110th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 110th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Order of the Republic Brigade (2023–present)
100th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Order of the Republic Brigade (August 2015–2023)
Republican Guard of the DPR (January 2015– August 2015)
| native_name = 110-я отдельная гвардейская ордена Республики мотострелковая бригада
| image = Sleeve patch of the 110th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.svg
| caption = Emblem of the unit
| dates = 2015–present
| country = {{flag|Russia}}
| branch = {{army|Russia}}
| command_structure = 22px 51st Combined Arms Army
| type = Brigade
| role = Mechanized infantry
| battle_honours = {{plainlist|
- {{GuardsUnitRussia}}
- 20px Order of the Republic
}}
| garrison = Donetsk
| nickname = One hundred (Сотка)
| battles = {{tree list}}
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- War in Donbas
- Battle of Marinka
- Battle of Avdiivka
- Invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Marinka
- Battle of Avdiivka
- Battle of Krasnohorivka
- Battle of Kurakhove
{{tree list/end}}
| commander1 = Unknown
| identification_symbol = 100px 200px
| identification_symbol_label = Former sleeve patches
| identification_symbol_2 = 200px
| identification_symbol_2_label = Former flag
}}
The 110th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Order of the Republic Brigade ({{langx|ru|110-я отдельная гвардейская ордена Республики мотострелковая бригада, 110 омсбр}}; Military Unit Number 08826), is a unit of the Russian Ground Forces.
Before 1 January 2023 it was known as the 100th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Order of the Republic Brigade ({{langx|ru|100-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая ордена Республики бригада, 100 омсбр}}) a military unit of 1st Army Corps, that formed the army of the Donetsk People's Republic. Serving as an element under the 1st Army Corps of the DPR's Ministry of Defence,{{Cite web|title=Ukraine at OSCE: Russian corps in Donbas larger than some European armies|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/3056146-ukraine-at-osce-russian-corps-in-donbas-larger-than-some-european-armies.html|access-date=2021-06-16|website=www.ukrinform.net|language=en}} it was tasked with defence of its assigned territories using rapid reaction, reconnaissance and spetsnaz components.{{Cite web|date=2016-01-29|title=An anniversary assessment of the armed forces of the Donetsk People's Republic|url=https://afghanhindsight.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/an-anniversary-assessment-of-the-armed-forces-of-the-donetsk-peoples-republic/|access-date=2021-06-16|website=afghanhindsight|language=en}}
History
= War in Donbas =
The unit was established as the Republican Guard of the DPR (Республиканская гвардия ДНР) by DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko on January 12, 2015.{{cite news|date=2 March 2015|title=Pro-Russian rebels train for more fighting despite Ukraine truce|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-rebels-training-idUSKBN0LY1QY20150302|access-date=18 September 2015}}{{cite web|script-title=ru:О гвардии|url=http://rg-dnr.info/page/o-gvardii|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009033911/http://rg-dnr.info/page/o-gvardii|archive-date=9 October 2015|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=DPR Republican Guard|language=ru}} The Guard was commanded by Major General Ivan Kondratov, who was reportedly arrested in September 2018.{{Cite web|date=2018-09-15|title=Purge in Donetsk|url=https://warsawinstitute.org/purge-in-donetsk/|access-date=2021-06-16|website=Warsaw Institute|language=en-GB}} On August 15, 2015, it was renamed as the 100th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and became subordinate to the First Army Corps of the Ministry of Defense of the DPR.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-13|title=Легендарная "Сотка" — надёжный купол Донбасса {{!}} Правда ДНР|url=https://dnr-pravda.ru/legendarnaya-sotka-nadyozhnyj-kupol-donbassa/|access-date=2021-06-17|language=ru-RU}} It received its battle banner on September 18, 2015. The 100th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade was based in Olenivka and Donetsk City. It took parts in battles of Marinka and Avdiivka.{{cite news |date=4 June 2015 |title=Fighting near Maryinka recorded by military correspondent |url=http://novorossia.today/fighting-near-maryinka-recorded-by-military-correspondent/ |access-date=25 June 2015 |work=Novorossia Today}}{{Cite web |last=Zaxid.net |date=2017-01-29 |title=Журналісти повідомили, що у бою під Авдіївкою ЗСУ просунулися вперед |url=https://zaxid.net/zhurnalisti_povidomili_shho_u_boyu_pid_avdiyivkoyu_zsu_prosunulisya_vpered_n1416387 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=ZAXID.NET |language=uk}}
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The unit's identity was heavily inspired by the Soviet and Russian VDV, and its soldiers regularly wore blue berets and telnyashkas for symbolic association with elite forces.
One of its units, the Pyatnashka battalion (the fifteeners), is named after the first 15 volunteers in Donetsk, which included its leader Akhra Avidzba, a veteran of the Abkhazian conflict. The Pyatnashka battalion defended a checkpoint in Staronavtiv street just south of the Donetsk International Airport, where heavy fighting was ongoing.
On 28 August 2020 the unit was awarded the honorary designation "Guards".{{Cite news |date=2020-08-28 |title=Отдельному отряду Народной милиции ДНР "Купол" присвоено звание "Гвардейский" |trans-title=A separate detachment of the DNR People's Militia “Kupol” was awarded the title “Guards” |url=https://www.donetsk.kp.ru/online/news/3994440/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |work=donetsk.kp.ru}}
= Russian invasion of Ukraine =
In September 2022, the 100th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade reportedly began recruiting prisoners from prisons across Donetsk.{{cite web |title=Yenakiyievo Metallurgical Plant Stops Working due to "Mobilization" of Workers, and Training Camp for "Prisoners" Was Organized Occupied Torez |url=https://gur.gov.ua/en/content/ienakiievskyi-metalurhiinyi-zavod-prypyniaie-robotu-cherez-mobilizatsiiu-pratsivnykiv-a-v-okupovanomu-torezi-orhanizuvaly-trenuvalnyi-tabir-dlia-zekiv.html |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine}}
On December 11, 2022, the brigade was awarded the Order of the Republic.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-11 |title=Денис Пушилин наградил за массовый героизм 100-ю отдельную мотострелковую бригаду |trans-title=Denis Pushilin awarded the 100th separate motor rifle brigade for mass heroism |url=https://denis-pushilin.ru/news/denis-pushilin-nagradil-za-massovyj-geroizm-100-yu-otdelnuyu-motostrelkovuyu-brigadu/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=Денис Пушилин {{!}} официальный сайт |language=ru-RU}}
In January 2023 the brigade became part of the Russian Armed Forces and was renamed as the 110th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, likely because the previous number was already taken by the 100th Separate Reconnaissance Brigade.{{Cite web |title=110-я мотострелковая бригада "Сотка": участие в СВО, состав и вооружение |trans-title=110th Motor Rifle Brigade “Sotka”: participation in the SMO, composition and armament |url=https://amalantra.ru/110-motostrelkovaya-brigada/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=amalantra.ru |language=ru}}
The unit was heavily involved in the battle of Kurakhove along with the 5th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and received an official commendation from the Russian Minister of Defence for the capture of the city.{{Cite web |title=Institute for the Study of War |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-26-2024 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-06 |title=Министр обороны РФ Андрей Белоусов поздравил военнослужащих соединений, проявивших мужество и героизм при освобождении населенного пункта Курахово в ДНР |trans-title=Russian Minister of Defense Andrei Belousov congratulated the servicemen of the formations who showed courage and heroism during the liberation of the settlement of Kurakhovo in the DPR |url=https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12545062@egNews |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=mil.ru |language=ru}}
Organization
Many units of the Republican Guard had been in 2016 reformed into the 100th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade. ({{Langx|ru|100-я отдельная мотострелковая бригада «Республиканская гвардия»}}).{{Cite web|date=2016-10-25|title=Clipped wings – on the "DPR" Republican Guard and reforms in the separatist militia|url=https://afghanhindsight.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/clipped-wings-on-the-dpr-republican-guard-and-reforms-in-the-separatist-militia/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=afghanhindsight|language=en}} The 100th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade was formed as a rapid reaction force with nine battalion tactical groups, two independent companies, and one separate battalion, with a combined size of between 3,000-5,000. the two separate companies include a reconnaissance battalion nicknamed "Patriot" based in Oleksandrivka and the "Viking" company. The 8th BTG, nicknamed "Pyatnashka" is a mainly Abkhazian volunteer battalion.
The 100th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade defended the area of the front line going from Olenivka to Donetsk International Airport.{{cite book |last1=Cowther |first1=Edward |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OlOpzgEACAAJ |title=War in Ukraine Volume 1: Armed Formations of the Donetsk People's Republic 2014-2022 |date=15 September 2022 |publisher=HELION & Company |isbn=9781915070661 |pages=41–42 |access-date=7 December 2022}}
=Units=
- 1st BTG
- 2nd BTG "Oplot"
- 3rd BTG
- 4th BTG "Cheburashka"
- 5th BTG "Varyag"
- 6th BTG
- 7th BTG
- 8th BTG "Pyatnashka"
- 9th BTG
- "Patriot" Company
- "Viking" Company
- Separate battalion of special purpose
References
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{{Brigades of the Russian Ground Forces}}
{{War in Donbass}}
{{Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
Category:Separatist forces of the war in Donbas