 | It has been suggested that 87th Rifle Regiment be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since August 2024. |
| 51st Guards Combined Arms Donetsk Army | |
|---|---|
| 51-я гвардейская общевойсковая Донецкая армия | |
 Great emblem of the 51st Guards Donetsk Combined Arms Army | |
| Active | 14th November 2014 – December 31st 2022 (as a breakaway state) December 31st 2022 – present (as part of Russia) |
| Country |  Russia |
| Branch |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Combined arms |
| Size | Army |
| Part of | Southern Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | Donetsk |
| Nickname(s) | "Donetsk" |
| Engagements | |
| Battle honours |  Guards |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Sergei Milchakov[1][2] |
| Insignia | |
| Sleeve patch |  |
| Flag of the Donetsk People's Republic |  |
The 51st Guards Combined Arms Donetsk Army (Russian: 51-я гвардейская общевойсковая Донецкая армия) is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces as part of the Southern Military District, formerly the 1st Army Corps of the Donetsk People's Republic.[3] It was officially incorporated into the Russian Federation on 31 December 2022, after Russia annexed the occupied territory of Donetsk,[4] and then reformed into a Combined Arms Army in 2024.[5]
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- ^ "Освободившему Нью-Йорк генералу присвоили звание Героя России - Лента новостей Донецка". news-donetsk.ru (in Russian). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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- ^ "В состав ВС России вошли армейские корпуса ДНР и ЛНР" (in Russian). РИА Новости. 31 December 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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