Structure
See also: List of Corps & Divisions of the Russian Air ForceThe PVO structure during the Cold War and in Russia until 1998 consisted of three specialized branches: the Radiotechnical Troops (радиотехнические войска), Surface-to-Air Missile Troops (зенитно-ракетные войска), and Fighter Aviation (истребительная авиация; Istrebitel’naya Aviatsiya; IA-PVO). Armies, corps, and divisions of the PVO were made up of units from all three branches.
- Moscow District of the PVO (now the Russian Special Purpose Command)
- 2nd Air Defence Army (Belorussian Military District)
- 4th Air Defence Army (HQ Sverdlovsk)
- 5th and 19th Corps of PVO. Holm also lists the 20th Corps of PVO, which Feskov et al does not include.
In December 1994, the 4th Separate Air Defence Army was transformed into the 5th separate air defense corps, which in 1998 became the 5th Army of VVS and PVO.
- 6th Air Defence Army (Leningrad Military District)
- 27th Corps, Riga, 54th Corps, and 14th Division of PVO, Tallinn
- 8th Air Defence Army (HQ Kiev)
- 49th and 60th Corps of the PVO
Fighter Regiments of the 8th Army PVO 1988 (Source Feskov et al.)
| Regiment | Base | Equipment | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62nd Fighter Aviation Regiment | Belbek | Su-27P | Crimean Oblast |
| 136th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Kirovskoe (Кировское) | Su-27P | (?) |
| 146th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Vasylkiv (air base)? (Васильков) | MiG-25PD | 146 GvIAP 1945 |
| 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Stryi(Стрый) | MiG-23MLD | Ярославский ордена Кутузова ; 179 иап 1945 |
| 636th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Kramatorsk | МиГ-23П, Су-15ТМ | (Краматорск) |
| 737th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Artsyz | MiG-23МЛ | |
| 738th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Zaporoshye-Mokroe, Zaporozhia Oblast | МиГ-23МЛ | 738 иап 1945; disbanded 9 November 1990 |
| 894th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Ozerne | МиГ-23MLD | 894 иап, activated 9 June 1942 |
| 933rd Fighter Aviation Regiment | Dnepropetrovsk | MiG-25PD | 933 иап |
- 10th Air Defence Army (HQ Murmansk)
- 21st and 22nd Corps of the PVO and 22nd Division of the PVO
- 11th Red Banner Army of the PVO (Far East Military District)
- 8th and 23rd Corps, and 6th, 24th, and 29th Divisions of the PVO
- 12th Air Defence Army (HQ Tashkent)
- 24th and 37th Corps of the PVO
- 14th Air Defence Army (Siberian Military District)
- 38th, 39th, 50th and 56th (Semipalatinsk) Corps of the PVO and 41st Division of the PVO
- 19th Air Defence Army (19th Army of the PVO) (Transcaucasus Military District)
- 14th Corps of PVO (Tblisi)
- 51st Corps of PVO (Rostov-na-Donu)
- 10th Division of PVO (Volgograd)
- 97th Lvov Red Banner Division of PVO (Baku)
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