40th Army Corps (Russian Federation)

The 40th Army Corps, (Russian: 40-й армейский корпус, romanized: 40-y Armeyskiy Korpus) was a tactical formation of the Russian Armed Forces formed in 2023 as part of the Southern Military District.

40th Army Corps
40-й армейский корпус
Active	May 2023 - Aug 2023
Country	Russian Federation
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Type	Operational Formation
Size	Army Corps
Part of	18th Combined Arms Army
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War Invasion of Ukraine 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive[1]

History

The unit was formed in May 2023 and deployed to southern Ukraine against the Ukrainian counteroffensive, where it was merged with the 22nd Army Corps to form the 18th Combined Arms Army and now works under the 18th CAA.^[2][3][4]

Formation

The corps was formed in Kabardino-Balkaria district.^[2]

The Soviet Union's 47th Motor Rifle Division was previously active as part of the Kiev Military District before being disbanded in 1991.^[5]

Structure

• 144th Motorized Rifle Brigade ^[2]
• 47th Motorized Rifle Division^[2]

Assignments

• 2023–present; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Commanders