21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (Russia)
| 21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Russian: 21-я отдельная гвардейская Краснознаменная Омско-Новобугская ордена Богдана Хмельницкого мотострелковая бригада | |
|
21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 2009–present |
| Country |
 Russia |
| Branch |
 Russian Ground Forces |
| Type |
 Motorized Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ |
Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast MUN 12128 |
| Engagements |
War in Donbas • Battle of Ilovaisk |
The 21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade is a formation of the Russian Ground Forces. It was formed on 1 June 2009 from the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform.[1]
In 2014, the brigade was involved in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[2]
History
In August 2014 the brigade's units fought in the Battle of Ilovaisk. On 29 August, during a Ukrainian breakthrough attempt from Ilovaisk, a "northern" column of Ukrainian forces took the fight with 21st brigade's troops on a road between Voznesenka and Horbatenko villages.[3] Ukrainian T-64 tank and several BMP-2s of 51st Mechanized Brigade were able to destroy two T-72BA[4][5] tanks and a BMP-2[6] of the 21st Motor Rifle Brigade. Another 21st brigade's T-72BA tank was destroyed near Kumachove village, presumably by a Tochka-U rocket strike of the 19th Rocket Brigade.[7]
An Ukrainian Headquarters briefing held on 11 March 2015 noted the 21st Motor Rifle Brigade units are operating near Yenakiiyeve, Ukraine.[8]
References
- ↑ Holm, Michael. "27th Guards Motorised Rifle Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ Sutyagin, Igor (March 2015). "RUSI Briefing Paper: Russian Forces in Ukraine" (PDF). Royal United Services Institute: 3. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "Серпень 2014 року. Іловайськ. Частина ІV. Чому і як виходила з оточення «північна» група генерала Руслана Хомчака - Суспільство - Український тиждень, Тиждень.ua" [August 2014. Ilovaisk. Chapter 4. Why and how the "northern" column led by Genereal Ruslan Khomchak tried to break through]. tyzhden.ua. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "'Orenburg Weather' Destroyed Tanks of the 21st Brigade Near Starobesheve - InformNapalm.org (English)". InformNapalm.org (English). 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "Russian military near Ilovaisk in 2014. 21st Motor Rifle Brigade (MUN 12128) : Askai on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "Destroyed in August 2014, BMP-2 of the Russian 21st Motor Rifle Brigade. White dots on a turret and in front of a hull near right track : Askai on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "Tochka-U, Russian Military Losses, and Other Coincidences Of August 2014 - InformNapalm.org (English)". InformNapalm.org (English). 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "The ATO Headquarters Briefs Foreign Press on Frontline - InformNapalm.org (English)". InformNapalm.org (English). 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2016-11-03.