16th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade
| 16th Separate Guards Order of Zhukov Spetsnaz Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 16-я отдельная гвардейская ордена Жукова бригада специального назначения | |
| File:Great emblem of the 16th Guards Special Purpose Brigade.svg | |
| Active | 1963 – |
| Country | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (1963–1991) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (1991-) |
| Branch | File:Spetsnaz emblem.svg Spetsnaz GRU |
| Garrison/HQ | Chuchkovo, Chuchkovo, Ryazan Oblast |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Konstantin Bushuyev |
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]
History
[edit | edit source]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]
Commanders
[edit | edit source]| No. | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel Alexander V. Shipka | 1963 | 1967 |
| 2 | Colonel G. Ya. Fadeyev | 1967 | 1971 |
| 3 | Colonel E. F. Chuprakov | 1971 | 1973 |
| 4 | Colonel Semen M. Tarasov | 1973 | 1980 |
| 5 | Colonel A. A. Ovcharov | 1980 | 1985 |
| 6 | Colonel A. A. Nedelko | 1985 | 1989 |
| 7 | Colonel A. M. Dementyev | 1989 | 1991 |
| 8 | Colonel Yevgeny V. Tishin | 1992 | 1993 |
| 9 | Colonel V. L. Korunov | 1993 | 1993 |
| 10 | Lieutenant Colonel Alexander G. Fomin | 1993 | 1997 |
| 11 | Colonel Vadim E. Loginov | 2003 | 2007? |
| 12 | Lieutenant Colonel O. N. Marzak | November 2008 | October 2008 |
| 13 | Colonel Andrei A. Slobodyan | October 2008 | October 2010? |
| 14 | Colonel Konstantin Bushuyev | October 2010 | present |
Structure
[edit | edit source]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
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