3rd Army Corps (Russia)

3rd Army Corps
3rd Army Corps
3-й армейский корпус
Active	June 2022–present
Country	Russia
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Size	Army Corps
Part of	Western Military District (2022–2023); Central Military District (2023–present)
Garrison/HQ	Mulino, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Engagements	Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive; 2022 Kherson counteroffensive; Luhansk Oblast campaign; Battle of Vuhledar[citation needed]; 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	Major General V. A. Belyaevsky
Insignia
Sleeve patch

The 3rd Army Corps (Russian: 3-й армейский корпус) is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces formed in June 2022 to participate in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[3] The 3rd Corps was raised in response to the depletion of trained manpower during the early months of the invasion. It was formed exclusively by volunteers, as at that point Russia had not yet begun the process of partial mobilization and preferred to avoid or delay doing so.^[4] Recruitment was on a regional basis, with federal subject administrations and local authorities conducting recruitment campaigns.^[5] Its planned strength was estimated to comprise 15,000–60,000 personnel, but as of January 2023, it only had 10,000–15,000.^[6]^[7] It originally belonged to the Western Military District,^[4] before moving under the command of the Central Military District in 2023.^[8]

^ Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Barros, George; Clark, Mason. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 11, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 18 февраля 2021 года №104" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
^ "Russia prepares to deploy new strike force against Ukraine – Ukrainian Intelligence". Ukrainska Pravda. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference ISW68 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 7". Critical Threats. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
^ Why the Russian Third Army Corps Won’t Do a Damn Thing to Help the Motherland
^ RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 28, 2023
^ Cite error: The named reference cri1211 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ISW_June_11-1] Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Barros, George; Clark, Mason. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 11, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.

[2] "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 18 февраля 2021 года №104" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

[3] "Russia prepares to deploy new strike force against Ukraine – Ukrainian Intelligence". Ukrainska Pravda. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[ISW68-4] Cite error: The named reference ISW68 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:0-5] "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 7". Critical Threats. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

[6] Why the Russian Third Army Corps Won’t Do a Damn Thing to Help the Motherland

[7] RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 28, 2023

[cri1211-8] Cite error: The named reference cri1211 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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