25th Combined Arms Army
| 25th Combined Arms Army | |
|---|---|
| 25-я общевойсковая армия | |
Great emblem of the 25th Combined Arms Army | |
| Active | May 2023 – present |
| Country | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Combined Arms |
| Size | Army |
| Part of | Central Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Rustam Yusupov |
The 25th Combined Arms Army is a field army of the Russian Ground Forces that began forming in May 2023.[1]
History
The army was formed as part of the Russian military expansion announced in December 2022.[2] Formation of the unit began in May 2023, with personnel recruited from Buryatia, Irkutsk, and the Russian Far East.[3] The 31st and 37th regiments of the army's 67th Division were formed from volunteers from Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, respectively.[4][5] The army headquarters is reportedly based in Yekaterinburg.[6]
According to recruitment ads, the army was initially supposed to be deployed to Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in December. However, the unit was instead deployed to Luhansk Oblast in September, replacing the 76th Air Assault Division, which was sent to the Robotyne region, and the 41st Combined Arms Army, which was sent to an unspecified area in southern Ukraine.[3] Initially understrength, the unit was fully staffed by the end of September with around 17,000 personnel stationed near Kreminna.[7]
Current structure
Commander
- Major General Andrey Seritsky (2023–2024)[11]
- Major General Rustam Yusupov (2024–present)[12]
References
- ^ a b c d "RUSSIAN MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TRACKER, ISSUE 8: 16 JUNE-15 DECEMBER 2023". 22 December 2023.
- ^ Cafarella, Jennifer (2023-11-13). "Russia's Military Restructuring and Expansion Hindered by the Ukraine War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ a b Cafarella, Jennifer (2023-09-02). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 1, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ a b "Каким стал полк «Башкортостан» за два года службы в зоне СВО" [What the "Bashkortostan" regiment has become after two years of service in the SMO zone]. www.bashinform.ru (in Russian). 2025-09-02. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ^ "Батальоны просят огня: как Татарстан выставил на СВО целый новый полк" [Battalions are asking for fire: how Tatarstan deployed an entire new regiment to the SMO]. www.business-gazeta.ru. 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 15, 2023". Critical Threats. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ^ "Russia's 25th combined arms army has been fully staffed to the number of 17,000 personnel and took up positions near Kreminna in Luhansk region". 1 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d Solomon, Christopher (2025-09-12). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 11, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "Ульяновская область - Законодательство и нормативные акты". law.ulgov.ru. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Press, I. S. W. (2025-06-04). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 3, 2025". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ "New formations of the Russian Armed Forces". 25 August 2023.
- ^ Нахимов, Сергей (2023-08-03). "25-я армия России: участие в СВО, формирование и состав" [25th Army of Russia: participation in the SMO, formation and composition]. AmalNews (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-10-03.