36th Army (Russia)

36th Army
Active	1997–present
Country	Russia
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Type	Field army
Garrison/HQ	Ulan-Ude
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Dmitry Kovalenko
Notable commanders	Alexander Kolmakov Vladimir Chirkin Vladimir Zarudnitsky

The 36th Army is a field army of the Russian Ground Forces, part of the Eastern Military District.

History

The army was formed in 1997 from the 55th Army Corps at Borzya in the Siberian Military District, which had been formed from the previous Soviet 36th Army. The army participated in exercises "Baikal-2006", "Vostok-2007", and "Vostok-2010".^[1] In February 2009, the army headquarters was relocated to Ulan-Ude.^[2]

In February 2013, Major General Mikhail Teplinsky became army commander.^[3]

Major General Dmitry Kovalenko has commanded the army since 25 May 2015.^[4]

Composition

• 5th Separate Guards Tank Tatsinskaya Red Banner Order of Suvorov Brigade (Ulan Ude, Divisionnaya)
• 37th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Don Budapest Red Banner Order of the Red Star Brigade (Kyakhta)
• 103rd Rocket Brigade (Ulan-Ude)
• 1723rd Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment (Jida)
• 75th Headquarters Brigade (Ulan-Ude)

References

1. "36-я общевойсковая армия" [36th Combined Arms Army] (in Russian). Russian Federation Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
2. "Штаб 36-й армии СибВО перенесен из Борзи в Улан-Удэ" [36th Army headquarters of the Siberian Military District relocated from Borzya to Ulan-Ude]. Sibinfo (in Russian). 24 February 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
3. "Названа цель визита Шойгу в Бурятию: Новый командующий 36-ой армией" [Purpose of Shoigu's visit to Buryatia revealed: New 36th Army commander]. Baikal Daily (in Russian). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
4. "Общевойсковое объединение в Бурятии получило нового командующего" [Combined Arms unit in Buryatia gets new commander]. Baikal Daily (in Russian). 25 May 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.