25th Combined Arms Army

Russian Ground Forces formation

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25th Combined Arms Army

25-я общевойсковая армия

Great emblem of the 25th Combined Arms Army

Active| May 2023 – present
Country|  Russia (2023–present)
Branch|  Russian Ground Forces (2023–present)
Type| Combined Arms
Size| Army
Part of| Central Military District
Garrison/HQ| Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast[1]
Engagements|

* Russo-Ukrainian War
* Invasion of Ukraine
* 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive

Commanders
Current
commander| Major General Rustam Yusupov

Military unit

The 25th Combined Arms Army is a field army of the Russian Ground Forces that began forming in from May 2023. [2]

## History

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In order to facilitate the redeployment of troops on the front lines in Luhansk Oblast and defense against the Ukrainian counteroffensive in southern Ukraine, the establishment of 25th Combined Arms Army was started from May 2023. The unit is made up of officers and conscripts from Buryatia and Irkutsk.[3][4]

## Deployment

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On 31 August 2023, the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov said that the Russian military has sent personnel from the newly formed and likely under-strength 25th Combined Arms Army to Kupyansk to replace units from the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District.[5][6] It was reported at the end of September that the 25th CAA was fully staffed with around 17,000 personnel and had been placed at the war front near Kreminna in the Luhansk region of Ukraine.[7]

## Current structure

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* 67th Motorized Rifle Division
* 31st Motorized Rifle Regiment (Bashkortostan)[8]
* 36th Motorized Rifle Regiment[9]
* 37th Motorized Rifle Regiment
* 19th Tank Regiment [2]
* 164th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (Aleysk)
* 11th Separate Tank Brigade [2]
* 73rd Artillery Brigade
* 75th Artillery Brigade [2]

## Commander

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* Major General Andrey Seritsky (2023 - 2024)[10]
* Major General Rustam Yusupov (2024 -)

## References

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1. ^ ISW Press (15 June 2023). "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 15, 2023".
2. ^ a b c d "RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023". 22 December 2023.
3. ^ "Russia's 25th Combined Arms Army Deploys to Ukraine for the First Time and What Does It Mean". 13 September 2023.
4. ^ Slisco, Aila (1 September 2023). "Russia's New Unit May Be Headed for Failure After 'Rushed' Deployment: ISW".
5. ^ ISW Press (1 September 2023). "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, SEPTEMBER 1, 2023".
6. ^ ISW Press (15 June 2023). "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JUNE 15, 2023".
7. ^ "Russia's 25th combined arms army has been fully staffed to the number of 17,000 personnel and took up positions near Kreminna in Luhansk region". 1 October 2023.
8. ^ ИВАНОВА, Кристина (2023-06-14). "Артисты из филармонии Башкирии выступили перед бойцами на слаживании". Prufy.ru | Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-09-14.
9. ^ "Ульяновская область - Законодательство и нормативные акты". law.ulgov.ru. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
10. ^ "New formations of the Russian Armed Forces". 25 August 2023.

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