36th Combined Arms Army

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36th Combined Arms Army
Great emblem of the 36th Combined Arms Army.svg
Active1941–present
CountryRussia
BranchRussian Ground Forces
TypeField army
Garrison/HQUlan-Ude
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General Valery Solodchuk
Notable
commanders

Vladimir Chirkin

Vladimir Zarudnitsky
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol
36
NATO Map Symbol - Unit Size - Army.svg
 ОА
Military Symbol - Hostile Unit (Monochrome Light 1.5x1 Frame)- Infantry (NATO APP-6).svg

The 36th Combined Arms Army is a combined arms (field) army of the Russian Ground Forces, part of the Eastern Military District.

History[]

The army was formed in 1997 from the at Borzya in the Siberian Military District, which had been formed from the previous Soviet 36th Army. The army participated in exercises "Baikal-2006", "Vostok-2007", and "Vostok-2010".[1] In February 2009, the army headquarters was relocated to Ulan-Ude.[2]

In February 2013, Major General became army commander.[3]

Major General took command of the army on 25 May 2015.[4]

Composition[]

  • 5th Separate Guards Tank Tatsinskaya Red Banner Order of Suvorov Brigade (Ulan Ude, Divisionnaya)
  • 37th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Don Budapest Red Banner Order of the Red Star Brigade (Kyakhta)
  • (Ulan-Ude)
  • 1723rd Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment (Jida)
  • (Ulan-Ude)

Role in 2022 Ukraine Crisis[]

In 2022, it was reported that, in the context of the Ukraine crisis, elements of the 36th Army (including units from the 5th Tank Brigade, 37th Motor Rifle Brigade and 103rd Rocket Brigade) had been deployed to Belarus.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "36-я общевойсковая армия" [36th Combined Arms Army] (in Russian). Russian Federation Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Штаб 36-й армии СибВО перенесен из Борзи в Улан-Удэ" [36th Army headquarters of the Siberian Military District relocated from Borzya to Ulan-Ude]. Sibinfo (in Russian). 24 February 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Названа цель визита Шойгу в Бурятию: Новый командующий 36-ой армией" [Purpose of Shoigu's visit to Buryatia revealed: New 36th Army commander]. Baikal Daily (in Russian). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Общевойсковое объединение в Бурятии получило нового командующего" [Combined Arms unit in Buryatia gets new commander]. Baikal Daily (in Russian). 25 May 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ^ https://www.gfsis.org/russian-monitor/view/3121
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