We have identified the Special Forces Unit of the 🇷🇺 41st Combined Arms Army (41st CAA). The 72nd Special Forces Battalion, MUN 75231, was formed at the beginning of 2024 and is fighting around Hrodivka in the Pokrovsk direction as of 27.01.2025. - ThreadSky

warunitobserver.bsky.social • 28 days ago

We have identified the Special Forces Unit of the 🇷🇺 41st Combined Arms Army (41st CAA). The 72nd Special Forces Battalion, MUN 75231, was formed at the beginning of 2024 and is fighting around Hrodivka in the Pokrovsk direction as of 27.01.2025.

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warunitobserver.bsky.social•28 days ago

They are enganged around Hrodivka since at least 24.11.2024, note that the mentioned 137th Assault Brigade also fights in the area (currently around Lysivka) and that Makiivka (Donetsk) is used as a staging area for many units in the Pokrovsk direction.

warunitobserver.bsky.social•28 days ago

We have also identified one of its subunits, namely the 60th Special Forces Company. The second pictures also is the earliest MIA report for this the 72nd Special Forces Battalion, dating back to the 8th of July 2024.

warunitobserver.bsky.social•28 days ago

Why do we think that the battalion belongs to the 41st CAA? It is exclusively being mentioned in connection with subunits of that Army, be it the 55th Motor Rifle Brigade (55th MRB, MUN 55115), the 74th MRB and the aforementioned 137th Assault Brigade.

warunitobserver.bsky.social•28 days ago

We have also identified the likely location of the base of the 72nd Special Forces Battalion, namely Shipunovo, Novosibirsk. Note that the 41st CAA is located in Novosibirsk as well. We also have a KIA notice for a resident of Shipitsino, Altai Krai, which is near Novosibirsk.

warunitobserver.bsky.social•28 days ago

The likely date of formation could also be distilled from MIA and fundraiser reports. The first fundraiser for this unit was conducted on on the 9th of March 2024 while the earliest mention of a sign up date was May 2024 (the soldier died in September 2024)

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