138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
Encyclopedia
The 138th Guards Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (138th MRB) is a formation of the Russian Ground Forces
. It is stationed in the Leningrad Military District
, in the village of Kamenka, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast
. It is Military unit No. 02511. It includes various components: air defense, artillery battalion, infantry and tank battalions.
The brigade was deployed for operations during the Second Chechen War
, in which, along with other Russian Ground Forces
units, its personnel was reported to have behaved badly at times. A 22-year old woman in Ingushetia was shot by drunken soldiers from the brigade scavenging for alcohol. The deployment of a tank battalion of the brigade was apparently halted when it was
discovered that soldiers had been selling the explosive from their tanks' reactive armour
.
In March 2010 Leningrad Military District commander General Lieutenant Nikolai Bogdanovskiy said, regarding problems with the command and violence in the 138th at Kamenka:
“. . . we haven’t managed to complete fully tasks connected with discipline–in particular, in the 138th Kamenka Brigade the commander, chief of staff, and assistants for armaments and socialization work were dismissed because of events there. Now the situation is normalising, we are trying not to repeat past mistakes.”
Up to 1997 the brigade was the 45th Guards Krasnosel'skaya, Order of Lenin Red Banner Motor Rifle Division.
The 45th Guards Motor Rifle Division was a separate formation from the 45th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
- not a Guards unit
- that was the predecessor to the district's 200th Motor Rifle Brigade
, based at Pechenga in Murmansk Oblast
.
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...
. It is stationed in the Leningrad Military District
Leningrad Military District
The Leningrad Military District was a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2010 it was merged with the Moscow Military District, the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet to form the new Western Military District.-History:...
, in the village of Kamenka, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast
Kamenka, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast
Kamenka is a rural location on Karelian Isthmus, in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, to the west of the railway station Kirillovskoye. The Nikolayevsky artillery range has been situated to the east of Kamenka since 1913.The 138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, formerly the 45th Guards Motor...
. It is Military unit No. 02511. It includes various components: air defense, artillery battalion, infantry and tank battalions.
The brigade was deployed for operations during the Second Chechen War
Second Chechen War
The Second Chechen War, in a later phase better known as the War in the North Caucasus, was launched by the Russian Federation starting 26 August 1999, in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade ....
, in which, along with other Russian Ground Forces
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...
units, its personnel was reported to have behaved badly at times. A 22-year old woman in Ingushetia was shot by drunken soldiers from the brigade scavenging for alcohol. The deployment of a tank battalion of the brigade was apparently halted when it was
discovered that soldiers had been selling the explosive from their tanks' reactive armour
Reactive armour
Reactive armour is a type of vehicle armour that reacts in some way to the impact of a weapon to reduce the damage done to the vehicle being protected. It is most effective in protecting against shaped charges and specially hardened long rod penetrators...
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In March 2010 Leningrad Military District commander General Lieutenant Nikolai Bogdanovskiy said, regarding problems with the command and violence in the 138th at Kamenka:
“. . . we haven’t managed to complete fully tasks connected with discipline–in particular, in the 138th Kamenka Brigade the commander, chief of staff, and assistants for armaments and socialization work were dismissed because of events there. Now the situation is normalising, we are trying not to repeat past mistakes.”
Up to 1997 the brigade was the 45th Guards Krasnosel'skaya, Order of Lenin Red Banner Motor Rifle Division.
The 45th Guards Motor Rifle Division was a separate formation from the 45th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
45th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
The 45th Rifle Division was a Red Army infantry division formed originally during the Russian Civil War that fought in World War II and then served through the Cold War in the Leningrad Military District....
- not a Guards unit
Guards unit
Guards units are elite units and formations in the armed forces of the former Soviet Union, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. These units were awarded Guards status after distinguishing themselves in service, and are considered to have elite status. The Guards designation originated during the...
- that was the predecessor to the district's 200th Motor Rifle Brigade
200th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade
The 200th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces based at Pechenga in Murmansk Oblast. It forms part of the 6th Army in the Western Military District. As of November 2011 it became the first of two new Arctic brigades of the Russian Ground Forces. The...
, based at Pechenga in Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the northwestern part of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Murmansk.-Geography:...
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Commanders
- Major-General Mikhail Malofeyev (21.11.1997 - 15.7.1999)
- Major General Turchanyuk Igor (05.8.1999 - 07.7.2000)
- Colonel FATULAEV Bagir Yusuf oglu (temporarily filled the post of 08.07.2000 - 21.09.2000)
- Major General Anatoli Elkin (22.9.2000 - 22.02.2002)
- Major General SERDYUKOV Andrei (temporarily filled the post of 10.03.2002, has been appointed 11.7.2002 - 09.6.2004)
- Major-General Vladimir TSILKO Genrikhovich (22.6.2004 - 14.6.2005)
- Colonel Romanenko Alexander (14.6.2005 - 24.4.2008)
- Colonel Vladimir Frolov (temporarily filled the post of 25.4.2008 - 19.6.2008)
- Colonel Aslanbek Alibek Navruzbekovich (20.6.2008 - 10.2009 )