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Russian order of battle in South Ossetia war

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The following units of the Russian army, air force, and Russian navy participated in the invasion of Georgia in 2008.

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58th Army

  • 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

  • 131st Moor Rifle Brigade
  • Elements of 76th and 98th Guards Airborne Divisions

    • 4th Air Army

    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
  • Slava class cruiser
  • Kashin class destroyer
  • Alligator class and Topucha class landing ships
  • smaller craft

    • References

    Russian order of battle in South Ossetia war Wikipedia
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