Regiment

See also

• 2nd Guards Army Corps
• 3rd Army Corps

References

1. Web site: 'Sent there to be meat' Why Russian draftees are suddenly publishing so many video pleas to Putin . 2023-07-09 . Meduza . en.
2. Web site: В состав ВС России вошли армейские корпуса ДНР и ЛНР. ru. РИА Новости. 2022-12-31. 2023-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20230101062028/https://ria.ru/20221231/korpusa-1842655719.html. 2023-01-01.
3. Web site: Нахимов . Сергей . 2022-11-15 . 1-я Славянская бригада ДНР: история создания и боевой путь . 2023-07-09 . AmalNews . ru-RU.
4. Web site: 5 August 2024 . RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 5, 2024 . ISW Press.
5. Web site: Батальон "Оплот" Война и санкции . 2023-07-09 . sanctions.nazk.gov.ua . ru.
6. Web site: Consolidated TEXT: 32014R0269 — EN — 14.11.2022 . 2023-07-09 . eur-lex.europa.eu.
7. Web site: RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023 . 22 December 2023.
8. Web site: 2023-04-24 . Гвардейцы 110-й бригады дронами доставили боеприпасы на головы солдат ВСУ . 2023-07-09 . Красная весна . ru.
9. Web site: 2023-03-12 . 114-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая Енакиевско-Дунайская бригада в кровопролитных боях освободила н.п. Красногоровка западнее Донецка, выбив оттуда 35 бригаду морпехов ВСУ. В настоящий момент западные окраины н.п. — серая зона . 2023-07-09 . Лента новостей ДНР.
10. Web site: 2023-05-13 . Бойцы 132-й отдельной гвардейской мотострелковой Горловской ордена Республики бригады, показывают как можно и нужно бить укронацистов . 2023-07-09 . Лента новостей ДНР.
11. Web site: 6 August 2024 . RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, AUGUST 6, 2024 . ISW Press.
12. Web site: Кава . Владислав . 2023-04-09 . RV: Бригада "Кальмиус" продолжает громить врага, поддерживая наступление на Авдеевку . 2023-07-09 . Общественная служба новостей . ru-RU.
13. Web site: 2023-04-04 . Роман Косарев: 10-й отдельный танковый батальон 1-го армейского корпуса Вооружённых сил России продолжает кошмарить нацистов на Авдеевском направлении около Донецка . 2023-07-09 . Лента новостей ДНР.
14. Web site: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 3, 2024. ISW. March 3, 2024. en. 2024-04-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20240306115450/https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Russian%20Offensive%20Campaign%20Assessment%2C%20March%204%2C%202024%20(PDF).pdf. 2024-03-06.
15. Web site: Народная милиция ДНР .
16. Web site: Батальон "Спарта" Война и санкции . 2023-07-09 . sanctions.nazk.gov.ua . ru.