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34th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade (Mountain)
Sleeve patch of the 34th Mountain Motorized Rifle Brigade
Brigade Insignia
Active2006–Present
Country Russia
Branch Russian Ground Forces
TypeMechanized infantry
RoleMountain Warfare
SizeBrigade
Part of49th Combined Arms Army
Garrison/HQStorozhevaya
EngagementsRusso-Georgian War
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Smirnov Andrei Valerievich

The 34th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade (Mountain) (34 Omsbr(g)), Military Unit Number 01485, is a mountain warfare formation of the Russian Ground Forces. It is part of the 49th Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District. It is stationed in the village of Storozhevaya-2, Zelenchuksky District, Karachay-Cherkessia.[1] It was created on 30 June 2006. It belongs to the Mountain Troops, whose task is to fight in mountainous areas.[2] In 2014, it was reported that the brigade trained military mountaineers and had pack units on horses of local breeds.[3]

The brigade took part in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was present in Ukraine by April 2022.[4] As part of Armed Forces of Ukraine offensive operations in the Kherson area in late July 2022, its headquarters was claimed to be destroyed by forces of the Ukrainian Operational Command South.[5]

Organization

The brigade includes the following units:

References

  1. ^ Zelpravda.ru 2015.
  2. ^ "Руководитель КЧР поздравил командование и личный состав 34-й отдельной мотострелковой бригады (горной) с 10-летием со дня образования". РИА КЧР (in Russian). riakchr.ru. 2016-07-02. Archived from the original on 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  3. ^ "The elite mountain brigade of the Southern Military District will be combat-ready by 2015". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). rg.ru. 2014-07-30. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  4. ^ "Russian mum breaks down in tears after conscript son is captured in Ukraine". Daily Mirror. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 30". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
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