The 205th separate motorized rifle Cossack brigade is the motorized rifle formation of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation . The formation is part of the 49th combined arms army of the Southern Military District . The point of permanent deployment is the city of Budennovsk, Stavropol Territory.
| 205th separate motorized rifle Cossack brigade | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | 1995 - n. at. |
| A country |  Russia |
| Subordination | Southern Military District |
| Included in | 49th Combined Arms Army |
| Type of | team |
| Function | motorized rifle troops |
| Dislocation | Budennovsk ( Stavropol Territory ) |
| Motto | “If not us, then who?”, “We will return even from hell - the 205th brigade!” |
| Equipment | T-72B3 [1] , Msta-S [2] , 2C12 , Grad [3] , Tunguska , Strela-10 , Tor [4] , R-145BM1 , R-419MP [5] , Silok [6] , Zoo- 1M [3] , Tachyon [7] . |
| Participation in | First Chechen War Dagestan war Second Chechen War Armed conflict in South Ossetia |
| Marks of Excellence | honorary name "Cossack" |
Conditional name - Military unit No. 74814 (military unit 74814). Short name - 205th omsbr .
Formed in 1995 on the basis of the 167th motorized rifle brigade and 723rd motorized rifle regiment during the first Chechen campaign.
The team is under the care of the diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Russian Orthodox Church . [eight]
Having a “Cossack” status, the unit selects Cossacks in its ranks from the Don , Kuban and Terek Cossack troops. Cossack troops patronize the battalions assigned to them. Assistance is provided in maintaining discipline, humanitarian assistance is sent. [9]
The brigade is a compound of constant combat readiness. [9]
History
The 205th separate motorized rifle brigade was formed on the basis of the Directive of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 314/12/0198 of March 17, 1995 to fulfill the tasks of restoring the constitutional order and disarming illegal gangs on the territory of the Chechen Republic . [10] The formation of the formation was based on the 167th separate motorized rifle brigade (military unit 29709, Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk Region) and the 723rd motorized rifle regiment of the 16th Guards Tank Division (military unit 89539, Tchaikovsky , Perm Territory ) The place of initial deployment was the city of Grozny . On May 2, 1995, the formation of the brigade was completed and since then this day has become a jubilee.
From May 1995 to November 23, 1996, the 205th Omsbr carried out combat operations on the territory of the Chechen Republic. [11] On December 31, 1996, the withdrawal of the brigade was fully completed.
Since January 20, 1997, the 205th police station has been based in the city of Budennovsk. [12]
On the basis of the order of the Minister of Defense, the brigade was awarded the honorary name "Cossack" on September 23, 1998. [13]
In 1999, the brigade was engaged in repelling the invasion of Chechen illegal armed groups in Dagestan . The battles were fought in the villages of Botlikh and Karamakhi . Further hostilities continued on the territory of Chechnya. Soldiers of the compound liberated the settlements: p. Znamenskoye , the city of Grozny, the settlement of Shaami-Yurt . [14]
Composition
- control,
- 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion,
- 2nd Motorized Rifle Battalion,
- 3rd motorized rifle battalion,
- tank battalion
- 1st howitzer self-propelled artillery division,
- 2nd howitzer self-propelled artillery division,
- rocket artillery division
- anti-tank artillery division,
- anti-aircraft missile division,
- anti-aircraft missile and artillery division,
- reconnaissance battalion,
- Engineer Battalion,
- control battalion (communications),
- repair battalion,
- material support battalion,
- rifle company (snipers),
- UAV company,
- RKhBZ company,
- EW company,
- battery control and artillery intelligence (chief of artillery),
- curfew company
- medical company
- control and radar reconnaissance platoon (air defense chief),
- platoon of management (head of the intelligence department),
- instructor platoon,
- training platoon
- polygon,
- orchestra. [15]
State Awards
During the two Chechen campaigns, about 1,500 soldiers and officers of the brigade were awarded state awards. Five brigade servicemen were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation :
- Captain Stanislav Kravtsov (posthumous),
- Private Alexander Yakovlev (posthumous),
- Senior Lieutenant Vitaliy Potylitsyn (posthumously),
- Junior Sergeant Andrey Zavyalkin (posthumous)
- Colonel Sergey Stvolov .
Commanders
At different times, the brigade was commanded:
- lieutenant colonel , since June 1995, colonel, since 1996, Major General Nazarov, Valery Ivanovich (May 1995 - January 1997);
- Colonel Mishanin, Sergey Valentinovich (since January 1997);
- Major General Derepko, Sergey Alexandrovich;
- Major General Tulin, Sergey Zagitovich (since July 2000);
- Major General Istrakov, Sergey Yuryevich (2002-2003);
- Major General Lapin, Alexander Pavlovich (2004-2006);
- Major General Kastornov, Konstantin Georgievich (2006-2008);
- Major General Tyurin, Grigory Rostislavovich [16] (2008-2011);
- Major General Ivanaev, Andrey Sergeevich [16] (2011-2012);
- Major General Donskikh, Vladimir Yuryevich (2012-2015);
- Colonel (from December 2016 Major General) Oleg Tsokov, Oleg Yuryevich (2015-2018);
- Colonel Lega, Nikolai Alexandrovich (from 2018 to the present ).
Notes
- ↑ With tankers of a motorized rifle formation of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol Territory . Press Service of the Southern Military District . Date of treatment November 3, 2018.
- ↑ Military parade on May 9 in Stavropol . Date of treatment November 3, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 artillerymen of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol Territory . Press Service of the Southern Military District (07/06/2017). Date of treatment November 3, 2018.
- ↑ Anti-aircraft gunners of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol Territory . Press Service of the Southern Military District . Date of treatment November 3, 2018.
- ↑ Large-scale radio training Was carried out with the signalmen of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol Territory . Press Service of the Southern Military District (06/08/2017). Date of treatment November 2, 2018.
- ↑ EW units of the Southern Military District in the exercises in the Stavropol Territory . Press Service of the Southern Military District . Date of treatment November 3, 2018.
- ↑ Artillerymen of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol Territory used drones . Press Service of the Southern Military District (08.24.2017). Date of treatment November 3, 2018.
- ↑ The results of the activities of military priests Have been summed up in the South-East Military District . Press Service of the Southern Military District (12/11/2012). Date of treatment June 9, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Cossack brigade . The Red Star (November 2, 2005). Date of treatment December 3, 2018.
- ↑ Directive of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 314/12/0198 of March 17, 1995
- ↑ Decree No. 1590 “On Measures to Ensure Further Peaceful Settlement in the Chechen Republic”.
- ↑ Directive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation of December 4, 1996 No. 314/2/0660.
- ↑ Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation of September 23, 1998 No. 061.
- ↑ Day 205th Omsbr (02.05) . Book of memory . Date of treatment June 9, 2018.
- ↑ Southern Military District . Milkavkaz (Mar 22, 2016). Date of treatment May 3, 2017. Archived on April 16, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of July 7, 2011.