15th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade

The 15th Separate Motorized Rifle Aleksandriyskaya (Peacekeeping) Brigade (Russian: 15-я отдельная мотострелковая Александрийская бригада (миротворческая)) is a unit in the Russian Ground Forces. It is the only peacekeeping brigade in the Russian Armed Forces. Its code name is Military Unit 90600. The formation is part of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District. It is permanently deployed in Roshchinsky village in the Samara Oblast.[2]

15th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade
Russian: 15-я отдельная мотострелковая бригада
15th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1 February 2005–present
Country Russia
Branch Russian Ground Forces
TypeMotorized Infantry (peacekeeping)
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQRoshchinsky, Volzhsky District, Samara Oblast
EquipmentTorn-MDM radio intelligence system[1]
EngagementsUnited Nations peacekeeping
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Konstantin Nechaev
Insignia
Unit badge

History

The predecessor of the brigade is the 76th Guards Rifle Regiment, which was repeatedly renamed and reorganized. The current brigade was formed on 1 February 2005, in accordance with a directive of Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov that was given on 30 December 2004. It was designed to participate in international peace and security missions under the auspices of the United Nations.[3] From December 2005 to November 2008, the peacekeeping brigade carried out tasks of maintaining peace in the zone of the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict.[4] Servicemen of the brigade have also been part of the peacekeeping contingents by decision of the President of Russia under the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. In 2011, the brigade was presented with a new type of battle banner.[5] On 4 November 2019, the brigade was given the honorary title Aleksandriyskaya, and a copy of the regimental standard of the Alexandrian 5th Regiment of Hussars of the 5th Cavalry Division of the Imperial Russian Army was awarded to the brigade.[6][7]

Alleged actions in Ukraine

In 2014, reports from open sources claimed the presence of servicemen from the brigade in the Donbass during the Russo-Ukrainian War and the War in Donbass.[8][9][10][11] In August, units of the brigade reportedly took part in the battles near Georgiyivka in the Lutuhyne Raion.[12] At a briefing on 11 March 2015, the ATO headquarters stated that units 15 of the brigade were operating in the Luhansk Oblast, and on 17 April, the Chief of the Ukrainian General Staff Viktor Muzhenko, stated that units of the 15th brigade remained in the oblast. In October 2016, reports from open sources claimed the presence of servicemen from the brigade in the Donbass.[13]

Karabakh conflict

In November 2020, after a peace agreement ending the war over the region, servicemen from the brigade were deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh to keep the peace.[14] In the agreement, 1,960 servicemen of the brigade were to be sent to the region, leaving from Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport on a Il-76 military transport aircraft.[15] Outside of the servicemen, 90 armored personnel carriers and 380 units of automobile and special equipment were sent with the brigade. The command of the Russian peacekeeping forces was also established in the Karabakh capital of Stepanakert.[16][17][18] On 11 November 2020, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov was appointed the commander of the peacekeeping forces.[19] On 13 December, the brigade's peacekeeping contingent took control of Hin Tagher.[20]

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.[21]

Structure
  • Directorate[22]
  • 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion
  • 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion
  • 3rd Motorized Rifle Battalion
  • Tank Battalion
  • Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion
  • Anti-aircraft Missile and Artillery Battalion
  • Reconnaissance Battalion
  • Engineer Battalion
  • Control Battalion
  • Repair and Recovery Battalion
  • Logistics Battalion
  • Rifle Company
  • NBC Protection Company
  • UAV company
  • Electronic Warfare Company
  • Commandant Company
  • Medical Company
  • Command Battery
  • Control and Radar Reconnaissance Platoon
  • Management Platoon
  • Instructor Platoon
  • Simulator Platoon
  • Polygon
  • Military band

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 (2016–2019)
  • Colonel Konstantin Nechaev (since 2019)
  • The ceremony of presenting the banner of the Alexandrian 5th Regiment of Hussars.
  • The Russian flag and the flag of the peacekeeping forces.
  • A convoy of Russian peacekeepers driving past an Azerbaijani checkpoint at the northern entrance to Shusha.
  • Ceremonial cavalry from the brigade.
  • A unit parade of the brigade.
  • Brigade personnel training.

See also

References
  1. "В Самаре миротворцев оснастят новейшими комплексами радиоразведки – Новости Самары и Самарской области – ГТРК Самара". tvsamara.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  2. "15-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада (в/ч 90600)". Войсковые части России (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  3. "Первую миротворческую бригаду поселят под Самарой". Коммерсант (in Russian). 2004-10-23. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  4. Андрей Бондаренко (2013-09-23). "На страже мира". Красная Звезда (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  5. "Соединения и воинские части Центрального военного округа получают боевые знамена нового образца". Пресс-служба Центрального военного округа (in Russian). 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  6. "Единственной в ВС РФ миротворческой бригаде присвоили почетное наименование "Александрийская" : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". function.mil.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  7. "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.
  8. "Российский военный из 15 ОМСБр фотографируется с боевиками ЛНР. Сентябрь 2014-го года. : Askai on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-07-04.[self-published]
  9. "Второй российский военный из 15-й ОМСБр, что был на фото с боевиками ЛНР : Askai on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-07-04.[self-published]
  10. "Николай Глушко из российской 15-й ОМСБр на фото с боевиками "ЛНР" в 2014-м году. : Askai on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-07-02.[self-published]
  11. "Российские военные из 15-й отдельной мотострелковой бригады изображают боевиков ЛНР. Сентябрь 2014-го : Askai on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-07-14.[self-published]
  12. feldherrnhalle (2015-10-25). "Бій з 234 ПДП та 15 омсбр. 19-20 серпня 2014 року". Обитель цивилизатора. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  13. "Russia Uses Servicemen of the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade of Peacekeeping Forces in Donbas". InformNapalm.org (English). 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  14. "Минобороны России сообщило об отправке миротворцев в Карабах :: Политика :: РБК". rbc.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  15. "Russia sends 20 planes on peacekeeping mission to Nagorno-Karabakh in 24 hours". TASS. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  16. "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.
  17. "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.
  18. "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.
  19. "General Rustam Muradov is appointed Commander of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh". Turan Information Agency. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  20. Арцахское село Хин тахер, за которое шли ожесточенные бои, перешло под контроль российских миротворцев
  21. "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.
  22. "Центральный военный округ". Milkavkaz (in Russian). 2016-03-22. Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
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