15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
15th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade | |
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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
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Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Sergeevich Marushkin |
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The 15th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Alexandria (Peacekeeping) Brigade (
Its former honorifics were Berlin Red Banner Order of Kutuzov.
Pre-history
The predecessor of the brigade is the 76th Guards Rifle Regiment, which was repeatedly renamed and reorganized.
The regiment traces its history back to the 75th Naval Rifle Brigade, formed during the
On 17 March 1942, by order of the
One of these guards military units was the 76th Guards Rifle Regiment, formed in the same period as part of the 27th Guards Rifle Division, on the basis of one of the rifle battalions of the former 3rd Guards Rifle Brigade. Subsequently, for the courage and heroism shown by its personnel during the Battle of Berlin, on 11 June 1945 the regiment was awarded the honorary title "Berlin."[6]
On 5 October 1945 it is transformed into the 69th Guards Mechanised Berlin Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Regiment; and in 1957 into the 243rd Guards Motor Rifle Berlin Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Regiment (
In 1991, the
Twenty-first century
The current brigade was formed on 1 February 2005 by redesignation of the 589th Guards MRR, in accordance with a directive of Minister of Defence
In 2011, the brigade was presented with a new type of battle banner.[3] On 4 November 2019, the brigade was given the honorary title Alexandria, and a copy of the regimental standard of the 5th Alexandria Hussar Regiment of the 5th Cavalry Division of the Imperial Russian Army was awarded to the brigade.[9] The title makes it one of several Armed Forces formations that honor formations of the Imperial era, and its Soviet-era honorifics were removed.[10]
The brigade was awarded the honorary Guards title on 9 May 2022 in celebration of Victory Day for its "mass courage and heroism in the defense of the fatherland and state interests in military conflicts," the new title being 15th Separate Guards Alexandriyskaya Motor Rifle Brigade.[11][12]
War in Ukraine
In 2014, reports from open sources claimed the presence of servicemen from the brigade in the
Reportedly, members of the brigade have taken part in the
At the
Karabakh conflict
In November 2020, after a
In early 2021, Azerbaijani authorities accused the unit of "a pro-Armenia attitude, instead of taking the required neutral stance for the implementation of the peace agreement." Particularly, General Muradov's meeting with senior Artsakh figures, and the presence of the Artsakh flag at Muradov's meetings had resulted in negative reactions from the Azerbaijanis.[30]
Structure
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The brigade is fully manned by contract servicemen.
Commanders
- Colonel Sergei Kuzovlev (2005–2008)
- Colonel Oleg Suvalov (2008–2010)
- Colonel Viktor Kindeev (2010)
- Colonel Konstantin Stepanishchev (2011–2013)
- Colonel Vitaly Gerasimov (2013–2014)
- Colonel Nikolay Zakharov (2014–2016)
- Colonel Alexey Avdeev (2016–2018)
- Colonel Konstantin Nechaev (2018–2020)
- Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Alexeevich Yershov (2020–2021)
- Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Sergeevich Marushkin (since 2021)
Gallery
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The ceremony of presenting the banner of the Alexandrian 5th Regiment of Hussars.
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TheRussian flagand the flag of the peacekeeping forces.
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A convoy of Russian peacekeepers driving past an Azerbaijani checkpoint at the northern entrance to Shusha.
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Ceremonial cavalry from the brigade.
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A unit parade of the brigade.
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Brigade personnel training.
See also
- Azerbaijani peacekeeping forces
- 12th Peacekeeping Brigade
- KAZBAT
- 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion (Moldova)
- Polish–Ukrainian Peace Force Battalion
References
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- ^ "76th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 27th Guards Rifle Division (76th Guards RR)". "Memory of the People" 1941-1945. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ "Первую миротворческую бригаду поселят под Самарой". Коммерсант (in Russian). 2004-10-23. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ Андрей Бондаренко (2013-09-23). "На страже мира". Красная Звезда (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ "Единственной в ВС РФ миротворческой бригаде присвоили почетное наименование "Александрийская" : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". function.mil.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 24.10.2018 № 594 "О присвоении 15 отдельной мотострелковой бригаде почётного наименования"". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ "15th Separate Alexandriyskaya Motor Rifle Brigade awarded the name "Guards"". 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 09.05.2022 № 278 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов ∙ Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
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- ^ "Russian Soldiers Apologize for 'Treacherous Invasion,' Beg Putin to Stop Ukraine War". International Business Times. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraines-first-m1-abrams-tank-loss-appears-to-have-occurred/ar-BB1iVk1g
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/02/29/russian-fpv-operators-claim-abrams-kill/?sh=57e2353f5128
- ^ "Минобороны России сообщило об отправке миротворцев в Карабах :: Политика :: РБК". rbc.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Russia sends 20 planes on peacekeeping mission to Nagorno-Karabakh in 24 hours". TASS. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "To control the peacekeeping operation in the region, the command of the Russian peacekeeping forces is being deployed in the city of Stepanakert". eng.mil.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "At present, twelve Il-76 military transport aircraft with officers of the command of the Russian peacekeeping forces and servicemen of the 15th peacekeeping brigade have landed in the Republic of Armenia". eng.mil.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "Колонна подразделений 15 отдельной миротворческой бригады совершила марш из района сосредоточения в городе Горис в город Степанакерт". function.mil.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ "General Rustam Muradov is appointed Commander of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh". Turan Information Agency. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ Арцахское село Хин тахер, за которое шли ожесточенные бои, перешло под контроль российских миротворцев
- ^ "Azerbaijan dissatisfied with Russian peacekeepers' pro-Armenia attitude". Daily Sabah. 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Центральный военный округ". Milkavkaz (in Russian). 2016-03-22. Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-05-03.