The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has a large number of Guards units.
Ground Forces
Guards Armies 1st Guards Tank Army 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army 5th Guards Combined Arms Army 6th Guards Combined Arms Army 8th Guards Combined Arms Army 20th Guards Combined Arms Army 29th Guards Combined Arms Army 35th Guards Combined Arms Army 36th Guards Combined Arms Army 41st Guards Combined Arms Army 51st Guards Donetsk Combined Arms Army 58th Guards Combined Arms Army
Guards Divisions
Motor Rifle 2nd Guards Taman Motor Rifle Division 18th Guards Insterburg Motor Rifle Division 20th Guards Carpathian-Berlin Motor Rifle Division 27th Guards Omsk-Novobug Motor Rifle Division 42nd Guards Yevpatoria Motor Rifle Division 68th Guards Sevastopol Motor Rifle Division named after Latvian Riflemen 69th Guards Krasnoe Selo Motor Rifle Division 71st Guards Pechenga Motor Rifle Division 144th Guards Yelnya Motor Rifle Division 150th Guards Idritsa-Berlin Motor Rifle Division
Tank 4th Guards Kantemirovka Tank Division 90th Guards Vitebsk-Novgorod Tank Division
Guards Brigades
Motor Rifle
1st Separate Guards Slavyansk Motor Rifle Brigade 4th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 5th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 6th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 7th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 9th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 15th Separate Guards Alexandria Motor Rifle Brigade 27th Separate Guards Sevastopol Motor Rifle Brigade 30th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 34th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 35th Separate Guards Stalingrad-Kiev Motor Rifle Brigade 36th Separate Guards Lozovaya Motor Rifle Brigade 37th Separate Guards Budapest Don Cossack Motor Rifle Brigade 38th Separate Guards Vitebsk Motor Rifle Brigade 39th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 55th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 57th Separate Guards Krasnograd Motor Rifle Brigade 64th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 74th Separate Guards Zvenigorod-Berlin Motor Rifle Brigade 110th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 114th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 123rd Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 132nd Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 136th Uman-Berlin Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade 205th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
Tank 5th Separate Guards Tatsinskaya Tank Brigade
Engineer 1st Guards Brest-Berlin Engineer-Sapper Brigade 11th Separate Guards Kingisepp Engineer Brigade 12th Separate Guards Koenigsberg-Gorodok Engineer Brigade 14th Separate Guards Baranovichi Engineer Brigade 28th Guards Pontoon-Bridge Brigade 45th Guards Berlin Engineer Brigade
Artillery 9th Guards Kielce-Berlin Artillery Brigade 14th Separate Guards Artillery Brigade 17th Guards High Power Artillery Brigade 30th Guards Artillery Brigade 79th Guards Novozybkov Rocket Artillery Brigade 120th Guards Artillery Brigade 165th Guards Artillery Brigade 200th Guards Artillery Brigade 227th Guards Artillery Brigade 232nd Guards Rocket Artillery Brigade 236th Guards Artillery Brigade 238th Guards Artillery Brigade 244th Separate Guards Neman Artillery Brigade 288th Guards Warsaw Artillery Brigade 291st Guards Artillery Brigade 305th Guards Artillery Brigade 338th Guards Dvinsk Rocket Artillery Brigade 385th Guards Odessa Artillery Brigade 439th Guards Perekop Rocket Artillery Brigade
Anti-Aircraft Missile
8th Guards Šavli Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade 35th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade 38th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade 49th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade 53rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade 61st Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade 71st Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade 77th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade 78th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade 140th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade 297th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade
Missile
1st Guards Orsha Missile Brigade 12th Guards Missile Brigade 20th Guards Berlin Missile Brigade 92nd Guards Missile Brigade 107th Guards Mozyr Missile Brigade 112th Guards Novorossiysk Missile Brigade 119th Guards Missile Brigade 152nd Guards Brest-Warsaw Missile Brigade
NBC Protection
1st Mobile NBC Protection Brigade 16th Separate Guards Khingan NBC Protection Brigade 27th Separate Guards NBC Protection Brigade 29th Separate Guards NBC Protection Brigade
Signal Troops
9th Guards Lvov-Berlin Communications Brigade 35th Guards Tallin Communications Brigade 54th Guards Communications Brigade 59th Guards Syvash Communications Brigade 75th Guards Communications Brigade 175th Guards Luninets-Pinsk Communications Brigade
Guards Regiments
Motor Rifle
1st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 7th Separate Guards Proletarian Moscow-Minsk Motor Rifle Regiment 15th Guards Šavli Motor Rifle Regiment 33rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 57th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 70th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 71st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 102nd Guards Slonim-Pomerania Motor Rifle Regiment 103rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 114th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 143rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 228th Guards Leningrad-Pavlovsk Motor Rifle Regiment 242nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 245th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 252nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 255th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 291st Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 394th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 433rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 488th Guards Simferopol Motor Rifle Regiment 752nd Guards Petrokov Motor Rifle Regiment 1307th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 1429th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 1430th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 1442nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 1466th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 1472nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment 1486th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment
Tank
1st Guards Chertkov Tank Regiment 6th Guards Tank Regiment 10th Guards Tank Regiment 13th Guards Shepetovka Tank Regiment 80th Guards Tank Regiment 218th Guards Tank Regiment 239th Guards Orenburg Cossack Tank Regiment
Engineer 6th Guards Engineer-Sapper Regiment 30th Guards Engineer-Sapper Regiment 31st Guards Engineer-Sapper Regiment 32nd Guards Engineer-Sapper Regiment 39th Guards Engineer-Sapper Regiment 40th Guards Engineer-Sapper Regiment 44th Guards Engineer-Sapper Regiment 89th Guards Sapper Regiment 91st Guards Sapper Regiment
Artillery 8th Guards Artillery Regiment 27th Guards Artillery Regiment 50th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment 99th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment 136th Guards Artillery Regiment 292nd Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment 944th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment
Anti-Aircraft Missile 77th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment 568th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment 1488th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
NBC Protection 2nd Guards NBC Protection Regiment2-му полку радиационной, химической и биологической защиты присвоено почётное наименование «гвардейский» // Kremlin.ru, 24.01.2024 10th Guards NBC Protection Regiment10-му полку радиационной, химической и биологической защиты присвоено почётное наименование «гвардейский» // Kremlin.ru, 03.01.2024 25th Guards NBC Protection Regiment25-му полку радиационной, химической и биологической защиты присвоено почётное наименование «гвардейский» // Kremlin.ru, 19.02.2024 26th Guards NBC Protection RegimentУказ Президента Российской Федерации от 10.03.2025 № 132 «О присвоении 26 полку радиационной, химической и биологической защиты почетного наименования» 35th Guards NBC Protection RegimentУказ Президента Российской Федерации от 03.03.2025 № 114 «О присвоении 35 полку радиационной, химической и биологической защиты почетного наименования».
Other Guards units 10th Separate Guards Tank Battalion 17th Separate Guards Electronic Warfare Brigade 60th Separate Guards Assault Motor Rifle Battalion 80th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Battalion 100th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Brigade 127th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Brigade 212th Guards District Training Center 467th Guards Moscow-Tartu District Training Center 4th Guards Military Base 201st Guards Gatchina Military Base
Disbanded Guards units 8th Separate Guards Kramatorsk Motor Rifle Brigade 10th Separate Guards Ural-Lvov Volunteer Tank Division 47th Guards Lower Dnieper Tank Division
Aerospace Forces
Guards Armies
4th Guards Air and Air Defence Forces Army 6th Guards Leningrad Air and Air Defence Forces Army 11th Guards Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Guards Divisions
1st Guards Mixed Aviation Division 22nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division 105th Guards Mixed Aviation Division 303rd Guards Mixed Aviation Division
Guards Brigades
16th Guards Army Aviation Brigade 17th Guards Army Aviation Brigade 18th Guards Army Aviation Brigade 39th Separate Guards Special Purpose Radio-technical Brigade
Guards Regiments
2nd Guards Mixed Aviation Regiment 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 18th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment 22nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 23rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 39th Separate Guards Helicopter Regiment 43rd Separate Guards Sevastopol Naval Assault Aviation Regiment 47th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment 55th Separate Guards Sevastopol Helicopter Regiment 98th Separate Guards Mixed Aviation Regiment 120th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 121st Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 266th Separate Guards Assault Aviation Regiment 277th Guards Mlawa Bomber Aviation Regiment 314th Separate Guards Special Purpose Radio-Technical Regiment 332nd Separate Guards Helicopter Regiment 337th Separate Guards Helicopter Regiment 368th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment 440th Separate Guards Helicopter Regiment 559th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment 689th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 960th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment 968th Research and Instructor Mixed Aviation Regiment 999th Guards Air Base 6950th Guards Air Base
Disbanded Guards units 1st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 18th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 19th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 28th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 42nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment 54th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 458th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment 627th Guards Fighter Aviation Training Regiment 899th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment 6980th Guards Air Base
Airborne Forces
Guards Divisions 7th Guards Air Assault Division 76th Guards Air Assault Division 98th Guards Airborne Division 104th Guards Air Assault Division 106th Guards Airborne Division
Guards Brigades 11th Guards Air Assault Brigade 52nd Guards Artillery Brigade 56th Guards Air Assault Brigade 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade 38th Guards Separate Communications Brigade 45th Guards Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade
Guards Regiments 51st Guards Airborne Regiment 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment 108th Guards Air Assault Regiment 137th Guards Ryazan Kuban Cossack Airborne Regiment 217th Guards Airborne Regiment 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment 237th Guards Torun Air Assault Regiment 247th Guards Caucasus Cossack Air Assault Regiment 299th Guards Airborne Regiment 328th Guards Air Assault Regiment 331st Guards Airborne Regiment 337th Guards Air Assault Regiment
Navy
Guards formations of the Coastal Troops and Naval Infantry 55th Guards Kursk Naval Infantry Division 120th Guards Belostok Naval Infantry Division 40th Separate Guards Kransodar-Harbin Naval Infantry Brigade 61st Separate Guards Kirkenes Naval Infantry Brigade 126th Separate Guards Coastal Defence Brigade 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade 15th Guards Coastal Missile Brigade 177th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Regiment 22nd Separate Guards Air Defence Missile Regiment