Mulino (russian: Му́лино) is a

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(a settlement) in Volodarsky District of

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (russian: link=no, Нижегородская область, ''Nizhegorodskaya oblast''), is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localiti ...

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.Order #3-od Population: Dialing code: +7 83136. Postal code: 606083.

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200px, Military training ground near Mulino There is a significant

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presence in the area; a local newspaper describes Mulino as "surrounded by military units". An important facility in the area is the Mulino training center of the

Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces ...

, which in September and December 2007 was the site of joint US-Russian military exercises, part of the series codenamed "Torgau" (after the city in Germany that figures in the military history of both countries). Joint exercises at Mulino were originally planned for 2006 ("Torgau-2006"), but were canceled, possibly due to the protests of certain local groups against the presence of foreign military on Russian soil. Among military units listed by Kommersant-Vlast in 2002 at Mulino were the

34th Guards Artillery Division The 34th Guards Artillery Division (гвардейская артиллерийская дивизия) was an artillery division of the Soviet Ground Forces and the Russian Ground Forces. It was formed after the Second World War in Potsdam as the ...

, the 99th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment (3 MRD), the 211th Training Artillery Brigade, the 245th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (3 MRD), the 752nd Motor Rifle Regiment, the 237th and 100th Tank Regiments (

3rd Motor Rifle Division The 3rd Vislenskaya Red Banner Motor Rifle Division is a motorized infantry division of the Russian Ground Forces. The 3rd Motor Rifle Division was formed in 1997 from the amalgamation of the 31st and 47th Guards Tank Divisions of the Moscow Mi ...

), one other unit, and a penal battalion. Headquarters 3rd Motor Rifle Division was nearby in

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

. There is also a

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at the site. Several military reorganizations have now occurred. As of late 2009, units there appear to include 6th Tank Brigade (2022 partially transformed into the 26th Tank Regiment of the reestablished

47th Guards Tank Division The 47th Guards Tank Division () is a tank division of the Russian Ground Forces. It was formed in October 1942, during World War II from the first formation of the 154th Rifle Division as the 47th Guards Rifle Division. It served with the 8t ...

), 288th Artillery Brigade, and a rocket forces and artillery depot. In 2014 a new training range site will be opened in Mulino, in accordance with a €100-million-plus agreement signed with Germany’s

Rheinmetall Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and arms manufacturer, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Its shares are traded on the Frankfurt stock exchange. History Rheinmetall was founded in 1889. Banker and investor Lorenz Zuckermandel L ...

to build a brigade-sized live combat simulation and marksmanship training center. Due to the Ukraine crisis in 2014 and Russia's participation in the conflict in Ukraine and sanctions imposed by European Union against Russia, Rheinmetall cancelled this agreement with Russian Defence Forces. The peak of the large-scale Zapad-2021

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s conducted by the Russian and Belarusian armies, was in Mulino.Monday, Sep 13, By Alexander Bratersky
As ‘Zapad’ military drills heat up, signs of a lasting Russian footprint in Belarus
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* {{Authority control Rural localities in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

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