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16th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade
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The 16th Separate Guards Order of Zhukov Spetsnaz Brigade (Russian: 16-я отдельная гвардейская ордена Жукова бригада специального назначения, romanized: 16-ya otdelnaya gvardeyskaya ordena Zhukova brigada spetsialnogo naznacheniya) is a Spetsnaz military formation of the Russian Federation subordinate to the Spetsnaz GRU. It is garrisoned in Tambov, Tambov Oblast. Its military unit number is 54607.[1][2]
On January 26, 2019, the unit was given the title of "Guards" by presidential decree.[3]
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History
The unit was formed on January 1, 1963, in Chuchkovo, Ryazan Oblast.[4]
During the Soviet-Afghan War at least one special purpose detachment was active from March 1985 to August 1988.[5]
They participated in the First Chechen War from late 1994 onwards and in the Second Chechen War from 1999 to 2006.[6][5]
The unit participated in a peacekeeping mission in Abkhazia shortly after the Russo-Georgian War. They were deployed there from December 2008 to October 2009.[5]
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Commanders
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Structure
Structure of the unit as of 2019:[4]
- 273rd Special Purpose Detachment
- 370th Special Purpose Detachment
- 379th Special Purpose Detachment
- 664th Special Purpose Detachment
- 669th Special Purpose Detachment
References
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