The 100th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Brigade "Sotka" (Russian: 100-я отдельная гвардейская бригада разведки “Сотка”) is a

military formation Military organization or military organisation is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as a national defense policy may require. In some countries paramilitary forces are included in a nation ...

of the

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. It is part of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the

Southern Military District 200px, Headquarters of the district at 53 Pushkinskaya Street / 43 Budenovsky avenue, Rostov-on-Don The Southern Military District (Russian: Южный военный округ) is a military district of Russia. It is one of the five military ...

and is garrisoned in Mozdok,

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. Its military unit number is 23511.

History

The unit was formed in 2009 as an experimental reconnaissance unit out of experienced personnel from the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) and Spetsnaz GRU. It is speculated that the organisation was inspired by US armored cavalry type units. In late 2012 the then new Minister of Defense

Sergei Shoygu Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, ; tyv, Сергей Күжүгет оглу Шойгу, translit=Sergey Kyzhyget oglu Shoygu, . (russian: Сергей Кужугетович Шойгу; born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician who has served as ...

proposed for the unit to disbanded for not fitting with the Russian doctrine. Representatives of the Southern Military District referred to the creation of the unit as being an "overseas curiosity".

Structure

The current commander of the brigade is Colonel Sergei Popov. The deputy commander is Colonel Alexander Shabunin. List of subordinate units of the brigade: * Air assault battalion * Reconnaissance battalion * Electronic warfare battalion * Artillery battalion * Anti-aircraft battery * Engineering company * UAV unit * Special Forces unit * Logistics unit

References

{{Brigades of the Russian Ground Forces Military units and formations established in 2009 Reconnaissance brigades of the Russian Federation Military units and formations of Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine