The 448th Rocket Brigade named for S.P. Nepobedimy is a

tactical ballistic missile A tactical ballistic missile (TBM), or battlefield range ballistic missile (BRBM), is a ballistic missile designed for short-range battlefield use. Typically, range (aeronautics), range is less than . Tactical ballistic missiles are usually ...

brigade of the

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. Based in

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, the brigade is part of the

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History

The brigade was formed in September 1987 at Born in East Germany. It was composed of the 639th, 650th and 697th Separate Rocket Battalions, as well as a technical battery. The 639th and 650th Battalions were based at Born and the 697th Battalion was based at

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. The 639th had been transferred from the 10th Guards Tank Division, the 650th from the 12th Guards Tank Division and the 697th from the

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. The brigade was subordinated to the 3rd Red Banner Army. It was equipped with the

OTR-21 Tochka OTR-21 ''Tochka'' (russian: оперативно-тактический ракетный комплекс (ОТР) «Точка» ("point"); en, Tactical Operational Missile Complex "Tochka") is a Soviet tactical ballistic missile. Its GRAU desi ...

tactical ballistic missile. In December 1990, the brigade moved to Kursk and became part of the

. The OTR-21 Tochka missiles of the brigade are planned to be replaced with

9K720 Iskander The 9K720 Iskander (russian: «Искандер»; NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a mobile short-range ballistic missile system produced and deployed by the Russian military. The missile systems () are to replace the obsolete OTR-21 ''Toc ...

missiles. On 2 August 2021, the brigade was named for Tochka missile designer Sergey Nepobedimy. The brigade is reportedly taking part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and has been accused of war crimes such as targeting residential areas.

References

{{Brigades of the Russian Ground Forces Military units and formations established in 1987 Theatre rocket brigades of Russia Theatre rocket brigades of the Soviet Union