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58th Combined Arms Army

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Formation

58th Combined Arms Army

North Caucasus army, prominent on the Zaporizhzhia front in the 2023 defensive battles.

Moscow-alignedLandArmySubordination reportedCombined-arms army

Broad area of activity

The Zaporizhzhia front.

Notable history

The North Caucasus army that held the Zaporizhzhia line against the 2023 Ukrainian offensive — the war's most consequential defensive success for Moscow — including a publicly reported command dismissal that year after internal complaints about attrition and rotation.

Strengths

The 2023 defence demonstrated engineering, artillery coordination and defensive depth at their Russian best.

Limitations

The same episode exposed publicly aired command friction and the cost at which the line was held.

Subordinate & associated

Sensitivity: Public · structuralAssessment confidence: highStatus as of 2026-07Reviewed 2026-07Sources: ISW campaign assessments · RUSI component and capability analyses · Established international media reporting · IISS Military BalanceMethodology