[3] It was officially incorporated into the Russian Federation on 31 December 2022, after Russia annexed the occupied territory of Donetsk,[4] and then it was reformed into a Combined Arms Army in 2024.

Considered by Ukrainian and Western analysts as a formal part of the Russian 8th Combined Arms Army, it nevertheless had a certain degree of autonomy.

[6] The corps played an active role in the Russian offensive in Southern Ukraine, taking part in the battle of Volnovakha and siege of Mariupol.

[7] A member of the DPR's 109th Regiment was accused of rape during the occupation of the village of Krasnivka [uk], Kherson Oblast, in March 2022.

[8] In July 2022, the 109th, 113th, and 125th Regiments of the DPR were deployed to Zolota Balka, Davydiv Brid, Arkhanhelske, and Vysokopillia in the Kherson Oblast, according to Russian military documents published by Ukrainian officials.