44th Army Corps (Russian Federation)

44th Army Corps
44-й армейский корпус
Active2024–present
Country Russian Federation
Branch Russian Ground Forces
TypeOperational Formation
SizeArmy Corps
Part ofLeningrad Military District
Corps HQPetrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia
Engagements

The 44th Army Corps (Russian: 44-й армейский корпус) is an operational-tactical formation of the Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces. It is part of the Leningrad Military District.

History

Plans to form the corps were first announced in December 2022.[1][2] The 44th Army Corps was created in 2024. It was formed in the Leningrad Military District in the Republic of Karelia.[3][4] The corps includes the 72nd Motor Rifle Division (22nd, 30th, 41st Motor Rifle Regiment)[5][6] and the 128th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade.[7]

In May 2024, the corps took part in the Northern Kharkiv offensive.[8]

In the spring of 2025, during the Kursk offensive, troops of the 44th Army Corps were attacking Ukrainian forces in the Kursk Oblast near Oleshnya (southwest of Sudzha), Gogolevka and Guyevo, as well as in the north of the Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.[9]

Composition

Structure in 2024
  • 72nd Motor Rifle Division
    • 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment[10]
    • 30th Motor Rifle Regiment[11][12]
    • 41st Motor Rifle Regiment[13]
  • 128th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade[14]

References

  1. ^ "Заседание коллегии Министерства обороны". Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  2. ^ "В Москве под руководством Верховного Главнокомандующего Вооруженными Силами Владимира Путина прошло расширенное заседание Коллегии Минобороны России". Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  3. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 23, 2024". ISW. 2024-04-23. Archived from the original on 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  4. ^ "В Москве состоялось заседание Коллегии Минобороны России" (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Defense.
  5. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 26, 2025". ISW. 2025-02-26. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  6. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2025" (PDF). ISW. 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  7. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 5, 2024". ISW. 2024-05-05. Archived from the original on 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  8. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  9. ^ "Россия создала две крупные военные части у границы с Эстонией" [Russia has created two large military units near the border with Estonia]. Rus.Postimees.ee (in Russian). 2025-02-12. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  10. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  12. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 17, 2024". ISW Press. 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 21, 2024". ISW Press. 21 July 2024.
  14. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 16, 2024". ISW Press. 16 July 2024.
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