34th Separate Guards Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade

Russian Ground Forces formation

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34th Separate Guards Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade
34-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада (горная)
Brigade Insignia
Active	2006–Present
Country	Russia
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Type	Mechanized infantry
Role	Mountain Warfare
Size	Brigade
Part of	49th Combined Arms Army
Garrison/HQ	Storozhevaya
Engagements	Russo-Georgian War Russo-Ukrainian War
Decorations	Guards
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Smirnov Andrei Valerievich

Military unit

The 34th Separate Guards Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade (Russian: 34-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада (горная), 34 омсбр(г); Military Unit Number 01485), is a mountain warfare formation of the Russian Ground Forces. It is part of the 49th Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District. It is stationed in the village of Storozhevaya-2, Zelenchuksky District, Karachay-Cherkessia. It was created on 30 June 2006. It belongs to the Mountain Troops, whose task is to fight in mountainous areas. In 2014, it was reported that the brigade trained military mountaineers and had pack units on horses of local breeds.

The brigade took part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was present in Ukraine by April 2022. As part of Armed Forces of Ukraine offensive operations in the Kherson area in late July 2022, its headquarters was claimed to be destroyed by forces of the Ukrainian Operational Command South.

On 5 December 2024 the brigade was awarded the "Guards" status.

Organization

The brigade includes the following units:

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