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. On December 1, 1993, the 136th Motor Rifle Brigade was established at Buynaksk,

. In 1996-97, the brigade was merged with the 204th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment "Uman-Berlin" as the 136th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade. The 204th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment was transferred to the North Caucasus Military District at some point during the transformation of the 94th Guards Motor Rifle Division, returning from the

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, to become the 74th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade in the

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. Plans from 2018 to upgrade the brigade to division status had apparently not completed by 2022, unlike the

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which was reestablished as a division in 2020.

War in Ukraine

The 136th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade conducted combat operations in

Luhansk Oblast Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost oblast ...

, Ukraine, in 2014, during the War in Donbas. The brigade took part in the

, operating north-east of

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on the southern front. Reportedly, the brigade's chief of staff, Colonel Viktor Ivanovich Isaykin, was killed in the first days of the war.

Subordinated units

The brigade comprises, among other units, a tank battalion, three motor rifle battalions, artillery, and engineers.

References

External links

{{Brigades of the Russian Ground Forces 1993 establishments in Russia Mechanised infantry brigades of Russia Military units and formations awarded the Order of the Red Banner Military units and formations established in 1993