South Military District Rostov-on-Don

4th Air Force and Air Defense Command

  • 6972nd AFBKrimsk (Krasnodar) X

Manpower:

  • ~ 2000: 710 pers.

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • 36 Su-27, 6 Su-27ub
  • 20 Mi-24
  • 16 Mi-8
  • 4 Ka-27
  • 3 Mi-28
  • 2 SU-30M2
  • Rostov Air Force Base, AGP 6972ndRostov X

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • An-12 (?)
  • Mi-8 (?)
  • 6972nd Air Group, Millerovo AFB, SMDMillerovo X

Manpower:

  • ~2000: 570 pers.

Equipment (~2009):

  • 36 Mig-29,
  • 6 Mig-29ub
  • 6972nd Air Group Morozovsk AFB, SMD Morozovsk X

Manpower:

  • 710pers.

Equipment (~2009):

  • 24 Su-24
  • 30 Su-24m
  • Primorsko-Akhtarsk AFB, 6972nd Air Group, SMDPrimorsko-Akhtarsk X

Manpower ~ 2000:

  • 620 pers.

Equipment:

  • 31 Su-25
  • Mig-29 (?)
  • Budennovsk AFB, 6972nd Air Group, SMDBudennovsk X

Manpower (~2000):

  • 610 Pers.

Equipment (~ 2007):

  • 37 Su-25,
  • 6 Su-25SM
  • Marinovka AFB, 6972nd Air Group, SMDMarinovka X

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment (~2009)

  • 24 Su-24mr
  • 326th Detached Helicopter Sqdn, Bataisk (?), SMDBataisk ?

Manpower:

  • 246 pers.

Equipment:

  • 6 Mi-8
  • 3624th AFB, Erebuni (Armenia), SMDErebuni X

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment (~2009):

  • 18 Mig-29
  • 546th AFB (Army Air Force), Rostov, SMDRostov X

Manpower (~2000)

  • 656 pers.

Equipment

  • 10 Mi-26
  • ~ 7 MI-24/35 HIND
  • 16 Mi-8
  • 387th AFB (Army Air), Budennovsk, SMD

Manpower:

  • N/A
  • Equipment:
  • 20 Mi-24
  • 16 Mi-8
  • Mi-28

58th Army Vladikavkaz

18th Indep. Motorized Brigade Khankala

Manpower ~ 2009:

  • 4393? Pers, 327 officers, 1005 sgts

Equipment: ~2009: BM-21 Grad – 18

  • 152 mm 2S3M Akatsia– 36
  • 120 mm 2S12 Sani– 18
  • 100 mm MT-12 Rapira – 12
  • 9P149 Shturm-S – 12
  • 9A33BM2(3) Osa – 12
  • 9A34(35) Strela-10 – 6
  • 2S6M Tunguska – 6
  • 41(82) T-62
  • 130 BTR-70?

19th Indep. Motorized Brigade Vladikavkaz X

Manpower ~ 2009:

  • 4393? Pers, 327 officers, 1005 sgts.

Equipment~ 2009:

  • BM-21 Grad – 18
  • 152 mm 2S19 Msta-S (2S3M Akatsia)– 36
  • 120 mm 2S12 Sani - 18
  • 100 mm MT-12 Rapira – 12
  • 9P149 Shturm-S – 12
  • 9A33BM2(3) Osa – 12
  • 9A34(35) Strela-10 – 6
  • 2S6M Tunguska – 6
  • 41(82) T-90
  • 120 BMP-1/2/3*

205th Indep. Motorized Brigade Budennovsk (Stavropol Krai) X

Manpower~ 2009:

  • 4393Pers, 327 officers, 1005 sgts

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • BM-21 Grad – 18
  • 152 mm 2S3M Akatsia– 36
  • 2B14 Podnos– 18
  • 100 mm MT-12 Rapira – 12
  • 9P149 Shturm-S – 12
  • БМ 9А331 – 12
  • 9A34(35) Strela-10 – 6
  • 2S6M Tunguska – 6
  • 41(82) T-72
  • 120 MT-LB

136th Indep. Motorized Brigade Buinaksk X

Manpower ~ 2009:

  • 4393? Pers, 327 officers, 1005 sgts.

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • BM-21 Grad – 18
  • 152 mm 2S3M Akatsia– 36
  • 2B14 Podnos– 18
  • 100 mm MT-12
  • Rapira – 12
  • 9P149 Shturm-S – 12
  • БМ 9А331 – 12
  • 9A34(35) Strela-10 – 6
  • 2S6M Tunguska – 6
  • 41(82) T-90
  • 120 BMP-1/2/3*

17th Indep. Motorized Brigade Shali X

Manpower ~ 2009:

  • 4393(?) Pers, 327 officers, 1005 sgts

Equipment:

  • BM-21 Grad – 18
  • 152 mm 2S3M Akatsia– 36
  • 2B14 Podnos - 18
  • 100 mm MT-12 Rapira – 12
  • 9P149 Shturm-S – 12
  • 9A33BM2(3) Osa – 12
  • 9A34(35) Strela-10 – 6
  • 2S6M Tunguska – 6
  • 41(82) T-62?72, 120 MT-LB

100th Indep. Recon Brigade Mozdok ?

Manpower:

  • Full strength (?)

Equipment:

  • GAZ-2975 TIGR ("TIGER") HMV (?)
  • BMP-1(?)

573rd Indep. Artillery Division ?

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

179th Air Defense Brigade Eisk ?

Manpower ~ 2009:

  • 190

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • SA-11 GADFLY / 9K37M1 BUK (?)

67th Air Defense Brigade Volgograd X

Manpower:

  • 454 persons

Weapons:

  • SA-11 GADFLY / 9K37M1 BUK (?)

11th Engineer Regiment Prokhladnyy ?

Manpower ~ 2000:

  • 248

Equipment:

  • 9 MTU-20

118th NBC Defense Battalion Troitskaya ?

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

97th Indep. Electronic Warfare Battalion Vladikavkaz ?

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

57th Indep. Engineer Battalion Kamensk-Shakhtinskyy ?

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

34th C3 Brigade Vladikavkaz

Manpower ~ 2000:

  • 431 Persons

Equipment:

  • 7 BMP-1KSh
  • 7 BTR-80

49th Army Stavropol

8th Indep. Mountain Motorized Brigade Shali/Borzoi (Chechnya) X

Manpower ~ 2009:

  • N/A

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • BM-21 Grad – 18
  • 152 mm 2S3M Akatsia– 36
  • 2B14 Podnos – 18
  • 100 mm MT-12 Rapira – 12
  • 9P148 Konkurs – 12
  • 9A33BM2(3) Osa – 12
  • 9A34(35) Strela-10 – 6
  • 2S6M Tunguska – 6
  • 41(82) T-80?90
  • 120 BTR-80

34th Indep. Mountain Motorized Brigade Storozhevaya (Karachai Balkaria) X

Manpower ~ 2009:

  • Full Brigade

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • 122 mm 2S1 Gvozdika – 18
  • 120 mm 2S12 Sani – 18
  • ZU-23-2 - 8

33rd Indep. Mountain Motorized Brigade Maikop ?

Manpower ~ 2009:

  • Fully Staffed (?)

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • 122 mm 2S1 Gvozdika – 18
  • 120 mm 2S12 Sani – 18
  • ZU-23-2 - 8

66th C3 Brigade Stavropol X

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

20th Indep. Motorized Brigade Volgograd ?

Manpower ~ 2009:

  • 4393 (?) Pers, 327 officers, 1005 sgts

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • BM-21 Grad – 18
  • 152 mm 2S19 Msta-S – 18
  • 152 mm 2S3M Akatsia – 18
  • 120 mm 2S12 Sani – 18
  • 100 mm MT-12 Rapira – 12
  • 9P149 Shturm-S – 12
  • 9A34(35) Strela-10 – 6
  • 2S6M Tunguska – 6
  • ZU-23-2 – 18
  • 41(82) T-72/90*
  • 120 BMP-1/2/3*

10th Indep. Spetznaz Brigade Molkino X

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • GAZ-2975 TIGR ("TIGER") HMV (?)
  • 9M22U GRAD MLRS (?)
  • BTR-80 (?)
  • 2A18M D-30
  • The D-20 (M1955 or M-55) (?)

22nd Indep. Spetznaz Brigade Aksai (?)

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

56th Indep. Commando Brigade Kamyshin ?

Manpower ~ 2009:

  • 1,000

Equipment:

  • 122 mm D-30 – 18
  • 2B14 Podnos – 18
  • ZU-23-2 – 8

1st Missile Brigade Krasnodar ?

Manpower:

Equipment:

  • 12 SS-21 SCARAB / OTR-21 TOCHKA-U

291st Artillery Brigade Troitskaya ?

Manpower:

  • N/A (~ 2000: 365 persons)

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • 9P140 Uragan – 8
  • 152 mm 2A65 Msta-B – 36
  • 100 mm MT-12 – 6
  • 9P149 Shturm-S – 18

439th MLRS Brigade Znamensk X

Manpower:

  • N/A (~ 2000: 402 pers.)

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • 12 9A52 Smerch

943rd MLRS Regiment Krasnooktyabrskyy X

Manpower:

  • N/A (2000: 215 pers)

Equipment ~ 2009:

  • 24 9P140 Uragan

21st NBC Defense Brigade Kamishin ?

Manpower:

  • N/A (2000: 275 pers)

Equipment:

  • N/A

860th Indep. Flamethrower Battalion Volgograd ?

Manpower:

  • N/A (~ 2000 166)

Weapons:

  • 26 MT-LBT

175th C3 Brigade Aksai X

Manpower:

  • N/A ~2000: 541 pers.

Equipment:

  • 3 R-145BM

170th Indep. Signals Battalion Krasnodar ?

Manpower:

  • 82 pers (?)

Equipment:

  • N/A

176th Terrestrial Comms. Brigade Novocherkassk X

Manpower:

  • N/A: ~ 2000: 319 pers

Equipment:

  • N/A

148th Indep. Logistics Battalion Zernograd ?

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

154th Indep. Electronic Warfare Brigade Izobilny ?

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

57th Indep. Engineer Battalion Kamensk-Shakhterskyy ?

Manpower:

  • N/A (~2000: 248 pers.)

Equipment:

  • 10 MTU-20

76th Indep. Repair Battalion Slavyansk ?

102nd Military Base, Gyumri, Armenia

76th Indep. Motorized Brigade Gyumri Armenia X

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

988th Air Defense Regiment Gyumri X

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • S-300V
  • Grad– 18, Gvozdika – 18
  • BM-37 – 27
  • Rapira – 12
  • Konkurs – 12
  • Strela-10 – 6
  • ZSU-23-4

566th Indept. Signals Battalion Gyumri ?

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

73rd Indep. Motorized Brigade Erevan ?

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • N/A

Naval Forces SMD

Black Sea Fleet HQ, Sevastopol, SMDSevastopol X

Coastal Troops HQ, SevastopolSevastopol ?

11th(Naval) Coastal Missile Artillery Brigade, Anapa, SMDAnapa X

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • 3 SS-C

951st (Naval) Coastal Missile Regiment, Tuapse, SMDTuapse X

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • S-33-C (?)

25th Detached Coastal Missile Division, SMDLocation?

Manpower: N/A

Equipment: N/A

28th Detached Coastal Missile Division, SMDLocation?

Manpower: N/A

Equipment: N/A

459th Detached Coastal Missile Division, SMDLocation?

Manpower: N/A

Equipment: NA

41st Detached Coastal Missile Division, SMDLocation?

Manpower: N/A

Equipment: N/A

847th (Naval) Coastal Missile Artillery Division, Kaspiysk (?), SMD

Manpower:

  • N/A

Equipment:

  • BAL missiles (?)

810th Det Marines Bde (Naval Infantry), Sevastopol, SMD

  • 881st & 882nd Commando Bn.s

Manpower:

  • 1088 pers
  • Equipment:
  • 46 BTR-80
  • 52 BMP
  • 18 2s1
  • 6 2s9
  • 28 MT-LB