76th Guards Air-Assault Divsion
Identification
This record matches the headquarters complex of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division of the Russian Airborne Forces in Pskov, rather than a single subordinate regiment. A December 17, 2025 U.S. Federal Register notice identifies the division as a Pskov-based entity established on September 1, 1939, while DIA and ISW order-of-battle references place the 76th VDV division and military unit 07264 in Pskov. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-17/pdf/2025-23022.pdf))
Garrison structure
Authoritative open sources place the division HQ in Pskov with the 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment in Cherekha and the 234th and 237th Guards Air Assault Regiments in Pskov, alongside the 124th Separate Tank Battalion, 175th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion, 1140th Artillery Regiment, and 4th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment. CNA notes that the 237th regiment was reinstated in 2018 as the division’s third maneuver regiment, and TASS reported in February 2023 that the 237th regiment and 124th tank battalion received battle flags on the division parade ground in Pskov. ([understandingwar.org](https://understandingwar.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/October20122C20202320Russian20Orbat_Final.pdf))
Force posture
Open-source reporting indicates that this Pskov site supports a heavier and more mechanized air-assault formation than a legacy light parachute division. CNA describes the VDV as a high-readiness force and records the 104th and 234th regiments of the 76th division as recipients of multiple BMD-4M/BTR-MDM battalion sets by mid-2020; Russian reporting also said the 104th regiment was being fully re-equipped with BMD-4M and BTR-MDM and exercised with that equipment near Pskov in 2017-2018. ([cna.org](https://www.cna.org/reports/2021/06/russian-forces-in-the-western-military-district.pdf))
Operational use
Open sources indicate that the Pskov division is routinely used beyond its home garrison as a high-readiness reserve and frontline reinforcement. ISW tracked elements of the 76th in the Kreminna sector in 2023, in the Kherson direction in 2024, and in Kursk Oblast in early 2025; Russian state reporting in April 2025 specifically credited the 76th division and its 104th, 234th, and 237th regiments in operations in Kursk Oblast. This suggests the Pskov site functions as a force-generation and recovery base for recurring combat deployments, not merely a static local garrison. ([cna.org](https://www.cna.org/reports/2021/06/russian-forces-in-the-western-military-district.pdf))
Command status
The commander field in the supplied metadata appears outdated or at least not publicly confirmed current. As of January 15, 2026, TASS identified Guards Colonel Alexander Solodovnikov as the acting commander of the 76th division at a ceremony on the division’s territory in Pskov, whereas Denis Shishov was publicly reported as appointed commander in April 2022. Open sources reviewed here therefore do not confirm Shishov as the serving commander on March 12, 2026. ([tass.ru](https://tass.ru/obschestvo/26157875))