25th Combined Arms Army
Russian Ground Forces formation
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The 25th Combined Arms Army is a field army of the Russian Ground Forces that began forming in May 2023.[1]
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Great emblem of the 25th Combined Arms Army | |
| Active | May 2023 â present |
| Country |  Russia |
| Branch |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Combined Arms |
| Size | Army |
| Part of | Central Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Rustam Yusupov |
The army was formed as part of the Russian military expansion announced in December 2022.[2] Formation of the unit began in May 2023, with personnel recruited from Buryatia, Irkutsk, and the Russian Far East.[3] The 31st and 37th regiments of the army's 67th Division were formed from volunteers from Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, respectively.[4][5] The army headquarters is reportedly based in Yekaterinburg.[6]
History
According to recruitment ads, the army was initially supposed to be deployed to Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in December. However, the unit was instead deployed to Luhansk Oblast in September, replacing the 76th Air Assault Division, which was sent to the Robotyne region, and the 41st Combined Arms Army, which was sent to an unspecified area in southern Ukraine.[3] Initially understrength, the unit was fully staffed by the end of September with around 17,000 personnel stationed near Kreminna.[7]
Commander
- Major General Andrey Seritsky (2023â2024)[11]
- Major General Rustam Yusupov (2024âpresent)[12]