Russian order of battle in South Ossetia war
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The following units of the Russian army
, air force
, and Russian navy participated in the invasion of Georgia
in 2008.
58th Army
Supporting units
Operations in Abhazia
4th Air Army
1st Composite Air Division
51st Air Defense Corps
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...
, air force
Russian Air Force
The Russian Air Force is the air force of Russian Military. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota , or AV-MF).The Air Force was formed from...
, and Russian navy participated in the invasion of Georgia
2008 South Ossetia war
The 2008 South Ossetia War or Russo-Georgian War was an armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia on one side, and Russia and separatist governments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on the other....
in 2008.
58th Army58th Army (Russia)The 58th Army is a field army; first of the Soviet Union's Red Army and subsequently of the Russian Ground Forces....
- 19th Motorized Rifle Division19th Motor Rifle DivisionThe 19th Motor Rifle Division appears to have been formed originally in July 1922 at Tambov in the Moscow Military District as a territorial formation. In 1923 it was awarded the 'Tambov' placename and renamed the 19th Voronezh Rifle Division....
- 249th Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 503rd Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 693rd Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 292nd Self propelled Artillery Regiment
- 481st Air defense missile Regiment
- 141st Armor Battalion
- Armored engineer Battalion
- Military intelligence battalion
- Signal battalion
- Chemical battalion
- Supply battalion
- Mechanical battalion
- Medical battalion
- 136th Guards Motorized Infantry Brigade
- 205th Motorized Infantry Brigade
Supporting units
- 135th Motorized Infantry Regiment
- 291st Self propelled Artillery Regiment
- 67th Air Defense Regiment
- 1,128th Antitank Regiment
- 943rd Rocket Launcher Regiment
- 487th Helicopter Regiment
- 11th Engineer Regiment
- 234th Signal Regiment
- 22nd Electronic Warfare Regiment
- Elements of 76th and 98th Guards Airborne Divisions
- two companies from 42nd Motorized Rifle Division
Operations in Abhazia
- 131st Moor Rifle Brigade
- Elements of 76th98th Guards Airborne DivisionThe 98th Guards Airborne Division is an airborne division of the Russian Airborne Troops, stationed in Ivanovo. It took part in the 2008 South Ossetian War....
and 98th98th Guards Airborne DivisionThe 98th Guards Airborne Division is an airborne division of the Russian Airborne Troops, stationed in Ivanovo. It took part in the 2008 South Ossetian War....
Guards Airborne Divisions
4th Air Army4th Air ArmyThe 4th Air Army was a Soviet Air Force formation and from 1992 to 2009 was part of the Russian Air Force. From 1998 the army was designated the 4th Army of Air Forces and Air Defence. It was first established on 22 May 1942 from the Air Forces of the Soviet Southern Front, and fought on the...
1st Composite Air Division
- 368th Assault Aviation Regiment
- 461st Assault Aviation Regiment
- 960th Assault Air Regiment
- 5559th Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 959th Bomber Aviation Regiment
51st Air Defense Corps
- 3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 19th Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 31st Fighter Aviation Regiment
- Two SAM regiments Unattached units
- 11th Reconnaissance Air Regiment
- 535th Composite Air Regiment
- 55th Helicopter Regiment
- 487th Helicopter Regiment
- 325th Transport Helicopter Regiment
Naval forces
- Slava class cruiserSlava class cruiserThe Slava class cruiser, Soviet designation Project 1164 Atlant, is a large conventionally-powered warship, currently operated by Russia.-Design:...
- Kashin class destroyerKashin class destroyerThe Kashin class destroyers were a group of guided missile destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s and early 1970s. Their Soviet designation was Project 61...
- Alligator class and Topucha class landing ships
- smaller craft
Sources
- Costello, Bruce "The Russo-Georgian War of 2008." in Strategy & Tactics, No. 264 (September/October 2010).