Russian invasion of Ukraine order of battle
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| 2024 | Several military units disbanded or reorganized, including the 155th Mechanized Brigade, 1st Separate Air Assault Company 'Belarus', and Terror Battalion. |
| October 2023 | Institute for the Study of War published 'Russian Regular Ground Forces Order of Battle: Russian Military 101', offering detailed insights into the composition of Russian ground forces during the invasion. |
| July 2023 | Pahonia Regiment ceases to exist. |
| July 2023 | Guards Colonel Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Selivyorstov is dismissed from command of the 106th Guards Airborne Division |
| April 2023 | Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov is dismissed from Eastern Military District command in April |
| April 23 2023 | Institute for the Study of War published an updated order of battle estimate for the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, providing an assessment of military deployment and strategic positions. |
| April 18 2023 | President Putin held meetings in the Kherson area with several military commanders, including General Lieutenant Oleg Makarevich (Dnepr forces grouping), General Lieutenant Andrey Kuzmenko (Vostok forces grouping), and General Colonel Mikhail Teplinsky (deputy commander of the combined grouping). |
| March 2023 | 22nd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade was redeployed to Ukraine and suffered significant losses around Melitopol. |
| February 17 2023 | Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev becomes commander of the Central Military District, replacing Major General Alexander Linkov |
| January 2023 | Colonel General Sergey Kuzovlev becomes commander of the Southern Group of Forces |
| January 2023 | 12th Operational Brigade disbanded, and 98th Territorial Defence Battalion 'Azov-Dnipro' reorganized as a unit of the 3rd assault brigade. |
| January 12 2023 | Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov was appointed as commander of military operations in Ukraine, with Surovikin serving as his deputy. |
| 2022 | 22nd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade returned to Russia to reconstitute after experiencing major losses during the invasion. |
| December 2022 | The 200th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade reportedly decimated in December |
| October 8 2022 | Army General Sergey Surovikin, previously commander of the Aerospace Forces and Army Group South, takes over overall command of Russian military operations in Ukraine, replacing Gennady Zhidko. |
| September 2022 | Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev replaced Army General Dmitry Bulgakov as head of Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces. |
| September 2022 | Lieutenant General Oleg Tsokov is wounded in September |
| August 2022 | Lieutenant General Oleg Tsokov becomes commander of the 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division |
| June 2022 | Colonel-General Mikhail Teplinsky replaced Colonel General Andrey Serdyukov as Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces. |
| June 2022 | Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov becomes commander of the Eastern Military District |
| June 26 2022 | Colonel General Gennady Zhidko is appointed by Vladimir Putin to replace Dvornikov as the top military commander for operations in Ukraine. |
| April 2022 | Russian forces are forced to withdraw from their attempt to take Kyiv, marking a significant setback in the invasion's initial phase. |
| April 2022 | Major General Esedulla Abachev becomes Deputy Commander of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army, replacing Major General Vladimir Petrovich Frolov |
| April 2022 | Ukrainian forces begin organizing and restructuring various military units and volunteer battalions to enhance defensive and offensive capabilities against Russian invasion. |
| April 8 2022 | Army General Aleksandr Dvornikov is appointed to coordinate and lead military operations in Ukraine, effectively ending the separate military district force groupings and centralizing command. |
| March 2022 | Russian forces deployed multiple military groupings around Ukraine's borders, including contingents in Southwestern Belarus, Southeastern Belarus, Bryansk, Kursk-Belgorod, Voronezh, Smolensk, Rostov, Crimea, and Kuban regions, preparing for a multi-directional invasion with approximately 50-60 battalion tactical groups (BTGs). |
| February 24 2022 | Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, marking the beginning of the large-scale military conflict that substantially escalated the Russo-Ukrainian War which had been ongoing since 2014. |
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