Russian Army Order of Battle - 2019

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov told the military attache of foreign states 17 December 2019 why the divisional and brigade structures are used in the Russian army. "The experience of modern armed conflicts shows that there is no unambiguous approach to choosing a divisional or brigade structure," the general said. “It all depends on the characteristics and conditions of their use,” he answered the corresponding question of the British military attache. The words of Gerasimov leads the newspaper "Red Star".

As the chief of the General Staff noted, in some cases divisions will be more effective, and in other circumstances brigades. "Therefore, it is necessary to have both brigades and divisions within the Armed Forces," Gerasimov said. The general noted that the United States, based on its combat experience in Afghanistan, has decided to suspend the complete transfer of ground forces to a brigade structure and to maintain division headquarters. According to Gerasimov, a balanced number of brigades and divisions is available in the People's Liberation Army of the PRC and the armed forces of other states.

The 150th motorized rifle division of the Southern Military District (Southeast Military District), deployed in the Rostov Region, is fully formed, Colonel-General Alexander Dvornikov, Commander of the Southeast Military District, said at a ceremony 18 January 2020. “On December 1, 2019, a motorized rifle regiment was formed and began combat training as part of the 150th motorized division. This military unit is the assignee of the 121st Plastunskoy Rifle Red Banner Regiment, which was part of the 1st Ukrainian Front, which participated in the liberation of Polish cities, Germany and Czechoslovakia, " he said. The commander also noted that the entire command staff of the regiment was provided with official housing. More than three hundred families of military personnel received the keys to new apartments.