Russo-Georgian War order of battle: Russia
The following units of the Russian army, air force, and Russian navy participated in the Russo-Georgian War in 2008.
Order of battle
[edit]- 19th Motorized Rifle Division
- 249th Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 503rd Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 693rd Motorized Rifle Regiment
- 292nd Self-propelled Artillery Regiment
- 481st Air defense missile Regiment
- 141st Armor Battalion
- Armored engineer Battalion
- Military intelligence battalion
- Signal battalion
- Chemical battalion
- Supply battalion
- Mechanical battalion
- Medical battalion
- 136th Guards Motorized Infantry Brigade
- 205th Motorized Infantry Brigade
Supporting units
- 135th Motorized Infantry Regiment
- 291st Self-propelled Artillery Regiment
- 67th Air Defense Regiment
- 1,128th Antitank Regiment
- 943rd Rocket Launcher Regiment
- 487th Helicopter Regiment
- 11th Engineer Regiment
- 234th Signal Regiment
- 22nd Electronic Warfare Regiment
- Elements of 76th and 98th Guards Airborne Divisions
- two companies from 42nd Motorized Rifle Division
Operations in Abkhazia
1st Composite Air Division
- 368th Assault Aviation Regiment
- 461st Assault Aviation Regiment
- 960th Assault Air Regiment
- 5559th Bomber Aviation Regiment
- 959th Bomber Aviation Regiment
51st Air Defense Corps
- 3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 19th Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 31st Fighter Aviation Regiment
- Two SAM regiments Unattached units
- 11th Reconnaissance Air Regiment
- 535th Composite Air Regiment
- 55th Helicopter Regiment
- 487th Helicopter Regiment
- 325th Transport Helicopter Regiment
Naval forces
[edit]- Slava class cruiser
- Kashin class destroyer
- Alligator class and Topucha class landing ships
- smaller craft
Sources
[edit] | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (December 2014) |
- Costello, Bruce "The Russo-Georgian War of 2008." in Strategy & Tactics, No. 264 (September/October 2010).