34th Independent Motor Rifle (Mountain) Brigade explained

Unit Name:34th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (Mountain)
Native Name:34-я отдельная мотострелковая бригада (горная)
Dates:2006Present
Type:Mechanized infantry
Role:Mountain Warfare
Size:Brigade
Command Structure:49th Combined Arms Army
Garrison:Storozhevaya
Battles:Russo-Georgian War
Russo-Ukrainian War
Commander1:Colonel Smirnov Andrei Valerievich

The 34th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (Mountain) (; Military Unit Number 01485), is a mountain warfare formation of the Russian Ground Forces. It is part of the 49th Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District. It is stationed in the village of Storozhevaya-2, Zelenchuksky District, Karachay-Cherkessia. It was created on 30 June 2006. It belongs to the Mountain Troops, whose task is to fight in mountainous areas.[1] In 2014, it was reported that the brigade trained military mountaineers and had pack units on horses of local breeds.[2]

The brigade took part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was present in Ukraine by April 2022.[3] As part of Armed Forces of Ukraine offensive operations in the Kherson area in late July 2022, its headquarters was claimed to be destroyed by forces of the Ukrainian Operational Command South.[4]

Organization

The brigade includes the following units:

References

  1. Web site: Руководитель КЧР поздравил командование и личный состав 34-й отдельной мотострелковой бригады (горной) с 10-летием со дня образования. 2016-07-02. РИА КЧР. riakchr.ru. 2016-12-17. ru. https://archive.today/20161217005541/http://www.riakchr.ru/vrio-glavyi-kchr-rashid-temrezov-pozdravil-34-yu-otdelnuyu-motostrelkovuyu-brigadu-(gornuyu)-10-letiem-so-dnya-obrazovaniya/. 2016-12-17. live.
  2. Web site: The elite mountain brigade of the Southern Military District will be combat-ready by 2015. 2014-07-30. Rossiyskaya Gazeta. rg.ru. 2016-12-17. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111180811/https://rg.ru/2014/07/30/reg-skfo/oborona-anons.html . 2020-01-11.
  3. Web site: Russian mum breaks down in tears after conscript son is captured in Ukraine . . 29 March 2022 . 23 April 2022 . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423192144/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-mum-breaks-down-tears-26584137 . live .
  4. Web site: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 30 . 2023-04-09 . Institute for the Study of War . en.

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