11th Army Corps
Formation Overview
The 11th Army Corps is a combined-arms formation of the Coastal Troops of the Russian Baltic Fleet, created in 2016 to consolidate ground forces in the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave. It commands missile, artillery, motor rifle, short-range air-defense, and support units. Headquarters is in Kaliningrad (Kaliningrad Oblast). The corps’ mission set includes defense of the enclave, deterrence, and support to Baltic Fleet operations.
Command and Control
Open-source reporting identifies Lieutenant General Andrey Ruzinsky as a commander of the 11th Army Corps. Current incumbency dates are not reliably published in official open sources. The corps is subordinate to the Baltic Fleet command and coordinates operationally with the Western Military District and the Aerospace Forces’ air and missile defense assets stationed in Kaliningrad Oblast.
Order of Battle (Units and Designations)
The following subordinate formations are associated with the 11th Army Corps: 152nd Guards Missile Brigade (military unit 54229) equipped with 9K720 Iskander-M; 244th Guards Artillery Brigade (military unit 41603) equipped with 2A36 Giatsint-B, BM-21 Grad, PRP-4M, AZK-7; 7th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (military unit 06414) equipped with BMP-2, 2S3 Akatsiya, 2B16 Nona-K, 2K22M/2S6M Tunguska; 22nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (military unit 54129) equipped with 9K330 Tor; 196th Separate Fuel Automobile Battalion (military unit 83232). Note: the 196th Separate Fuel Automobile Battalion was listed twice; it is a single unit.
Location Analysis
Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea bordered by Poland and Lithuania. The corps’ units are distributed across the oblast, with documented deployments including the 152nd Guards Missile Brigade at Chernyakhovsk. Approximate straight-line distances from Kaliningrad city are: Warsaw ~280 km, Vilnius ~330 km, Riga ~340 km, Gdańsk ~130 km, Berlin ~520 km. The enclave’s geography places corps assets within reach of key Baltic Sea approaches and adjacent NATO territory.
152nd Guards Missile Brigade (9K720 Iskander-M) — Capabilities and Site
The 152nd Guards Missile Brigade (military unit 54229) is publicly reported at Chernyakhovsk in Kaliningrad Oblast. Its primary system is the 9K720 Iskander-M (ballistic missile 9M723). Russia officially states a range up to 500 km for Iskander-M. A 500 km arc from Kaliningrad Oblast encompasses, for example, Warsaw (~280 km), Vilnius (~330 km), Riga (~340 km), Gdańsk (~130 km), and parts of eastern Germany and southern Sweden; Berlin (~520 km from Kaliningrad) lies just beyond the 500 km figure. The brigade fields transporter-erector-launchers and associated reload, command, and support vehicles. Public sources note the Iskander system can employ both ballistic and, in some configurations, ground-launched cruise missiles; specific missile variant holdings by this brigade are not publicly disclosed.
244th Guards Artillery Brigade — Systems and Effects
The 244th Guards Artillery Brigade (military unit 41603) fields a mix of towed guns and multiple rocket launchers for general-support and counter-battery fires. 2A36 Giatsint-B (152 mm towed gun) has typical ranges of approximately 28–30 km with standard projectiles and up to roughly 33–40 km with rocket-assisted projectiles. BM-21 Grad (122 mm MRL) offers around 20.5 km with standard rockets and up to about 40 km with extended-range types. PRP-4M is an artillery reconnaissance and fire adjustment vehicle, and AZK-7 is an artillery reconnaissance system. This brigade provides deep and close fires in support of the corps’ maneuver units and can mass fires rapidly against targets throughout the enclave.
7th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Regiment — Combined-Arms Capability
The 7th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (military unit 06414) is equipped with BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, 2S3 Akatsiya 152 mm self-propelled howitzers, 2B16 Nona-K 120 mm towed gun-mortars, and 2K22M/2S6M Tunguska gun-missile air-defense systems. Typical performance figures include: 2S3 Akatsiya range about 17–18 km with standard shells and up to approximately 24–25 km with rocket-assisted rounds; 2B16 Nona-K to around 8.8 km (HE) and roughly 12–13 km with rocket-assisted ammunition; Tunguska engagement ranges up to about 8 km with missiles and up to ~4 km with guns. The regiment provides mechanized maneuver, direct and indirect fires, and organic short-range air defense.
22nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment — Short-Range Air Defense
The 22nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (military unit 54129) operates the 9K330 Tor short-range surface-to-air missile system for point and area defense of maneuver and critical sites. Depending on variant, Tor systems generally engage targets at distances of roughly 12–16 km and altitudes up to approximately 6–10 km. The regiment’s role is to protect corps assets from low-flying aircraft, cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial systems, complementing the longer-range Aerospace Forces air-defense units stationed in Kaliningrad Oblast.
Logistics and Sustainment (196th Separate Fuel Automobile Battalion)
The 196th Separate Fuel Automobile Battalion (military unit 83232) provides petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL) transport and distribution to corps units using tanker trucks and associated refueling assets. As an exclave, Kaliningrad Oblast relies primarily on sea lines of communication via Baltiysk and Kaliningrad seaports and on airlift through military airfields (e.g., Chkalovsk, Chernyakhovsk) for military sustainment. Overland transit of Russian military cargo across neighboring NATO states is subject to host-nation controls and restrictions; detailed current transit arrangements are not publicly disclosed.
Training Areas and Exercise Activity
Ground formations in Kaliningrad Oblast regularly use the Pravdinsky (Pravdinsk) and Dobrovolsky training areas for maneuver and live-fire training. Units of the 11th Army Corps have participated in large-scale exercises held in and around the oblast, including the Zapad series (e.g., Zapad-2017 and Zapad-2021), which featured artillery and missile live fires and joint operations with Baltic Fleet and Aerospace Forces elements.
Operational Context and A2/AD Integration
The corps’ assets contribute to Kaliningrad’s layered anti-access/area-denial posture when combined with other Baltic Fleet Coastal Troops and Aerospace Forces units in the enclave. Iskander-M provides operational-level strike within a 500 km envelope. Corps artillery offers sustained fires for area denial. The 22nd Tor regiment and regimental Tunguska systems supply short-range air defense, while longer-range air defense in the oblast is provided by Aerospace Forces units (e.g., S-300/S-400 systems under the 44th Air Defense Division). Coastal missile units and naval aviation complement this posture on the maritime axis.
Recent Combat Employment and Force Regeneration
During Ukraine’s September 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence publicly assessed that elements of Russia’s 11th Army Corps suffered significant losses in northeastern Ukraine. Following Russia’s September 2022 partial mobilization, the Ministry of Defence announced reconstitution efforts across multiple formations; specific current manning and equipment levels for the 11th Army Corps are not publicly disclosed.
Data Integrity Notes
The provided list contains a duplicate entry for the 196th Separate Fuel Automobile Battalion (military unit 83232). Military unit numbers (в/ч) listed here are used in open sources to identify formations. Exact garrison addresses, current commander tenure dates, precise equipment quantities, and detailed readiness levels are not consistently available in public domain sources; such information, where not officially published, cannot be provided.