14th Army Corps (Russian Federation)

14th Army Corps
14-й армейский корпус
Great emblem of the 14th Army Corps
Active2017–present
Country Russian Federation
Branch Russian Navy
TypeOperational Formation
SizeArmy Corps
Part ofNorthern Fleet
Leningrad Military District
Corps HQMurmansk
EngagementsRussian invasion of Ukraine
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General Boris Fomichev
Insignia
Sleeve patch

The 14th Army Corps (Russian: 14-й армейский корпус, romanized: 14-y Armeyskiy Korpus) is a tactical formation of the Russian Navy formed in 2017 as part of the Northern Fleet and the Leningrad Military District. It is the tactical command of the Northern Fleet's coastal defence troops.

The corps is located in Murmansk Oblast, with its headquarters in the city of Murmansk.[1]

Formation

The corps was formed in April 2017, and is assigned to perform tasks in the Arctic.[2][3] The corps consists of two Arctic motorized rifle brigades, whose personnel are trained in ski warfare, the use of reindeer and dog sleds, and the construction of igloos.[1] The corps' service members deploy as part of the coastal troops of the Northern Military District. They take part in competitions of the Army-2020 exhibitions and carry out winter training at the battalion and divisional tactical levels with live-fire exercises.[4]

Parts of the corps, notably its 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and 80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade,[5] took part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A unit of the corps was reported to be operating in the areas of Sumy, Okhtyrka, and Poltava in late February 2022.[6]

On July 4, 2023, the newspaper Izvestia reported that the 14th Army Corps would be transformed into a new combined arms army with new motor rifle brigades, divisions and regiments.[7] Additionally they reported that the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and 80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade will be merged to form a new motor rifle division, the first component of the new combined arms army. However, it is unclear where the Russian military leadership could find the personnel and equipment that would be needed for the new organization.[8]

Its deputy commander Major General Vladimir Zavadsky was reportedly killed by a land mine in Ukraine in November 2023.[9]

Structure

Troops of the corps' 80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade carry out exercises in January 2017

Commanders

  • Lieutenant-General Dmitry Krayev [ru] (2017 - 2022)
  • Major General Boris Fomichev (2022–present)[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Ramm, Aleksey; Andreyev, Yevgeny (13 April 2017). "Защиту Заполярья усилили с суши" (in Russian). Izvestia. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Шойгу объявил о создании 14-го армейского корпуса в Арктике" (in Russian). Rambler News Service. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "14-й армейский корпус сформирован на Северном флоте для действий в условиях арктических широт" (in Russian). militarynews.ru. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ "В суровых морозах полярной ночи" (in Russian). Krasnaya Zvezda. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ Mäkelä, Petri [@pmakela1] (July 5, 2022). "Russian army has sent at least one BTG from the 80th Arctic motorized rifle brigade to Ukraine. Previously the 80th, stationed close to the Finnish border at Alakurtti, has only sent a recce company to Ukraine. 80th was the last untapped unit in the North" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Петренко, Роман (2022-02-26). "Ворог зазнає втрат, але не полишає спроб захопити Київ – свіжий звіт ЗСУ". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  7. ^ Крецул, Роман; Рамм, Алексей (2023-07-03). "Полярный округ: в составе Северного флота создадут общевойсковую армию". Известия (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  8. ^ Hird, Karolina; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Evans, Angelica; Kagan, Frederick W. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 4, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Ukraine Conflict Updates". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 2023-11-30. ISW previously observed elements of the 80th Motorized Rifle Brigade (14th Army Corps, Northern Fleet) operating on the left bank in July 2023, and November 28 reports of 14th Army Corps Deputy Commander Major General Vladimir Zavadsky's death in the Kherson direction suggests that these elements may still be in the area.
  10. ^ "RUSSIAN REGULAR GROUND FORCES ORDER OF BATTLE" (PDF). October 2023.
  11. ^ "RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023". 22 December 2023.
  12. ^ "На должность командира армейского корпуса назначен генерал-майор Борис Фомичев". ИА Би-Порт. 2022-02-18. Archived from the original on 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31.