| 80th Separate Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 80-я отдельная мотострелковая бригада | |
 Brigade badge | |
| Active | 2014–Present |
| Country |
 Russia |
| Branch |
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| Type | Specialised Arctic Warfare Brigade |
| Role | Protect Russian interests in the Arctic Region |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 14th Army Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Alakurtti, Murmansk Oblast |
The 80th Separate Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade (80-я отдельная мотострелковая бригада) (Military Unit Number: 34667) is a specialist arctic warfare formation of the Russian Ground Forces formed in 2014.
History[]
The brigade was formed on 31 December 2014, and its battle flag presented on 17 January 2015 by the commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Vladimir Korolev. The brigade was formed to be the second specialised arctic brigade in the Arctic, along with its sister unit the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade.[1][2][3][4]
As of 2020, the brigade falls under the command of the specially formed 14th Army Corps, itself part of the Northern Fleet Joint Strategic Command. The brigade's mission is to patrol the border and protect permanent locations along the Russian-Norwegian Border. The brigade is based in the village of Alakurtti in the Murmansk Oblast.[2][4][5]
Recruits of the new brigade undergo severe psychological, physical, and arctic training and testing.[4]
Composition[]
Many recruits tend to want to join these new "specialist units." The arctic brigades are significantly smaller than the Table of Organization and Equipment of other motor rifle brigades. These brigades also have new (by Russian standards) arctic equipment.[2][4][6][7][8][9]
Two sources in 2017 and 2020 give some of the following units as part of an Arctic motor rifle brigade:[5][7][8][10][11]
- Brigade Headquarters
- Commandant's Company (HQ Company)
- Communications Battalion
- Electronic Warfare Company
- Reconnaissance Battalion
- 1st Arctic Motor Rifle Battalion
- 2nd Arctic Motor Rifle Battalion
- Snipers Company
- Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
- Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (other Motor Rifle Brigades (MRBs) can have a battalion)
- Engineer Company (other MRBs can have a battalion)
- Logistics Company (see above note)
- Maintenance Battalion
- Medical Company (other MRBs can have a battalion)
- CBRN Protection Company
- UAV Company
See also[]
- Russian Article
Footnotes[]
- ↑ "Первой в России арктической бригаде Северного флота вручили Боевое знамя соединения". https://tass.ru/spb-news/1703940.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Арктическую бригаду мотострелков Северного флота подняли по учебной тревоге". https://tass.ru/spb-news/2642315.
- ↑ "Олени и ледоколы — Россия начинает "Большую игру" в Арктике?" (in ru). 2017-02-06. https://cezarium.com/arctic-biggame/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Войсковая часть 34667 (80-я ОМСБр)" (in ru-RU). 2016-10-26. https://voinskayachast.net/suhoputnie-voyska/motostrelkovie/vch34667.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Арктическая бригада провела стрельбы в приграничье" (in ru). https://thebarentsobserver.com/ru/bezopasnost/2020/03/arkticheskaya-brigada-provela-strelby-v-prigraniche.
- ↑ "Минобороны: арктическая мотострелковая бригада впервые участвует в проверке боеготовности". https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1831454.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 tvzvezda.ru, Редакция (2015-10-07). "Арктические стрелки уничтожили "террористов" на Новой Земле" (in ru). https://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201510071353-ip48.htm.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Арктическая мотострелковая бригада получит более 100 единиц военной техники". https://tass.ru/spb-news/1714036.
- ↑ Giles, Keir; Giles, Keir. "Assessing Russia’s Reorganized and Rearmed Military" (in en). https://carnegieendowment.org/2017/05/03/assessing-russia-s-reorganized-and-rearmed-military-pub-69853.
- ↑ "Арктическая бригада Северного флота провела стрельбы из ЗРПК "Панцирь-С1" на Котельном". https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/2277257.
- ↑ "80 ОМСБр: Арктическая мотострелковая бригада" (in ru). 2017-05-16. https://cezarium.com/80-brigade/.