2nd Army Corps (Russia)

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, as Russia annexed Luhansk Oblast.[2]

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

History

2014-2022
Main article: Russian people's militias in Ukraine

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)

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.
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