8th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade | |
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Russian: 8-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая Чертковская дважды ордена Ленина, Краснознаменная, орденов Суворова, Кутузова и Богдана Хмельницкого бригада (горная) им. маршала бронетанковых войск М. Е. Катукова | |
![]() 8th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia | |
Active | 2009–2016 |
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Type | Motorized Infantry |
Role | Mountain infantry |
Size | brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Borzoy |
Patron | Mikhail Katukov |
Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
Decorations |
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The 8th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade was a formation of the Russian Ground Forces. In 2014–2015 brigade's units participated in the war in Donbas.
Previously the 8th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (not a mountain formation) was active in Transdnestr after the deactivation of the 59th Guards Motor Rifle Division. It was formed on 1 June 1997 from that division, and disbanded on 1 November 2002. [1]
The current formation traces its history from a premiere tank regiment of the storied 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division. In 2009 the 1st Guards Tank Regiment, descended from the 1st Guards Tank Brigade ( ru:1-я гвардейская танковая бригада) formed in World War II, became the 8th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.
In August 2014 the brigade's units fought in the Battle of Ilovaisk. On 26 August a column of mixed 8th Mountain Brigade and 31st Air Assault Brigade units was ambushed by a Ukrainian anti-tank artillery squad of the 51st Mechanized Brigade near Mnohopillya village. [2] Three Russian armored vehicles were destroyed (2 MTLB-VMK's and a MTLB-6M). [3] [4] A wounded soldier of 8th Mountain Brigade was captured: Aleksandr Desyatov. [5] [6] A wounded soldier of the 8th brigade was reported being sent to Kiev for medical treatment after his armor vehicle was destroyed in a fight. [7]
According to Sutyagin, 8th brigade's units fought in winter battles 2015 in Donbas. [8]
In 2016, the 2009 reform was partially reversed and the brigade became again the 1st Guards Tank Regiment.
8th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade | |
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Russian: 8-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая Чертковская дважды ордена Ленина, Краснознаменная, орденов Суворова, Кутузова и Богдана Хмельницкого бригада (горная) им. маршала бронетанковых войск М. Е. Катукова | |
![]() 8th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia | |
Active | 2009–2016 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch |
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Type | Motorized Infantry |
Role | Mountain infantry |
Size | brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Borzoy |
Patron | Mikhail Katukov |
Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
Decorations |
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Battle honours |
![]() Chortkiv |
The 8th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade was a formation of the Russian Ground Forces. In 2014–2015 brigade's units participated in the war in Donbas.
Previously the 8th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (not a mountain formation) was active in Transdnestr after the deactivation of the 59th Guards Motor Rifle Division. It was formed on 1 June 1997 from that division, and disbanded on 1 November 2002. [1]
The current formation traces its history from a premiere tank regiment of the storied 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division. In 2009 the 1st Guards Tank Regiment, descended from the 1st Guards Tank Brigade ( ru:1-я гвардейская танковая бригада) formed in World War II, became the 8th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.
In August 2014 the brigade's units fought in the Battle of Ilovaisk. On 26 August a column of mixed 8th Mountain Brigade and 31st Air Assault Brigade units was ambushed by a Ukrainian anti-tank artillery squad of the 51st Mechanized Brigade near Mnohopillya village. [2] Three Russian armored vehicles were destroyed (2 MTLB-VMK's and a MTLB-6M). [3] [4] A wounded soldier of 8th Mountain Brigade was captured: Aleksandr Desyatov. [5] [6] A wounded soldier of the 8th brigade was reported being sent to Kiev for medical treatment after his armor vehicle was destroyed in a fight. [7]
According to Sutyagin, 8th brigade's units fought in winter battles 2015 in Donbas. [8]
In 2016, the 2009 reform was partially reversed and the brigade became again the 1st Guards Tank Regiment.