44th Army Corps (Russian Federation)
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| unit_name = 44th Army Corps
| native_name = 44-й армейский корпус
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| dates = 2024–present
| country = {{flag|Russian Federation}}
| branch = {{army|Russia}}
| type = Operational Formation
| size = Army Corps
| command_structure = Leningrad Military District
| garrison = Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia
| garrison_label = Corps HQ
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The 44th Army Corps ({{langx|ru|44-й армейский корпус}}) is an operational-tactical formation of the Ground Forces of the Russian Armed Forces. It is part of the Leningrad Military District.
History
Plans to form the corps were first announced in December 2022.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70159 |title=Заседание коллегии Министерства обороны |access-date=2024-05-16 |archive-date=2024-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516185948/http://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70159}}{{Cite web |url=https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12449212@egNews |title=В Москве под руководством Верховного Главнокомандующего Вооруженными Силами Владимира Путина прошло расширенное заседание Коллегии Минобороны России |access-date=2024-05-16 |archive-date=2022-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221155909/https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12449212@egNews }} The 44th Army Corps was created in 2024. It was formed in the Leningrad Military District in the Republic of Karelia.{{cite web|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 23, 2024|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-23-2024|publisher=ISW|date=2024-04-23|accessdate=2024-05-16|lang=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424010917/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-23-2024|archivedate=2024-04-24}}{{cite web|url=https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12510122@egNews|title=В Москве состоялось заседание Коллегии Минобороны России|lang=ru|publisher=Russian Ministry of Defense}} The corps includes the 72nd Motor Rifle Division (22nd, 30th, 41st Motor Rifle Regiment){{cite web|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 26, 2025|url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-26-2025|publisher=ISW|date=2025-02-26|accessdate=2025-03-03}}{{cite web|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2025|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Russian%20Offensive%20Campaign%20Assessment%2C%20February%2024%2C%202025%20PDF.pdf|publisher=ISW|date=2025-02-25|accessdate=2025-03-03}} and the 128th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade.{{cite web|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 5, 2024|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-5-2024|publisher=ISW|date=2024-05-05|accessdate=2024-05-16|lang=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513164141/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-5-2024|archivedate=2024-05-13}}
In May 2024, the corps took part in the Northern Kharkiv offensive.{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-11-2024 |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}}
In the spring of 2025, during the Kursk offensive, troops of the 44th Army Corps were attacking Ukrainian forces in the Kursk Oblast near Oleshnya (southwest of Sudzha), Gogolevka and Guyevo, as well as in the north of the Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-12 |title=Россия создала две крупные военные части у границы с Эстонией |trans-title=Russia has created two large military units near the border with Estonia |url=https://rus.postimees.ee/8190677/rossiya-sozdala-dve-krupnye-voennye-chasti-u-granicy-s-estoniey |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Rus.Postimees.ee |language=ru}}
Composition
;Structure in 2024
- 68th Motor Rifle Division (forming as of July 2024){{Cite web|url=https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/07/assessing-russian-plans-military-regeneration/03-ground-forces|title=Assessing Russian plans for military regeneration|date=9 July 2024|access-date=15 August 2024|publisher=Chatham House|author=Mathieu Boulègue, Justin Bronk}}
- 20px 72nd Motor Rifle Division
- 24x24px 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment{{Cite web |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-22-2024 |title=Institute for the Study of War |access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829193258/https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-22-2024 |url-status=live }}
- 24x24px 30th Motor Rifle Regiment{{Cite web |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-30-2024 |title=Institute for the Study of War |access-date=31 August 2024 |archive-date=1 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901100039/https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-30-2024 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=17 July 2024 |title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 17, 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-17-2024 |website=ISW Press}}
- 24x24px 41st Motor Rifle Regiment{{Cite web |date=21 July 2024 |title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 21, 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-21-2024 |website=ISW Press}}
- 20px 128th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade{{Cite web |date=16 July 2024 |title=RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 16, 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-16-2024 |website=ISW Press}}
