Back 55e brigade de fusiliers motorisés de montagne French 55ª Brigata fucilieri motorizzata da montagna delle guardie Italian 第55独立親衛自動車化狙撃旅団 (ロシア陸軍) Japanese 55. motoriserte infanteribrigade NN 55. motoriserte infanteribrigade NB 55-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада Russian 55-та окрема мотострілецька бригада (РФ) Ukrainian
| 55th Guards Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade | |
|---|---|
 Brigade insignia patch | |
| Active | 2015 – present |
| Country |  Russia |
| Branch |  Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Mechanized infantry |
| Role | Mountain Warfare |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 41st Combined Arms Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Kyzyl |
| Engagements | Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Denis Barilo |
The 55th Guards Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade (Russian:55-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада (горная)) (Military Unit Number 55115) is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Russian Ground Forces. It is located in Kyzyl, Tyva Republic, as part of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District.
In April 2014, it was reported that a new mountain motor rifle brigade would be formed in Kyzyl, Tyva Republic, in 2015.[3] In July 2014 Krasnaya Zvezda wrote that the organizational core of the future brigade had already arrived in Tuva. Colonel Andrei Shelukhin, head of the organizing group, and many of his subordinates arrived in Tuva from mountainous Tajikistan "so they had experience in conquering peaks."[4] On June 28, 2014, a Snow Leopard mountaineering club team, together with officers of the mountain brigade Kydykbek Sheripov and Alexander Umrikhin, climbed the highest peak of Tuva and all of Eastern Siberia - Mount Mongun-Taiga (Silver Taiga), "and now their pennants are flying at the height of 3,976 meters." The head of government in Tuva, Sholban Kara-ool, reportedly ordered that each of the future mountain rifle candidates also had a recommendation signed by the relevant district official. The article also said that high-ranking officials made no attempts to avoid military service for their sons.
The brigade was formed in November 2015.[5] 1047 of the 1300 servicemen were natives of Tuva.[6]
In November 2018, an unmanned aerial vehicle unit was formed as part of the brigade, equipped with Orlan-10 and Eleron-3 drones.[7]
It has been involved in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]
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- ^ "Ukraine controls most of Ocheretyne, battles ongoing — Kyiv". 26 April 2024.
- ^ "55th Independent Motor Rifle Brigade (Mountain) (55 OMSBr (G))". 23 May 2014.
- ^ Олег ГРОЗНЫЙ (9 July 2014). Растить настоящих мужчин. Archived from the original on 2014-09-06.
- ^ Ivanov, Ivan (9 February 2016). Приказ быстро построиться [Order to quickly build]. Rossiskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ В Туву прибыл первый эшелон 55 отдельной мотострелковой (горной) бригады. TuvaOnline (in Russian). 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ "Подразделение беспилотной авиации ЦВО сформировано в Туве". Press service of the Central Military District (November 27, 2018) (in Russian). 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine Army regains control over four settlements in Kharkiv Region – General Staff". 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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