36th Combined Arms Army

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36th Combined Arms Army
36-я общевойсковая армия
Great emblem of the 36th Combined Arms Army.svg
Great emblem of the 36th Combined Arms Army
Active1997–Present
CountryFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
BranchFlag of the Russian ground forces.svg  Russian Ground Forces
Type Combined Arms
Size Army
Part of Eastern Military District
Garrison/HQ Ulan-Ude
Engagements Russo-Ukrainian War
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant General Valery Solodchuk
Notable
commanders
Aleksandr Kolmakov
Vladimir Chirkin
Vladimir Zarudnitsky

The 36th Combined Arms Army is a combined arms (field) army of the Russian Ground Forces, part of the Eastern Military District (Military Unit Number 05776).

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History

The army was formed in 1997 from the 55th Army Corps 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]

Units subordinate to 36th Army

Commanders

Russo-Ukrainian War

In the context of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, 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 and were participating in active operations, [6] mainly in the area West of Kyiv.

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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. "36th Combined Arms Army".
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Rondeli Russian Military Digest: Issue 118, 24 January - 30 January 2022".