Back 126e brigade de défense côtière de la Garde French 第126独立親衛沿岸防衛旅団 (ロシア海軍) Japanese 126. kystforsvarsbrigade NN 126. kystforsvarsbrigade NB 126-я отдельная гвардейская бригада береговой обороны Russian 126-та окрема бригада берегової оборони (РФ) Ukrainian
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| 126th Separate Guards Gorlovskaya Twice Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Coastal Defence Brigade | |
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 Sleeve patch of the Brigade | |
| Active | December 1, 2014[1] - present |
| Country | Russia |
| Role | Coastal Troops |
| Size | ~2000 (2017)[2] |
| Part of | 22nd Army Corps, Black Sea Fleet |
| Garrison/HQ | Perevalne, Republic of Crimea[3] |
| Equipment | T-72 main battle tank |
| Engagements | Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Gasparyan Andranik Sarkisovich |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | Gorlovskaya" Guards unit (Soviet Union), Order of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov |
The 126th Separate Guards Gorlovskaya Twice Red Banner, Order of the Suvorov Coastal Defense Brigade (126 guards. parbo) is a formation of the Coastal Defence Troops of the Russian Navy. Its Military Unit Number is 12676. It was granted the "Guards" honorific after suffering heavy losses in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Voznesensk, southern Ukraine, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The brigade is part of the 22nd Army Corps, Coastal Forces of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.[4] The brigade's garrison is located in Perevalne, in the Simferopol region of the Russian-occupied Republic of Crimea.[3]
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- ^ "С именем Суворова на Знамени". Красная звезда [Red Star] (in Russian). 2014-12-15. Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- ^ a b "Черноморский флот". Новости ВПК (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- ^ "The first military parade in recent history took place in Crimea". Russian newspaper (in Russian). 2017-09-05. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
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