1st Guards Mixed Aviation Division
Command
1st Guards Mixed Aviation Division is a subordinate formation of the 4th Air and Air Defense Forces Army, Southern Military District, under the General Staff and Ministry of Defense of Russia. The division is identified as military unit 40491, with headquarters in Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai.
Fighter Regiments
The division’s fighter component includes the 3rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (military unit 75386) at 37.99276475066271, 44.95789119222417 with 24 Su-27SM3 and 8 Su-30M2, and the 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (military unit 75391) at 40.29614401280126, 48.95249470532464 with 20 Su-30SM, 3 MiG-29, 2 MiG-29A, 2 MiG-29S, and 1 MiG-29UB.
Strike Regiments
The division’s strike aviation component includes the 368th Assault Aviation Regiment (military unit 75388) at 44.01057783623779, 44.83425742883108 with 23 Su-25SM and 1 Su-25SM3, and the 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment (military unit 75392) at 41.77922621585627, 48.31464685746072 with 36 Su-34.
Force Mix
Based on the supplied unit inventories, the division fields 120 aircraft across four regiments: 60 fighter aircraft, 24 assault aircraft, and 36 bombers. Observable aircraft types listed are Su-27SM3, Su-30M2, Su-30SM, MiG-29 variants, Su-25SM/SM3, and Su-34.
Disposition
The division is organized as a geographically distributed aviation formation with headquarters in Krasnodar Krai and regiment locations spanning multiple coordinate points across the Southern Military District area. The structure combines fighter, assault, and bomber regiments under a single divisional command, indicating a mixed aviation role supported by dispersed basing.