The Armed Forces of the Donetsk People's Republic - the military structure of the executive state power of the unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic , which is subordinate to the Government of the Republic and managed by the Ministry of Defense.
| Armed forces of the DPR | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Years of existence | November 12, 2014 - n. at. |
| A country |  DNR |
| Subordination | Ministry of Defense of the DPR |
| Type of | Military establishment |
| Includes | |
| Function | Armed defense of the borders of the DPR |
| Dislocation | Donetsk -controlled areas of the Donetsk region |
| Participation in | Armed conflict in eastern Ukraine |
| Marks of Excellence |  Military banner of New Russia Flag DNR  George Ribbon |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Vladimir Kononov |
| Famous commanders | Igor Khakimzyanov Igor Strelkov |
The armed forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic are designed to ensure military security and armed defense of the Donetsk People’s Republic. [1] .
Content
History
On November 12, 2014, the 1st DPR army corps was created [2] .
Tasks
In order to protect the interests of the Donetsk People’s Republic and its citizens, maintain international peace and security, the formation of the Armed Forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic can be quickly used outside the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic in accordance with generally recognized principles and norms of international law, international treaties of the Donetsk People’s Republic and this Law for solving the following tasks:
- repulsing an armed attack on the formations of the Armed Forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic, other troops or bodies deployed outside the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic;
- repelling or preventing an armed attack on another state that has requested the Donetsk People's Republic;
- protection of citizens of the Donetsk People’s Republic outside the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic from an armed attack on them.
Structure of the Armed Forces of the DPR
The Armed Forces of the DPR consist of:
- Central bodies of military command of the Armed Forces;
- Types of troops;
- Military branches;
- Special forces;
- Arms Services of the Armed Forces;
- Logistics of the Armed Forces;
- Military educational institutions, military commissariats and organizations of the Armed Forces.
The central bodies of the military command of the Armed Forces are the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces. The General Staff is organizationally part of the Ministry of Defense.
Number - 110,000 thousand
Operational and tactical command "Donetsk"
military unit 00100 (former 1st Army Corps):
Tactical Komsomolskoye Group
(1st Motorized Rifle Brigade “Slavyanskaya”), military unit 08801 (Donetsk Region, Komsomolskoye )
- control,
- 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion "Viking",
- 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion "Semenovsky",
- 3rd motorized rifle battalion,
- tank battalion
- howitzer self-propelled artillery division,
- howitzer artillery division,
- rocket artillery division
- anti-tank artillery battery,
- reconnaissance company
- anti-aircraft missile and artillery division,
- engineering sapper company,
- communications company
- medical company
- technical support company,
- company of material support,
- rifle platoon (snipers).
In service: 41 units. T-72 and T-64, BMP-1 \ 2, BTR-80 and MT-LB, 18 units. 122 mm D-30, 18 units 122-mm cr 2C1 “Carnation”, 18 units BM-21 Grad, 18 units 120 mm mortars, 4 units 100 mm MT-12 Rapira guns, 6 units BM 9A34 (35) "Arrow-10", 6 units ZU-23-2, ATGM 9K113 "Competition", MANPADS 9K38 "Needle".
Gorlovka Tactical Group
(3rd Motorized Rifle Brigade "Berkut"), military unit 08803 (Donetsk Region, Gorlovka ):
- control,
- 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion "Gorlovsky",
- 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion "Enakievsky",
- 3rd Motorized Rifle Battalion "Avalanche",
- tank battalion
- howitzer self-propelled artillery division,
- howitzer artillery division,
- rocket artillery division
- anti-tank artillery battery,
- reconnaissance company
- anti-aircraft missile and artillery division,
- engineering sapper company,
- medical company
- technical support company,
- company of material support,
- rifle platoon (snipers),
- commandant platoon.
In service: 30 units. T-72 and T-64, BMP-1 \ 2, BTR-80 and MT-LB, 18 units. 122 mm D-30, 18 units 122-mm cr 2C1 “Carnation”, 18 units BM-21 Grad, 18 units 120 mm mortars, 4 units 100 mm MT-12 Rapira guns, 6 units BM 9A34 (35) "Arrow-10", 6 units ZU-23-2, ATGM 9K113 "Competition", MANPADS 9K38 "Needle".
Oplot Tactical Group
(5th Motorized Rifle Brigade "Oplot"), military unit 08805 ( Donetsk )
- control,
- 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion,
- 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion,
- 1st tank battalion,
- 2nd tank battalion,
- howitzer self-propelled artillery division,
- howitzer artillery division,
- rocket artillery division
- anti-tank artillery battery,
- reconnaissance company
- anti-aircraft missile and artillery division,
- engineering sapper company,
- communications company
- medical company
- technical support company,
- company of material support,
- rifle platoon (snipers),
- commandant platoon.
In service: 30 units. T-72 and T-64, BMP-1/2, BTR-80 and MT-LB, 18 units. 122 mm D-30, 18 units 122-mm cr 2C1 “Carnation”, 18 units BM-21 Grad, 18 units 120 mm mortars, 4 units 100 mm MT-12 Rapira guns, 6 units BM 9A34 (35) "Arrow-10", 6 units ZU-23-2, ATGM 9K113 "Competition", MANPADS 9K38 "Needle".
Dome Tactical Group
(100th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the RG), military unit 08826 (Donetsk)
- control,
- 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion,
- 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion,
- 3rd motorized rifle battalion,
- tank battalion
- howitzer self-propelled artillery division,
- howitzer artillery division,
- anti-tank artillery battery,
- RKhBZ company,
- engineering sapper company,
- communications company
- medical company
- technical support company,
- company of material support.
In service: 10 units. T-72 and T-64, BMP-2 and BTR-80, 18 units. 122-mm cr 2C1 “Carnation”, 18 units 122 mm D-30, 18 units 120 mm mortars, 4 units 100 mm MT-12 Rapier cannons.
Tactical Group "Novoazovsk"
(9th OMSP), military unit 08819 (Donetsk region, Novoazovsk )
- control,
- 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion "Semenovsky",
- 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion,
- tank battalion
- howitzer self-propelled artillery division,
- artillery battery
- reconnaissance company
- anti-aircraft missile and artillery division,
- engineering sapper company,
- communications company
- technical support company,
- company of material support,
- rifle platoon (snipers),
- commandant platoon.
In service: 30 units. T-72, BMP-1 \ 2, BTR-80 and MT-LB, 18 units. 122-mm cr 2C1 “Carnation”, 6 units 120 mm 2B16 Nona-K, 18 units 120 mm mortars, 6 units BM 9A34 (35) "Arrow-10", 6 units ZU-23-2, ATGM 9K113 "Competition", MANPADS 9K38 "Needle".
Chain Mail Tactical Group
(OABr Kalmius), military unit 08802 (Donetsk and Snezhnoye , Donetsk region): management,
- 1st howitzer self-propelled artillery division,
- 2nd howitzer self-propelled artillery division,
- howitzer self-propelled artillery battery,
- howitzer artillery division,
- rocket artillery division
- anti-tank artillery division,
- security company
- communications company
- medical company
- logistics company.
In service: 24 units. 122 mm cr 2C1 “Carnation”, 3 units 152 mm self-propelled guns 2S3 "Acacia", 2 units 152 mm self-propelled guns 2S19 MSTA-S, 1 unit 152 mm self-propelled guns 2S5 "Hyacinth-S" , 12 units. 152 mm howitzers 2A65 Msta-B, 6 units 122 mm MLRS BM-21 Grad, 3 units 220-mm MLRS 9K57 “Hurricane”, ATGM 9K113 “Competition”, 7 units BMP-1 \ 2, 6 units. ZU-23-2.
Danube Tactical Group
(11th separate motorized rifle regiment "Vostok"), military unit 08818 (Donetsk region, Makeevka )
- control,
- 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion,
- 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion,
- tank company
- howitzer self-propelled artillery division,
- jet battery
- anti-tank artillery battery,
- reconnaissance company
- anti-aircraft missile and artillery division,
- engineering sapper company,
- communications company
- technical support company,
- company of material support,
- rifle platoon (snipers),
- commandant platoon.
In service: 10 units. T-72 and T-64, BMP-1 \ 2, BTR-80 and MT-LB, 12 units. 120 mm 2S9 Nona-S and 122 mm sg 2C1 Gvozdika, 6 units BM-21 Grad, 12 units 120 mm mortars, 4 units 100 mm MT-12 Rapira guns, 6 units BM 9A34 (35) "Arrow-10", 6 units ZU-23-2, ATGM 9K113 "Competition", MANPADS 9K38 "Needle".
Separate Commandant Regiment
military unit 08816 (Donetsk)
- quick response team
- units of the Military Police and Separate military commandant offices of the cities of the DPR and the districts of Donetsk, which bear the names "Commandant No. X" (12 in total) with the addition of the name of the city or region.
2nd Separate Tank Battalion Diesel
military unit 08810 (Donetsk) administration,
- 1st tank company,
- 2nd tank company,
- 3rd tank company,
- 4th tank company,
- motorized rifle company,
- howitzer battery
- reconnaissance platoon.
In service: 41 units. T-72, 10 units. BMP-1/2, 6 units 122 mm D-30.
Separate Anti-aircraft Missile Division
military unit 08817 (Donetsk): 6 units BM 9A34 (35) "Arrow-10", 6 units ZU-23-2.
Sparta Separate Prague Reconnaissance Battalion
military unit 08806 (Donetsk): management, two reconnaissance companies, special forces company "Avalanche". In service with up to 10 units. Armored personnel carrier.
Somalia Separate Ilovaiski Guards Motorized Rifle (Assault) Battalion
military unit 08828 (Donetsk):
- control,
- 1st motorized rifle company,
- 2nd motorized rifle company,
- 3rd motorized rifle company,
- tank company
- battalion artillery group.
In service: up to 30 units. BMP-1/2, 10 units. T-64, 120 mm mortars, several units 120 mm 2S9 Nona-S.
1st Separate Khan Special Forces Battalion
military unit 08808 (Donetsk):
- control,
- 1st company of Special Forces (4 groups of Special Forces),
- 2nd company of Special Forces (4 groups of Special Forces).
3rd Separate Special Forces Battalion
military unit 08827 (Donetsk)
Separate Congo Repair and Reconstruction Battalion
military unit 08813 (Donetsk)
Separate command and control battalion
military unit 08804 (Donetsk)
Separate Material Support Battalion
military unit 08812 (Donetsk)
Separate Engineering Mining Company
military unit 08810 (Donetsk)
Separate EW Company
military unit 08817 (Donetsk).
Separate UAV company
(Donetsk).
Azov Flotilla
Special unit "Typhoon" [3] [4] .
Territorial Defense Battalions
- 1st territorial defense battalion, military unit 08822 (Donetsk region, Makeevka and Gorlovka)
- 2nd Mineral Division Battalion of Territorial Defense, military unit 08814
- 3rd territorial defense battalion (construction battalion), military unit 08824 (Donetsk region, Gorlovka)
- 4th Battalion of Territorial Defense, military unit 08823
- 5th territorial defense battalion, military unit 08824
- 6th battalion of territorial defense, military unit 08815
Donetsk Higher Combined Arms Command School of the Armed Forces of the DPR
(Donetsk)
MGB DPR
MGB Border Guard Service
- 1 management
- 2 management
- 3 management
- 4 management
- 5 management
- 6 management
- Special Forces Unit "Zastava"
Special Operations Service
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the DPR
Riot Police
SOBR
FALCON
Command of the Internal Troops
- 41 operational regiment
- 52 regiment of operational assignment of explosives
- 11th training battalion BB
- company spn
Republican State Service for the Protection of the DPR
- security department of the head of the DPR,
- Department for the Protection of Top Officials of the DPR,
- Department for the Protection of DNR Objects,
- guard regiment (Patriot battalion, Legion battalion, Vityaz battalion of military unit 08831)
Ministry of Emergency Situations DNR
Special Risk Special Rescue Team “Legion”, (Donetsk)
- control,
- 1 part of ensuring the safety of rescue operations and evacuation,
- 2 part of ensuring the safety of rescue operations and evacuation,
- emergency rescue unit of constant readiness,
- part of engineering work,
- part of the safety and security of critical cargo and objects,
- support units:
- - logistics group,
- - post office,
- - health care item.
In service: 3 units. tank T-64; 3 units BMP; Armored personnel carrier; BMD.
Heavy equipment and weapons
According to the statement of the DNR representatives, 28 tanks, 63 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, 145 vehicles, 16 anti-aircraft guns ZSU-23-4 , 13 artillery systems and mortars were captured in battles for Debaltseve [5] . On March 3, 2015, the deputy commander of the DPR Ministry of Defense corps, Eduard Basurin, reported that the militia was able to restore 100 pieces of equipment recaptured from the Ukrainian troops [6] . The Ukrainian authorities, as well as numerous international organizations claim that the DNR forces received a large amount of armaments thanks to supplies from Russia [7] . So, according to the statement of the leader of the “Essence of Time” movement, the DPR received tanks, NON and other weapons from Russia [8] [9] [10] .
Gallery
T-72
T-64
BMP-1
BMP-2
BTR-70
BTR-80
2C1 "Carnation"
BM-21 Grad
Msta-B
D-30
Arrow 10
ZU-23-2
BREM-1
MT-LB
KamAZ-5350
Ural-4320
UAZ-3151
Notes
- ↑ The Law "On the Armed Forces of the Donetsk People's Republic" was adopted
- ↑ Anniversary of the creation of the 1st Army Corps of the Armed Forces of the DPR
- ↑ The Azov Flotilla was created in the DPR
- ↑ "KP". Exclusive "KP" . "KP".
- ↑ Militias discovered in Debaltseve secret documents of security officials . Vzglyad.ru Date of treatment January 26, 2015.
- ↑ DPR militias restored 100 units of captured equipment . Tape.ru. Date of treatment January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Sudra, Albiy . Mines and weapons: what is surprising in the Russian version? (English) , BBC Ukraine (March 13, 2017). Date of treatment January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Donetsk militants admitted that Russia supplies them with weapons and equipment , ZN.ua. Date of treatment January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Kremlin's mouthpiece acknowledged the fact of Russian arms supplies to Donbass - Nemtsov , LIGA. News (July 8, 2014). Date of treatment January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Anti-Maidan of New Russia. Pavel Gubarev (vs) Kurginyan July 7 in Donetsk. Scandal !!!! (July 7, 2014). Date of treatment January 28, 2018.