28th Guards Order of the Red Banner Missile Division (russian: 28-я гвардейская ракетная Краснознамённая дивизия) is a missile division under command of the

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of the

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headquartered at Kozelsk in

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History

28th Guards Red Banner Missile Division was formed on May 3, 1961, on the base of 198th Engineer Missile Brigade. On August 4, the Division received its

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. The first training launch ( R-2 missile) was performed on August 18. On May 30, 1964, two regiments armed with

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ICBM were formed under command of the 28th Division. Between 1967 and 1969 eleven

UR-100 The UR-100 (russian: УР-100) was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed and deployed by the Soviet Union from 1966 to 1996. UR () in its designation stood for Universal Rocket (russian: links=no, Универсальная Р� ...

regiments were formed. On President's order one of the regiments received title ''Kaluga''. On September 12, 2007, one of the regiments (07390) was disbanded. There were plans to disband the entire division by 2010, but on November 5, 2008 President Dmitry Medvedev during his speech at the joint session of Russia's Parliament announced that the 28th Division will resume its mission. In 2013, work began on the rearmament of 10 silos of the 28th Missile Division with the silo complex version of the RS-24 "Yars" which completed in 2018.

Commanders

* 1961–1967: Major General Mikhail S. Burmak * 1967–1975: Major General Vasiliy M. Barabanshikov * 1975–1977: Major General Vladimir A. Generalov * 1977–1980: Major General Vladimir M. Timofeyev * 1980–1986: Major General Vladimir I. Petrov * 1986–1992: Major General Dmitry N. Bolshakov * 1992–1995: Major General Boris A. Polyakov * 1995–1998: Major General Vasiliy G. Karavaytsev * 1998–2001: Major General Sergey V. Karakayev * 2001–2004: Major General Victor A. Fyodorov * 2004–2009: Major General Oleg G. Antsiferov * 2009–2013: Colonel Edward E. Stefantsov * Since February 27, 2013: Colonel Valeriy V. Kasyanov

Equipment

In 1961-1964 the 28th Division received 15

ICBM launchers, including 6 silos. In 1967 the first (out of 11)

regiment was formed. By 1978 6 out of 11 UR-100 regiments received modified UR-100N (US DOD: SS-19 Stiletto) missiles. As of 2010 UR-100N remains the only ICBM in service with the division.

References

{{Soviet Union divisions Rocket divisions of the Soviet Union Rocket divisions of Russia Military units and formations established in 1961