I've tried to do this before with just the land forces. But for one my list was incomplete, and secondly I realized that with the reforms that the airforce underwent I would need to write up an ORBAT for them also to have any inkling of what's going on if (when) war breaks out again. So I've CnP-ed the info I collected in the previous thread, and am getting to work on collecting more info. I'm looking for any helpful information on units of the Russian armed forces that you can provide. This includes equipment, location, and just plain unit number if the unit isn't already listed. Sources, however, are necessary.
Russian ORBAT
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This is a thread where I would like to try to gather together all I can of the modern Russian Army Order of Battle as it is (will be) after the current reforms are completed. So far info is incomplete and far between, so I'm looking specifically for unit numbers, strength, location, equipment, etc. In general such info tends to come in scraps, across various articles. I'll try to piece together all I can and post it all in a summary.
Moscow MD
218th Independent SpetzNaz btln based in Moscow.
16th SpetzNaz Brigade based in Tambov.
4th Independent Tank Brigade in Naro-Fominsk.
6th Independent Tank Brigade based in Nizhegorod. Has 3 tank and 1 motor-rifles btlns. Equipment includes T-72 tanks.
5th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade in Naro-Fominsk. Armed with T-90.
9th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade, has 3 motor-rifles and 1 tank bltns. Deployed in Novgorod.
27th Sevastopolskaya Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Tyopliy Stan (Тёплый Стан).
317th Guard Engineers Brigade based in Nahabino.
98th VDV Division in Ivanovo. Has Sprut-SD.
106th VDV Division in Tula. There are rumors that it will be reinforced by a fourth regiment. The division also has a btln BMD-3s and a company of BMD-4s.
202nd Air-defense Missile Brigade based in Naro-Fominsk.
21st Brigade most likely Motor-Rifles, based in Sofrino.
Leningrad MD
2nd SpetzNaz Brigade based in Pskov.
25th Motor-Rifles Brigade, based in Kamenka.
138th Guards Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Kamenka. Equipped with BMP-2s and T-80s, MT-LB, as well as 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery, Tunguska, OSA, and Strela-10 tac-SAM, formed on the basis of the former 45th Motor-Rifles Division.
200th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Pechenga (Murmansk region). Equipment includes Tor, Tunguska, and Strela-10, and MT-LB.
26th Rocket-Artillery Brigade armed with 12 Tochka-U, based in Luga.
9th Guards Artillery Brigade based in Luga. Armed with 8 Uragan, 18 2S19 Msta-S, 6 MT-12, 18 9P149 Shturm-S.
5th Air-Defense Missile Brigade based in Numenyaki.
76th VDV Division in Pskov. Has Sprut-SD, and Eleron-3 UAV.
140th Guards Engineers-Sappers Regiment.
95th Communications Brigade.
North-Caucus MD
22nd Guards SpetzNaz Brigade based in Aksay.
10th SpetzNaz Brigade based in Goryachiy Klyuch (Горячий Ключ).
33rd Mountain Motor-Rifles Brigade.
34th Mountain Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Karachaevo-Cherkessiya.
205th Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Buddyonovsk, armed with T-90/T-72, BMP-2/ BMP-3. The unit allegedly has both in service, possibly transitioning from one to the other.
17th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade deployed in Shali (Шали) in Chechnya. Possibly the former 42 Motor-Rifles Division.
18th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade in Chechnya. Possibly of the former 42nd Motor-Rifles Division.
8th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade deployed in Shali (Шали) in Chechnya. Possibly the former 42 Motor-Rifles Division.
136th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade.
1st Mobile Radio-Chemical and Biological Warfare Brigade based in Shihano.
7th VDV Division in Novorossiysk.
Volga-Ural MD
3rd Guards SpezNaz Brigade based in Samara.
15th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Roschinskiy (Рощинский). Equipped with BTRs.
21st Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Totskoe (Тоцкое). Armed with BMP-1 or 2.
23rd Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Samara. Armed with BTRs.
28th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Yekaterinburg. Armed with BMP-1 or 2.
29th Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense Brigade based in Yekaterinburg.
385th Artillery Brigade in Perm. Armed with 75 Msta-S (2S19).
7th Independent Tank Brigade based in Cherbakul.
56th Engineers Regiment based in Alkino-2 (посёлок Алкино-2). I'm not sure if this unit is intended to remain a regiment, or just hasn't undergone reforms yet. It does, however, still exist. I've found listings, also, for a 186th Engineers Brigade at the same location, but they all date older. It's possible that this is the former 186th.
473rd Training Center in Elansk (посёлок Еланск). It's unclear what kind of training center this is.
31st Guards Independent Airborne Assault Brigade based in Ulyanovsk.
119th Missile Brigade, armed with 12 Tochka. Based in Elanskiy.
92nd Missile Brigade armed with 12 Tochka. Based in Kamenka.
950th Missile Artillery Regiment, armed with 24 Uragan. Based in Buzuluk.
297th Air-Defense Missile Brigade armed with Buk. Based near Ufa.
29th Independent Chemical Warfare Brigade.
59th Communications Brigade.
179th Communications Brigade.
Siberian MD
24th SpezNaz Brigade based in Irkutsk.
32nd Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Shilovo (near Novosibirsk), armed with BTRs.
35th Independent Guards Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Aleysk. Armed with BMP-1 or 2.
36th Independent Guards Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Borzya. Armed with BMP-1 or 2.
37th Independent Guards Motor-Rifles Brigade based near Ulan-Ude. Armed with BMP-1 or 2.
74th Guards Motor-Rifles Brigade, based in Yugra (Югра) armed with BMP-2, BM-21 Grad, T-72B and BM. Consists of 3 motor-rifles, one tank, one engineers, and one artillery battalions.
5th Independent Guards Tank Brigade based near Ulan-Ude.
242-nd Training Center based in Omsk. It's essentially the former 44th training division of the VDV, is currently a training center for the VDV.
11th Independent Airborne-Assault Brigade.
103rd Missile Brigade, based in Ulan-Ude. Armed with 12 Tochka.
232nd Rocket-Artillery Brigade based in Chistie Klyuchi (Чистые Ключи) armed with 18 Uragan.
200th Artillery Brigade based in Drovyanaya (Дровяная). Armed with 8 Uragan, 18 Msta-B (the towed variant of the Msta-S), 6 MT-12, 18 Shturm-S.
102nd Artillery Brigade based in Chistie Klyuchi (Чистые Ключи). Armed with 8 Uragan, 18 Msta-B, 6 MT-12, 18 Shturm-S.
140th Air-Defense Missile Brigade based near Chita.
61st Air-Defense Missile Brigade.
101st Communications Brigade
50th Communication Brigade
Far Eastern MD
14th SpetzNaz Brigade based in Ussuriysk
83rd VDV Brigade.
155th Marines Brigade armed with BMP-3, T-90, and BTRs.
South Ossetia
4th Military Base, also referred to as the 4th Brigade. Equipment includes T-90A tanks and T-72, BMP-1 and 2, BTR-70 and 80, 2S3 Akatsiya, Tunguska SPAAGs, BM-21 Grad, 9K57 Uragan. Also attached to the unit reportedly is a battery of Tochka SRBMs, a battalion of Buk-M1 SAMs, and a mixed unit of Mi-8 and Mi-24.
Abkhazia
7th Military Base, also referred to as the 7th Brigade. Equipped with T-90A, BTR-80 and BTR-80A. Photos also confirm Grad BM-21 and either BMP-1 or 2. 131st Motor-Rifles Brigade is deployed here, along with the 55th Independent Helicopter regiment flying a mix of Mi-24 and Mi-8. Also includes an un-named SAM regiment.
Armenia
102nd Military Base
Tadjikistan
201st Military Base formed from the former 201st Motor-Rifles Division.
Transnestria
Rumors of two Motor-Rifles Brigades under the command of Moscow MD.
Northern Fleet
61st Independent Marines Brigade, based in Sputnik. Equipment includes BTR-80, T-80, 2S1 Gvozdika, and MT-LB
Caspian Flotilla
77th Guards Marines Brigade based in Dagestan. Was originally meant to be disbanded into two btlns, one in the Caspian, and one in the Black Sea Fleet, however the decision has recently been halted. The self-propelled artillery bltn and tank bltn have already been disbanded, however. It's unclear whether they will be returned to the unit.
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Russian ORBAT
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This is a thread where I would like to try to gather together all I can of the modern Russian Army Order of Battle as it is (will be) after the current reforms are completed. So far info is incomplete and far between, so I'm looking specifically for unit numbers, strength, location, equipment, etc. In general such info tends to come in scraps, across various articles. I'll try to piece together all I can and post it all in a summary.
Moscow MD
218th Independent SpetzNaz btln based in Moscow.
16th SpetzNaz Brigade based in Tambov.
4th Independent Tank Brigade in Naro-Fominsk.
6th Independent Tank Brigade based in Nizhegorod. Has 3 tank and 1 motor-rifles btlns. Equipment includes T-72 tanks.
5th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade in Naro-Fominsk. Armed with T-90.
9th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade, has 3 motor-rifles and 1 tank bltns. Deployed in Novgorod.
27th Sevastopolskaya Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Tyopliy Stan (Тёплый Стан).
317th Guard Engineers Brigade based in Nahabino.
98th VDV Division in Ivanovo. Has Sprut-SD.
106th VDV Division in Tula. There are rumors that it will be reinforced by a fourth regiment. The division also has a btln BMD-3s and a company of BMD-4s.
202nd Air-defense Missile Brigade based in Naro-Fominsk.
21st Brigade most likely Motor-Rifles, based in Sofrino.
Leningrad MD
2nd SpetzNaz Brigade based in Pskov.
25th Motor-Rifles Brigade, based in Kamenka.
138th Guards Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Kamenka. Equipped with BMP-2s and T-80s, MT-LB, as well as 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery, Tunguska, OSA, and Strela-10 tac-SAM, formed on the basis of the former 45th Motor-Rifles Division.
200th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Pechenga (Murmansk region). Equipment includes Tor, Tunguska, and Strela-10, and MT-LB.
26th Rocket-Artillery Brigade armed with 12 Tochka-U, based in Luga.
9th Guards Artillery Brigade based in Luga. Armed with 8 Uragan, 18 2S19 Msta-S, 6 MT-12, 18 9P149 Shturm-S.
5th Air-Defense Missile Brigade based in Numenyaki.
76th VDV Division in Pskov. Has Sprut-SD, and Eleron-3 UAV.
140th Guards Engineers-Sappers Regiment.
95th Communications Brigade.
North-Caucus MD
22nd Guards SpetzNaz Brigade based in Aksay.
10th SpetzNaz Brigade based in Goryachiy Klyuch (Горячий Ключ).
33rd Mountain Motor-Rifles Brigade.
34th Mountain Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Karachaevo-Cherkessiya.
205th Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Buddyonovsk, armed with T-90/T-72, BMP-2/ BMP-3. The unit allegedly has both in service, possibly transitioning from one to the other.
17th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade deployed in Shali (Шали) in Chechnya. Possibly the former 42 Motor-Rifles Division.
18th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade in Chechnya. Possibly of the former 42nd Motor-Rifles Division.
8th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade deployed in Shali (Шали) in Chechnya. Possibly the former 42 Motor-Rifles Division.
136th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade.
1st Mobile Radio-Chemical and Biological Warfare Brigade based in Shihano.
7th VDV Division in Novorossiysk.
Volga-Ural MD
3rd Guards SpezNaz Brigade based in Samara.
15th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Roschinskiy (Рощинский). Equipped with BTRs.
21st Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Totskoe (Тоцкое). Armed with BMP-1 or 2.
23rd Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Samara. Armed with BTRs.
28th Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Yekaterinburg. Armed with BMP-1 or 2.
29th Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense Brigade based in Yekaterinburg.
385th Artillery Brigade in Perm. Armed with 75 Msta-S (2S19).
7th Independent Tank Brigade based in Cherbakul.
56th Engineers Regiment based in Alkino-2 (посёлок Алкино-2). I'm not sure if this unit is intended to remain a regiment, or just hasn't undergone reforms yet. It does, however, still exist. I've found listings, also, for a 186th Engineers Brigade at the same location, but they all date older. It's possible that this is the former 186th.
473rd Training Center in Elansk (посёлок Еланск). It's unclear what kind of training center this is.
31st Guards Independent Airborne Assault Brigade based in Ulyanovsk.
119th Missile Brigade, armed with 12 Tochka. Based in Elanskiy.
92nd Missile Brigade armed with 12 Tochka. Based in Kamenka.
950th Missile Artillery Regiment, armed with 24 Uragan. Based in Buzuluk.
297th Air-Defense Missile Brigade armed with Buk. Based near Ufa.
29th Independent Chemical Warfare Brigade.
59th Communications Brigade.
179th Communications Brigade.
Siberian MD
24th SpezNaz Brigade based in Irkutsk.
32nd Independent Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Shilovo (near Novosibirsk), armed with BTRs.
35th Independent Guards Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Aleysk. Armed with BMP-1 or 2.
36th Independent Guards Motor-Rifles Brigade based in Borzya. Armed with BMP-1 or 2.
37th Independent Guards Motor-Rifles Brigade based near Ulan-Ude. Armed with BMP-1 or 2.
74th Guards Motor-Rifles Brigade, based in Yugra (Югра) armed with BMP-2, BM-21 Grad, T-72B and BM. Consists of 3 motor-rifles, one tank, one engineers, and one artillery battalions.
5th Independent Guards Tank Brigade based near Ulan-Ude.
242-nd Training Center based in Omsk. It's essentially the former 44th training division of the VDV, is currently a training center for the VDV.
11th Independent Airborne-Assault Brigade.
103rd Missile Brigade, based in Ulan-Ude. Armed with 12 Tochka.
232nd Rocket-Artillery Brigade based in Chistie Klyuchi (Чистые Ключи) armed with 18 Uragan.
200th Artillery Brigade based in Drovyanaya (Дровяная). Armed with 8 Uragan, 18 Msta-B (the towed variant of the Msta-S), 6 MT-12, 18 Shturm-S.
102nd Artillery Brigade based in Chistie Klyuchi (Чистые Ключи). Armed with 8 Uragan, 18 Msta-B, 6 MT-12, 18 Shturm-S.
140th Air-Defense Missile Brigade based near Chita.
61st Air-Defense Missile Brigade.
101st Communications Brigade
50th Communication Brigade
Far Eastern MD
14th SpetzNaz Brigade based in Ussuriysk
83rd VDV Brigade.
155th Marines Brigade armed with BMP-3, T-90, and BTRs.
South Ossetia
4th Military Base, also referred to as the 4th Brigade. Equipment includes T-90A tanks and T-72, BMP-1 and 2, BTR-70 and 80, 2S3 Akatsiya, Tunguska SPAAGs, BM-21 Grad, 9K57 Uragan. Also attached to the unit reportedly is a battery of Tochka SRBMs, a battalion of Buk-M1 SAMs, and a mixed unit of Mi-8 and Mi-24.
Abkhazia
7th Military Base, also referred to as the 7th Brigade. Equipped with T-90A, BTR-80 and BTR-80A. Photos also confirm Grad BM-21 and either BMP-1 or 2. 131st Motor-Rifles Brigade is deployed here, along with the 55th Independent Helicopter regiment flying a mix of Mi-24 and Mi-8. Also includes an un-named SAM regiment.
Armenia
102nd Military Base
Tadjikistan
201st Military Base formed from the former 201st Motor-Rifles Division.
Transnestria
Rumors of two Motor-Rifles Brigades under the command of Moscow MD.
Northern Fleet
61st Independent Marines Brigade, based in Sputnik. Equipment includes BTR-80, T-80, 2S1 Gvozdika, and MT-LB
Caspian Flotilla
77th Guards Marines Brigade based in Dagestan. Was originally meant to be disbanded into two btlns, one in the Caspian, and one in the Black Sea Fleet, however the decision has recently been halted. The self-propelled artillery bltn and tank bltn have already been disbanded, however. It's unclear whether they will be returned to the unit.
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