21st Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
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The 21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade is a formation of the Russian Ground Forces based in Orenburg Oblast. It was formed on 1 June 2009 from the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform.[1]
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Russian: 21-я отдельная гвардейская Краснознаменная Омско-Новобугская ордена Богдана Хмельницкого мотострелковая бригада | |
Active | 2009–present |
Country | Russia |
Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
Type | Motorized Infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 2nd Combined Arms Army, Central Military District |
Garrison/HQ | Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast MUN 12128 |
Engagements | War in Donbass • Battle of Ilovaisk Russian invasion of Ukraine |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Dmitri Zavyalov (as of 2019) |
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In 2014, the brigade was involved in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[2]