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BARS (Russia)

January 01, 1970

For other uses, see BARS.

BARS or Combat Army Reserve of the Country (Russian: Боевой Армейский Резерв Страны - БАРС[1]) or simply the Combat Army Reserve is a Russian military reserve force implemented in 2015.[2][3]

History edit

Formation edit

The Combat Army Reserves was created by the Ministry of Defence in 2015 as an analogous organization to the British Territorial Army or the United States Army Reserve with members being paid a salary per a three year or a one and a half year contract, and participating in at least a month per year of part-time training, with the prospect of being called to active duty in the event of war.[4] In 2019 a study by the RAND Corporation found that there were only 4,000 to 5,000 reservists in the whole of Russia.[5]

Russian invasion of Ukraine edit

Main article: Russian Invasion of Ukraine

In 2021, during the build-up towards the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the BARS were the subject of a massive recruitment campaign titled "BARS-21" which Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu stated in several speeches hoped would bolster the force to 80,000 to 100,000 reservists. Eligible BARS reservists in the days before the invasion included soldiers younger than 42, junior officers younger than 47, colonels younger than 57, and other senior officials younger than 52.[5] When the war did break out, 20 BARS units consisting of an estimated 10,000 reservists, were sent to Ukraine to take part in the initial invasion. BARS reservists were, on paper, paid a much higher salary than Russian conscripts and were supposed receive a hefty pension for their service, however, upon the completion of their service, most reservists saw little to none of the promised money or bonuses. Most BARS soldiers are older veterans of the War in the Donbas, with many being members of the Union of Donbass Volunteers, and are from smaller rural settlements.[6] BARS units and Russian PMCs often overlap, with several BARS units being directly affiliated or even run by a PMC, leaving the units in a legal grey-area.[4]

On 24 July 2023, Vladimir Putin signed a law increasing the maximum age for all BARS members by five years. The legislation increased the maximum age of privates, sergeants, and warrant officers from 35 to 40, officers of middle ranks from 45 to 50, and high-ranking officers from 50 to 55.[7][8]

Cossack participation edit

 
Sloviansk city council under control of Russian Registered Cossacks on 14 April 2014

Various Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation were identified operating in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea in 2014 during the Russo-Ukrainian War. They are heavily involved in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[9] where they are part of 18 ‘Cossack’ BARS (Combat Reserve Forces) battalions taking part in the invasion.[9][10][11] Per Ataman Nikolai Doluda, head of the All-Russian Cossack Society,"There are three battalions each from the Kuban and Terek hosts, two from Don, one from Orenburg, a Orenburg-Volga combined battalion, one from the Ussuriskiy host, one from the Zabaykalsky host, and one from the union of “Cossack” warriors from abroad"[10]

Units edit

  • BARS-1: Kuban Cossacks[12][13]
  • BARS-2: Yakuts, Saw combat around Kharkiv in 2022.[14] Absorbed the "Bootur-1" volunteer unit in May 2023.[15] Bootur-1's commander, Alexander Kolesov, would become deputy commander and receive the Hero of Russia for his role in the 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions.[16]
  • BARS-3:[17]
  • BARS-4: Veterans that returned to Russia reported a lack of pay, denial of medical treatment, and a deletion of military records.[18]
  • BARS-5:[17]
  • BARS-6: 'Forstadt', Orenburg Cossacks.[19]
  • BARS-7:[20]
  • BARS-8:[21]
  • BARS-9: 'Orel', Commander Rustam Ziganshin died in September 2021.[22] Affiliated with the Union of Donbass Volunteers.[17]
  • BARS-10: Soldier from BARS-10 joined Wagner
  • BARS-11:[21]
  • BARS-12:[23]
  • BARS-13: 'Russian Legion'[24] Commander Sergei Fomchenkov.[25] Affiliated with the Union of Donbass Volunteers, originally named 'Rurik'.[17]
  • BARS-14 "Sarmat":[26]
  • BARS-16 "Kuban"[27]
  • BARS-18:[28]
  • BARS-19:[21]
  • BARS-20: 'Thunder' Affiliated with the Union of Donbass Volunteers.[17]
  • BARS-21:[29]
  • BARS-22 "Tiger" [30]
  • BARS-23 "Orel":[31]
  • BARS-25 "Anwar" [32]
  • BARS-27 "Fakel"
  • BARS-29: "Nevsky" Created October 2022 from an artillery detachment reformed into a BARS unit due lack of manpower.[33][21]
  • BARS-32 "Pavel Sudoplatov": The Russian Ministry of Defense subordinated the Pavel Sudoplatov Battalion formed on the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to the 32nd BARS detachment.[34][21]
  • BARS-33 "Vasily Margelov": First seen June 2023.[21]
  • BARS-34 "Siberia"
  • BARS-35 "Skif": First seen October 2023.[35]
  • BARS-Kherson.[36]
  • BARS-Crimea:[37]
  • BARS-Kaskad "Waterfall":[38] According to the UK MoD intelligence created by Dmitry Sablin, a unit of drone operators, far behind the front line for VIPs and the family members of Kremlin elite. It allows VIPs to serve in Ukraine with a reduced risk of personal injury compared to “frontline troops”. VIPs serving in Kaskad are provided with a security detail or bodyguards. On 16 April 2024, the husband of Russian influencer Yelena Blinovskaya, Alexei Blinovsky was serving with the unit.[39][40]

References edit

  1. ^ ""Боевой Армейский Резерв Страны - БАРС"". www.temryuk.ru. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. ^ "БАРС". bars2021.tilda.ws. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  3. ^ Сосницкий, Владимир. "БАРС: военная служба на полставки". Еженедельник «ЗВЕЗДА» (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  4. ^ a b Tenisheva, Anastasia (15 January 2023). "Glory Hunters or Gold Diggers? The Shadowy World of Russia's 'Volunteers' Fighting in Ukraine". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b Stepanenko, Kateryna; Kagan, Frederick W.; Brian, Babcock-Lumish. "Explainer on Russian Conscription, Reserve, and Mobilization". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. ^ Coalson, Robert (12 August 2022). "'We Were Nothing To Them': Russian Volunteer Reservists Return From War Against Ukraine Feeling Deceived". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Путин подписал указ о повышении предельного возраста пребывания в запасе". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Putin Signs Law Raising Age Of People In Military Reserve By Five Years". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b "The Kremlin Uses Registered Cossacks as a Means of Stealth Mobilization".
  10. ^ a b "Миссия казачества на Северном Кавказе – объединять патриотов и быть щитом России". 3 October 2023.
  11. ^ https://jamestown.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cossacks-in-BARS-640x482.jpeg.webp
  12. ^ "150 кубанских казаков пополнят отряды БАРС-16 и БАРС-1". smotrim.ru. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  13. ^ Зуй, Василий. "Кубанские казаки-добровольцы пополнят отряды БАРС-16 и БАРС-1". kubantv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  14. ^ "Russia says it crushes cross-border incursion from Ukraine". Gulf News. Reuters. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. ^ Stepanenko, Kateryna; Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Kagan, Fredrick W. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 28, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  16. ^ Taylor, Hansen (28 April 2023). "Alexander Kolesov was the first of the Yakutians who participated in the SVO to become the Hero of Russia KXan 36 Daily News". eprimefeed.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  17. ^ a b c d e "Страх, ненависть и патриотизм. Как учат, отправляют на войну и обманывают российских добровольцев". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  18. ^ Stepanenko, Kateryna; Hird, Karolina; Mappes, Grace; Kagan, Frederick W. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 11". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  19. ^ ""Сразила вражеская мина": В Оренбурге простились с казаком батальона БАРС-6 "Форштадт" Эдуардом Юдачевым, погибшим в ходе СВО".
  20. ^ CDS (2023-07-01). "Russia's war on Ukraine. Daily Snapshot. 30.06.2023". CDS’s Substack. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  21. ^ a b c d e f "Ukraine Control Map". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  22. ^ ИВАНОВА, Кристина (2022-09-19). "На Украине погиб командир добровольческого отряда "БАРС-9" из Башкирии". Prufy.ru | Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  23. ^ CDS (2023-06-22). "Russia's war on Ukraine. Daily Snapshot. 22.06.2023". CDS’s Substack. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  24. ^ Нахимов, Сергей (2022-11-16). ""Русский легион" БАРС-13: история, численность и боевой путь". AmalNews (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  25. ^ "Как Сергей Фомченков создал добровольческий батальон БАРС-13". vesti.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  26. ^ CDS (2023-08-22). "Russia's war on Ukraine. 22.08.2023". CDS’s Substack. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  27. ^ "Бойцов БАРС-16 отряда Кубань торжественно проводили на Донбасс - KrasnodarMedia". krasnodarmedia.su (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  28. ^ "🇷🇺⚡️Сводки ополчения Новороссии Z.O.V. (ДНР, ЛНР, Украина, Война)". Telegram. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  29. ^ "🇷🇺⚡️Сводки ополчения Новороссии Z.O.V. (ДНР, ЛНР, Украина, Война)". Telegram. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  30. ^ "Батальон Судоплатова 🇷🇺". Telegram. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  31. ^ "WarGonzo". Telegram. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  32. ^ Karolina Hird; Nicole Wolkov; Angelica Evans; Riley Bailey; Kateryna Stepanenko; George Barros (17 April 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 17, 2024". RBC-Ukraine. Critical Threats.
  33. ^ CDS (2023-09-07). "Russia's war on Ukraine. 07.09.2023". CDS’s Substack. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  34. ^ CDS (2023-04-08). "CDS Daily brief (07.04.23) | CDS comments on key events". Центр оборонних стратегій (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  35. ^ "Казачий батальон СКИФ". Telegram. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  36. ^ CDS (2023-07-04). "Russia's war on Ukraine. Daily Snapshot. 04.07.2023". CDS’s Substack. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  37. ^ CDS (2023-07-05). "Russia's war on Ukraine. Daily Snapshot. 05.07.2023". CDS’s Substack. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  38. ^ "🇷🇺⚡️Сводки ополчения Новороссии Z.O.V. (ДНР, ЛНР, Украина, Война)". Telegram. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  39. ^ MARIA KHOLINA (22 April 2024). "Special fake unit far from front created for Kremlin elite - UK intelligence". RBC-Ukraine.
  40. ^ Karolina Hird; Nicole Wolkov; Angelica Evans; Riley Bailey; Kateryna Stepanenko; George Barros (17 April 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 17, 2024". RBC-Ukraine. Critical Threats.

January 01, 1970
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For other uses see BARS BARS or Combat Army Reserve of the Country Russian Boevoj Armejskij Rezerv Strany BARS 1 or simply the Combat Army Reserve is a Russian military reserve force implemented in 2015 2 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation 1 2 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2 Cossack participation 3 Units 4 ReferencesHistory editFormation edit The Combat Army Reserves was created by the Ministry of Defence in 2015 as an analogous organization to the British Territorial Army or the United States Army Reserve with members being paid a salary per a three year or a one and a half year contract and participating in at least a month per year of part time training with the prospect of being called to active duty in the event of war 4 In 2019 a study by the RAND Corporation found that there were only 4 000 to 5 000 reservists in the whole of Russia 5 Russian invasion of Ukraine edit Main article Russian Invasion of Ukraine In 2021 during the build up towards the Russian Invasion of Ukraine the BARS were the subject of a massive recruitment campaign titled BARS 21 which Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu stated in several speeches hoped would bolster the force to 80 000 to 100 000 reservists Eligible BARS reservists in the days before the invasion included soldiers younger than 42 junior officers younger than 47 colonels younger than 57 and other senior officials younger than 52 5 When the war did break out 20 BARS units consisting of an estimated 10 000 reservists were sent to Ukraine to take part in the initial invasion BARS reservists were on paper paid a much higher salary than Russian conscripts and were supposed receive a hefty pension for their service however upon the completion of their service most reservists saw little to none of the promised money or bonuses Most BARS soldiers are older veterans of the War in the Donbas with many being members of the Union of Donbass Volunteers and are from smaller rural settlements 6 BARS units and Russian PMCs often overlap with several BARS units being directly affiliated or even run by a PMC leaving the units in a legal grey area 4 On 24 July 2023 Vladimir Putin signed a law increasing the maximum age for all BARS members by five years The legislation increased the maximum age of privates sergeants and warrant officers from 35 to 40 officers of middle ranks from 45 to 50 and high ranking officers from 50 to 55 7 8 Cossack participation edit nbsp Sloviansk city council under control of Russian Registered Cossacks on 14 April 2014 Various Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation were identified operating in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea in 2014 during the Russo Ukrainian War They are heavily involved in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 9 where they are part of 18 Cossack BARS Combat Reserve Forces battalions taking part in the invasion 9 10 11 Per Ataman Nikolai Doluda head of the All Russian Cossack Society There are three battalions each from the Kuban and Terek hosts two from Don one from Orenburg a Orenburg Volga combined battalion one from the Ussuriskiy host one from the Zabaykalsky host and one from the union of Cossack warriors from abroad 10 Units editBARS 1 Kuban Cossacks 12 13 BARS 2 Yakuts Saw combat around Kharkiv in 2022 14 Absorbed the Bootur 1 volunteer unit in May 2023 15 Bootur 1 s commander Alexander Kolesov would become deputy commander and receive the Hero of Russia for his role in the 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions 16 BARS 3 17 BARS 4 Veterans that returned to Russia reported a lack of pay denial of medical treatment and a deletion of military records 18 BARS 5 17 BARS 6 Forstadt Orenburg Cossacks 19 BARS 7 20 BARS 8 21 BARS 9 Orel Commander Rustam Ziganshin died in September 2021 22 Affiliated with the Union of Donbass Volunteers 17 BARS 10 Soldier from BARS 10 joined Wagner BARS 11 21 BARS 12 23 BARS 13 Russian Legion 24 Commander Sergei Fomchenkov 25 Affiliated with the Union of Donbass Volunteers originally named Rurik 17 BARS 14 Sarmat 26 BARS 16 Kuban 27 BARS 18 28 BARS 19 21 BARS 20 Thunder Affiliated with the Union of Donbass Volunteers 17 BARS 21 29 BARS 22 Tiger 30 BARS 23 Orel 31 BARS 25 Anwar 32 BARS 27 Fakel BARS 29 Nevsky Created October 2022 from an artillery detachment reformed into a BARS unit due lack of manpower 33 21 BARS 32 Pavel Sudoplatov The Russian Ministry of Defense subordinated the Pavel Sudoplatov Battalion formed on the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to the 32nd BARS detachment 34 21 BARS 33 Vasily Margelov First seen June 2023 21 BARS 34 Siberia BARS 35 Skif First seen October 2023 35 BARS Kherson 36 BARS Crimea 37 BARS Kaskad Waterfall 38 According to the UK MoD intelligence created by Dmitry Sablin a unit of drone operators far behind the front line for VIPs and the family members of Kremlin elite It allows VIPs to serve in Ukraine with a reduced risk of personal injury compared to frontline troops VIPs serving in Kaskad are provided with a security detail or bodyguards On 16 April 2024 the husband of Russian influencer Yelena Blinovskaya Alexei Blinovsky was serving with the unit 39 40 References edit Boevoj Armejskij Rezerv Strany BARS www temryuk ru Retrieved 2022 12 06 BARS bars2021 tilda ws Retrieved 2022 12 06 Sosnickij Vladimir BARS voennaya sluzhba na polstavki Ezhenedelnik ZVEZDA in Russian Retrieved 2022 12 06 a b Tenisheva Anastasia 15 January 2023 Glory Hunters or Gold Diggers The Shadowy World of Russia s Volunteers Fighting in Ukraine The Moscow Times Retrieved 24 August 2023 a b Stepanenko Kateryna Kagan Frederick W Brian Babcock Lumish Explainer on Russian Conscription Reserve and Mobilization Institute for the Study of War Retrieved 29 August 2023 Coalson Robert 12 August 2022 We Were Nothing To Them Russian Volunteer Reservists Return From War Against Ukraine Feeling Deceived Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty Retrieved 29 August 2023 Putin podpisal ukaz o povyshenii predelnogo vozrasta prebyvaniya v zapase Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 24 July 2023 Retrieved 29 August 2023 Putin Signs Law Raising Age Of People In Military Reserve By Five Years Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty Retrieved 29 August 2023 a b The Kremlin Uses Registered Cossacks as a Means of Stealth Mobilization a b Missiya kazachestva na Severnom Kavkaze obedinyat patriotov i byt shitom Rossii 3 October 2023 https jamestown org wp content uploads 2023 10 cossacks in BARS 640x482 jpeg webp 150 kubanskih kazakov popolnyat otryady BARS 16 i BARS 1 smotrim ru Retrieved 2022 12 06 Zuj Vasilij Kubanskie kazaki dobrovolcy popolnyat otryady BARS 16 i BARS 1 kubantv ru in Russian Retrieved 2022 12 06 Russia says it crushes cross border incursion from Ukraine Gulf News Reuters 23 May 2023 Retrieved 29 August 2023 Stepanenko Kateryna Bailey Riley Mappes Grace Wolkov Nicole Kagan Fredrick W Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment May 28 2023 Institute for the Study of War Retrieved 29 August 2023 Taylor Hansen 28 April 2023 Alexander Kolesov was the first of the Yakutians who participated in the SVO to become the Hero of Russia KXan 36 Daily News eprimefeed com Retrieved 29 August 2023 a b c d e Strah nenavist i patriotizm Kak uchat otpravlyayut na vojnu i obmanyvayut rossijskih dobrovolcev Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty 6 April 2023 Retrieved 30 August 2023 Stepanenko Kateryna Hird Karolina Mappes Grace Kagan Frederick W Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment September 11 Institute for the Study of War Retrieved 30 August 2023 Srazila vrazheskaya mina V Orenburge prostilis s kazakom batalona BARS 6 Forshtadt Eduardom Yudachevym pogibshim v hode SVO CDS 2023 07 01 Russia s war on Ukraine Daily Snapshot 30 06 2023 CDS s Substack Retrieved 2023 09 11 a b c d e f Ukraine Control Map Google My Maps Retrieved 2023 09 11 IVANOVA Kristina 2022 09 19 Na Ukraine pogib komandir dobrovolcheskogo otryada BARS 9 iz Bashkirii Prufy ru Novosti in Russian Retrieved 2022 12 06 CDS 2023 06 22 Russia s war on Ukraine Daily Snapshot 22 06 2023 CDS s Substack Retrieved 2023 09 11 Nahimov Sergej 2022 11 16 Russkij legion BARS 13 istoriya chislennost i boevoj put AmalNews in Russian Retrieved 2022 12 06 Kak Sergej Fomchenkov sozdal dobrovolcheskij batalon BARS 13 vesti ru in Russian Retrieved 2022 12 06 CDS 2023 08 22 Russia s war on Ukraine 22 08 2023 CDS s Substack Retrieved 2023 09 11 Bojcov BARS 16 otryada Kuban torzhestvenno provodili na Donbass KrasnodarMedia krasnodarmedia su in Russian Retrieved 2022 12 06 Svodki opolcheniya Novorossii Z O V DNR LNR Ukraina Vojna Telegram Retrieved 2023 09 11 Svodki opolcheniya Novorossii Z O V DNR LNR Ukraina Vojna Telegram Retrieved 2023 09 11 Batalon Sudoplatova Telegram Retrieved 2024 01 21 WarGonzo Telegram Retrieved 2023 09 11 Karolina Hird Nicole Wolkov Angelica Evans Riley Bailey Kateryna Stepanenko George Barros 17 April 2024 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment April 17 2024 RBC Ukraine Critical Threats CDS 2023 09 07 Russia s war on Ukraine 07 09 2023 CDS s Substack Retrieved 2023 09 11 CDS 2023 04 08 CDS Daily brief 07 04 23 CDS comments on key events Centr oboronnih strategij in Ukrainian Retrieved 2023 09 11 Kazachij batalon SKIF Telegram Retrieved 2024 01 21 CDS 2023 07 04 Russia s war on Ukraine Daily Snapshot 04 07 2023 CDS s Substack Retrieved 2024 01 21 CDS 2023 07 05 Russia s war on Ukraine Daily Snapshot 05 07 2023 CDS s Substack Retrieved 2024 01 21 Svodki opolcheniya Novorossii Z O V DNR LNR Ukraina Vojna Telegram Retrieved 2024 01 21 MARIA KHOLINA 22 April 2024 Special fake unit far from front created for Kremlin elite UK intelligence RBC Ukraine Karolina Hird Nicole Wolkov Angelica Evans Riley Bailey Kateryna Stepanenko George Barros 17 April 2024 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment April 17 2024 RBC Ukraine Critical Threats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BARS Russia amp oldid 1222002453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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