20th Guards Motor Rifle Division
Identification
This record most likely refers to the active 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division in Volgograd Oblast, not a different historical formation with the same lineage. Southern Military District reporting relayed by Interfax stated in September 2021 that the division had been formed and had begun its first tactical exercise at the Prudboy range; by November 2025, TASS described the division as dislocated in Volgograd Oblast. Open-record registry data also associates military unit 58550 with the division and a Volgograd address. ([interfax.ru](https://www.interfax.ru/russia/791674?utm_source=openai))
Disposition
Open sources indicate a dispersed divisional footprint rather than a single compact base. Registry/open-record entries place the 33rd Motor Rifle Regiment in Kamyshin and the 255th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment in Volgograd, while official regional reporting places the division overall in Volgograd Oblast. This matches a Volgograd–Kamyshin basing pattern for the division. ([rupep.org](https://rupep.org/ru/company/26053))
Publicly visible structure
As of November 20, 2025, the strongest current open-source indicator of the division’s public order of battle came from TASS reporting on divisional honors. That report identified the 33rd, 242nd, and 255th motor rifle regiments, the 10th tank regiment, the 358th anti-aircraft missile regiment, and the 944th self-propelled artillery regiment as divisional units recognized at the ceremony in Volgograd. ([tass.ru](https://tass.ru/obschestvo/25682063))
Readiness and combat status
The division’s nearby training infrastructure includes Prudboy, where the first reported exercise of the newly formed division was held in September 2021. Through 2025, several subordinate units received combat honors or guards titles by decree or official announcement: the 10th tank regiment in January, the 944th artillery regiment in September, the 242nd motor rifle regiment in October, and the 33rd and 255th motor rifle regiments by November. Taken together, this indicates sustained combat employment and continuing force regeneration rather than a static peacetime garrison. ([interfax.ru](https://www.interfax.ru/russia/791674?utm_source=openai))
Verification gaps
The division itself is well corroborated in open sources, but some metadata remains incomplete. I did not find authoritative public confirmation for the supplied current commander name, and I would treat any subunit labels not reflected in the 2025 divisional honors reporting as provisional pending official documentation.