Kyrgyz Army

Kyrgyz Ground Forces
Кыргызстандын Кургактагы Аскерлер
Uniform sleeve patch of the Kyrgyz Armed Forces
Founded25 January 2017
Country Kyrgyzstan
TypeArmy
Part ofArmed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
HeadquartersBishkek
ColorsRed and Yellow
March"Kyz kuumai" («Кыз куумай»)
Commanders
Commander-in-chiefSadyr Japarov
Commander of the ArmyColonel Almazbek Karasartov
Insignia
Military Ensign (Kyrgyz, obverse)
Military Ensign (Russian, reverse)

The Kyrgyz Ground Forces, or simply the Kyrgyz Army, is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.

History

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The parade contingent from the Panfilov Division during the 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square in 2010.

In April 1992, Kyrgyzstan formed a State Committee for Defense Affairs, and in June the republic took control of all troops on its soil (meaning remaining units of the stationed in Kyrgyzstan).[1] In 1994, 30 percent of the officer corps were ethnic Russians.[2] The first commander was General Valentin Luk'yanov [ru], an ethnic Ukrainian.[3] In Russian sources Luk'yanov is listed as the commander of the 8th Guards Motor Rifle Division from 1985-91.[4]

On January 25, 2017, President Almazbek Atambayev officially founded the Kyrgyz Army, with Colonel Erlis Terdikbayev acting as its first commander.[5]

Structure

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Ground forces are divided into 2 military commands, the Northern and Southern Groups of Forces.[6][7]

Northern Group of Forces

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Southern Group of Forces

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Equipment

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Small arms

Name Origin Caliber Image Notes
Pistols
Makarov  Soviet Union 9×18mm Makarov
Stechkin  Soviet Union 9×18mm Makarov
Rifles and carbines
SKS  Soviet Union 7.62×39mm Ceremonial usage
AKS-74U  Soviet Union 5.45×39mm Standard carbine
Assault rifles
AK-47  Soviet Union 7.62×39mm [13]
AKM  Soviet Union 7.62×39mm [14]
AK-74  Soviet Union 5.45×39mm
AN-94  Russian Federation 5.45×39mm 60 donated by Russia in 2012[15]
QBZ-95  China 5.8×42mm DBP87 [16]
M4 Carbine  United States 5.56x45mm NATO
Designated marksman rifles
SVD Dragunov  Soviet Union 7.62×54mmR [17]
MKEK JNG-90  Turkey 7.62×51mm [18]
Machine guns
RPK  Soviet Union 7.62×39mm
RPK-74  Soviet Union 5.45×39mm
PK machine gun  Soviet Union 7.62×54mmR [19]
NSV  Soviet Union 12.7×108mm
Rocket Launchers
HAR-66  Turkey [20]

Armor

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Name Origin Type In service Notes
Tanks
T-72  Soviet Union Main battle tank 215[21] At least one lost in the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes.[citation needed]
Armoured reconnaissance vehicle
BRDM-2  Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 30[21]
BRDM-2MS  Soviet Union Reconnaissance vehicle 9[21]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 230[21] All modernized.[citation needed]
BMP-2  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 90[21] All modernized.[citation needed]
Armoured personnel carrier
BTR-80  Soviet Union Amphibious armoured personnel carrier 10[21]
BTR-70  Soviet Union Amphibious armoured personnel carrier 45[21] BTR-70 & BTR-70M
Humvee  United States Light armoured car 50
Dongfeng EQ2050  China Military light utility vehicle Up to 65 Showed the 30th anniversary of the country's independence at the parade.[citation needed] At least one was lost in the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes.[22]
Tigr  Russia Infantry mobility vehicle Up to 100[23] 55 vehicles purchased recently, and 50 vehicles donated from Russia in 2018. Others all purchased during previous years.[24]
Toyota[25]  Japan Infantry mobility vehicle 40 Announced on 23 October 2021.[26]
Towed artillery
D-30  Soviet Union 122mm howitzer 72[21] 35 are the M-30 standard.[citation needed]
M-30(M-1938)  Soviet Union 122mm howitzer 35[21]
D-1  Soviet Union 152mm howitzer 16[21]
2A65 MSTA-B  Soviet Union 152mm howitzer N/A
BS-3  Soviet Union 100mm field gun 18[21]
T-12  Soviet Union 100mm Field gun 18[21] 100mm round
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika  Soviet Union 122mm Self-propelled howitzer 18[21]
2S9 Nona  Soviet Union 120mm Self-propelled mortar 12[27]
Anti-tank weapons
9M14 Malyutka  Soviet Union Anti-tank missile 26[28]
9M113 Konkurs  Soviet Union Anti-tank missile 12[28]
9K111 Fagot  Soviet Union Anti-tank weapon 24[28]
Anti aircraft guns and Air defense system
S-300  Soviet Union /  Russia Long-range surface-to-air missile system N/A[29] Russia and Kyrgyzstan signed an inter-governmental agreement on cooperation in military-technical field, by which Russia must ship $1 billion worth of modern weapons to the republic.[30]
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft autocannon N/A
9K35 Strela-10  Soviet Union VM surface-to-air missile system 4[31]
9K32 Strela-2  Soviet Union VM surface-to-air-missile system N/A[21]
ZSU-23-4 Shilka  Soviet Union Self-propelled anti aircraft gun 24[28]
Flying Leopard 6C[32]  China Short-range surface-to-air missile system N/A[33] Leopard 6C short-range air defense system was seen during the exercises of the Kyrgyz army in the Bujum training field in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan in September 2020. It's capable to shot down by 500–600 km.[citation needed]
AZP S-60  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft gun 24[28]
Ballistic missiles
Iskander-M  Russia Short-range ballistic missile N/A Russia sent Iskander-M ballistic missile to Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan in 2018 to Kyrgyz military's drill.[34]
Multiple rocket launchers
BM-21 Grad  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 15[35]
BM-27 Uragan  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 6[35]
Utility vehicles
Ford Ranger  United States Pickup truck-attacking defender 45[36] Showed the 30th anniversary of the country's independence at the parade.[citation needed]
Polaris  United States Quad 44[36]
Toyota Hilux  Japan Pick up truck 45
UAZ Hunter  Soviet Union /  Russia Pick up truck Up to 140 Supported by Russia as military gift which presented on 15 January 2019.[citation needed]
KamazAZ-43114  Russia Pick up truck N/A Only small amount taken from Russia as a gift which 15 January 2019. Others all purchased from Russia and other post-soviet countries.[37]
KamAZ-53215[38]  Russia Freight carrier N/A Only small amount taken from Russia as a gift which 15 January 2019. Others all purchased from Russia and other post-soviet countries.[37]
KamAZ-5350KamAZ-4350  Russia Freight carrier N/A Some of them is taken for free from Russia, others all purchased.[citation needed]
Shaanxi SX2190  China Off-road vehicle N/A[citation needed]

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