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
- 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division Formation
Sensitivity: Public · structuralConfidence: HighSources: ISW campaign assessments · RUSI component and capability analyses · Established international media reporting · IISS Military BalanceMethodologyCorrections
Assessed as of2026-07Last reviewed2026-07
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