46th Separate Operations Brigade

At a collegium of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in February 2000, in accordance with the Decree of the President of Russia , it was decided to create the 46th separate operational brigade for explosives. On the basis of the order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 22, a directive of the Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, as part of the North Caucasus District of Internal Troops on the territory of the Chechen Republic, on an ongoing basis, they began to form a separate operational brigade deployed in the city of Grozny .

The formation of the brigade took place from July to October 2000 on the basis of military units of the North Caucasus, Volga, Moscow, Siberian and Eastern districts of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

1. Serving at checkpoints, platoon strongholds, outposts;
2. ensuring the passage of military echelons;
3. escort of columns;
4. conducting special operations to eliminate illegal armed groups;
5. policing in settlements and administrative regions of the Czech Republic;
6. the prevention of terrorist acts against government officials, law enforcement officers, and federal forces;
7. measures to prevent the theft of petroleum products;
8. providing cover for the administrative border with the republics of Dagestan , North Ossetia-Alania .

In 2009, the 34th Special Forces detachment was created on the basis of one of the operational battalions.

At the end of 2009, also on the basis of 231 operational battalions in the village of Naurskaya, the 140th artillery regiment was formed, in early 2010 its combat coordination was completed and put into operation.

During the period of performance of service and combat missions, more than 600 military personnel of the brigade were awarded state awards.

On December 28, 2009, a ceremony was held to present the Battle Banner of the new model to the 46th separate operational brigade of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

In March 2012, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Army General R. G. Nurgaliev handed the brigade the Order of Zhukov ^[1] .

• administration, military unit 3025 (Chechen Republic, Grozny):
• 94th operational regiment, military unit 6779.
• 96th operational regiment, military unit 6780.
• 424th separate operational battalion, military unit 2671.
• 360th separate operational battalion, military unit 6791.
• 743rd separate operational battalion, military unit 6884.
• 744th separate operational battalion, military unit 6885.
• 358th separate operational battalion, military unit 6776.
• 147th regiment, military unit 6778.
• 248th separate special motorized battalion "North" named after the Hero of the Russian Federation Akhmat-Hadji Kadyrov, military unit 4156.
• 249th separate special motorized battalion "South".
• 34th Special Forces Unit, military unit 6775.
• 352nd separate reconnaissance battalion, military unit 6783.
• 140th artillery regiment, military unit 5382.
• 353rd separate communications battalion, military unit 6784.
• 354th separate engineer and combat engineer battalion, military unit 6785.
• 355th separate repair and restoration battalion, military unit 6786.
• 357th Separate Medical Battalion, military unit 6788.
• 356th separate material support battalion, military unit 6787.
• 6th separate company RHBZ, military unit 6807.

The brigade has 1,500 units of automotive equipment and about 300 units of armored vehicles. ^[2]

• The first brigade commander was Colonel , since December 2001, Major General Zubarev, Evgeny Alexandrovich .

• 46th defense of VV: Dossier on Special Forces .org