The 14th Army Corps, () is a

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of the Russian Navy formed in 2017 as part of the

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. It is the tactical command of the Northern Fleet's coastal defence troops. The corps is located in

Murmansk Oblast Murmansk Oblast (russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, p=ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Murmanskaya oblast, ''Murmanskaya oblast''; Kildin Sami: Мурман е̄ммьне, ''Murman jemm'ne'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of ...

, with its headquarters in the city of

Murmansk Murmansk (Russian: ''Мурманск'' lit. "Norwegian coast"; Finnish: ''Murmansk'', sometimes ''Muurmanski'', previously ''Muurmanni''; Norwegian: ''Norskekysten;'' Northern Sámi: ''Murmánska;'' Kildin Sámi: ''Мурман ланнҍ'') i ...

Formation

The corps was formed in April 2017, and is assigned to perform tasks in the

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. The corps consists of two Arctic motorized rifle brigades, whose personnel are trained in

ski warfare Ski warfare is the use of ski-equipped troops in war. History Early Ski warfare is first recorded by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus in the 13th century. During the Battle of Oslo in 1161, Norwegian troops used skis for reconnoi ...

, the use of

reindeer Reindeer (in North American English, known as caribou if wild and ''reindeer'' if domesticated) are deer in the genus ''Rangifer''. For the last few decades, reindeer were assigned to one species, ''Rangifer tarandus'', with about 10 subspe ...

and

dog sled A dog sled or dog sleigh is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. Numerous types of sleds are used, depending on their function. They can be used for dog sled racing. Traditionally in Greenland and the e ...

s, and the construction of

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s. The corps' service members deploy as part of the coastal troops of the Northern Military District. They take part in competitions of the Army-2020 exhibitions and carry out winter training at the

battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions are ...

and divisional tactical levels with live-fire exercises. Parts of the corps, notably its 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and 80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade, took part in the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

Composition

*Headquarters staff (

) * 80th Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade ( Alakurtti) * 200th Motor Rifle Brigade ( Pechenga) *58th Control Battalion (Murmansk)

Commanders

* Lieutenant-General (2017 - 2022) * Major General Boris Fomichev (2022 - present)

References

{{Reflist * https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/4925bbc2-917e-4732-8c1b-6d16edfa15cc - losses in Ukraine * https://www.etterretningstjenesten.no/publikasjoner/fokus/innhold/Russland - losses in Ukraine Military units and formations established in 2017 2017 establishments in Russia Army corps of the Russian Federation Military in the Arctic