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110th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
The 110th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Order of the Republic Brigade (; 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 () a military unit of Russian separatist forces in Donbas, 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, it was tasked with defence of its assigned territories using rapid reaction, reconnaissance and spetsnaz components. 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. The Guard was commanded by Major General Ivan Kondratov, who was reportedly arrested in September 2018. On August 15, 2015, it was renamed as the 100th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and became subordinate to the First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Emblem Of 1st Army Corps
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Military Unit Number
A Military Unit Number (Russian: Войсковая часть) is a numeric alternate designation for military units in the armed forces and internal troops of post-Soviet states, originally used by those of the Soviet Union. For ground forces the military unit number is assigned for a military unit (corps, division, brigade, etc.); for navy the military unit number is assigned for a single ship. The number is also used for the unit's military mail Military mail, as opposed to civilian mail, refers to the postal services provided by armed forces that allow serving members to send and receive mail. Military mail systems are often subsidized to ensure that military mail does not cost the sende .... Military Unit Number standards for post-Soviet states References * Military of the Soviet Union Military of Ukraine Military of Belarus Military logistics of Russia {{Russia-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Donetsk Airport (other)
The Battle of Donetsk Airport took place in two phases: * First Battle of Donetsk Airport The First Battle of Donetsk Airport was a battle between fighters associated with the Donetsk People's Republic and Ukrainian government forces that took place at Donetsk International Airport on 26–27 May 2014, as part of the war in Donbas th ... fought on 26–27 May 2014 * Second Battle of Donetsk Airport fought from 28 September 2014 until 21 January 2015 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donetsk International Airport
Donetsk Sergei Prokofiev International Airport ( uk, Міжнародний аеропорт "Донецьк", Russian: Международный аэропорт "Донецк") is a former airport located northwest of Donetsk, Ukraine, that was destroyed in 2014 during the war in Donbas. It was built in the 1940s, rebuilt in 1973, and then again from 2011 to 2012 for Euro 2012. In 2013, during its last full year of operation, it handled more than a million passengers. The airport is named after twentieth-century composer Sergei Prokofiev, who was a native of Donetsk Oblast. The former airport, after being destroyed during the 1st and 2nd Battles of Donetsk Airport, has been controlled by pro-Russian separatist forces since 2015 and has occasionally since been a battleground. History Development until 2014 In accordance with a large infrastructure-building program in the Donetsk area for Euro 2012, in 2011 the Ukrainian construction company "Altcom" constructed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyatnashka Brigade
The Pyatnashka International Brigade, or simply the Pyatnashka , is a military unit of the 87th Rifle Regiment of the Russian Ground Forces. Until 1 January 2023, it was part of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). It is attached to the 1st Army Corps (Russia), 1st Donetsk Army Corps. It mainly consists of international volunteers. The brigade is led by Akhra Avidzba, an officer of Abkhazians, Abkhaz origin. History War in Donbas The battalion was formed in the summer of 2014. It was nicknamed "The Fifteen" in reference to the unit's original strength of 15 soldiers. The battalion would take part in the multiple battles of the War in Donbas. It began as a unit for the 110th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, Republican Guard of the DPR, it is named after the first 15 volunteers in Donetsk, which included its leader Akhra Avidzba, a veteran of the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict, Abkhazian conflict. The Pyatnashka battalion defended a checkpoint in Staronavtiv st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telnyashka
The Russian telnyashka ( rus, тельняшка, p=tʲɪlʲˈnʲaʂkə) is an undershirt horizontally striped in white and blue (occasionally black or green) and which may be sleeveless. It is an iconic uniform garment worn by various Russian military formations. Technical details The official uniforms of Naval, Airborne and Naval Infantry personnel do not include conventional shirts. Open fronted jackets of various designs make the distinctively striped telnyashka a conspicuous part of the clothing of these different branches of the Russian armed forces. Telnyashkas are also available to civilian customers and may come in a variety of knittings. Single-stranded knitting is the standard military-issue variant, but double- and quadruple-stranded knitting for increased warmth can be produced. A quadruple-stranded telnyashka is thick enough to keep the wearer warm with nothing else on, even at , as it was originally developed to be worn by military divers under a dry suit. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Airborne Forces
The Russian Airborne Forces (russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) are the airborne forces branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1992 from units of the Soviet Airborne Forces that came under Russian control following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Troops of the Russian Airborne Forces have traditionally worn a blue beret and blue-striped '' telnyashka'' undershirt and are called ''desant'' (Russian: Десант) from the French ''Descente''. The Russian Airborne Forces utilizes a range of specialist airborne warfare vehicles and are fully mechanized. They traditionally have a larger complement of heavy weaponry than most contemporary airborne forces. History With the demise of the Soviet Union, the number of VDV divisions shrank from seven to four, as well as four brigades and the brigade-sized training center. In October 2013, Shamanov announced that a new air assault ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olenivka
Olenivka ( uk, Оленівка) is the name of several localities in Ukraine: ;Urban-type settlements *Olenivka, Kalmiuske Raion, urban-type settlement in Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast * Olenivka, Horlivka Raion, urban-type settlement in Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast ;Villages *Olenivka, Podilsk Raion, village in Podilsk Raion, Odesa Oblast ;Events Olenivka prison massacre, explosion at a Russian-operated prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ... on 29 July, 2022 a See also * Yelenovka (other) {{SIA, populated places in Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Zakharchenko
Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko uk, Олекса́ндр Володи́мирович Заха́рченко, translit=Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Zakharchenko (26 June 1976 – 31 August 2018) was a Ukrainian separatist leader who was the head of state and Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic, a self-proclaimed state and rebel group which declared independence from Ukraine on 11 May 2014. Zakharchenko was appointed Prime Minister in August 2014 after his predecessor Alexander Borodai resigned, and went on to win the early November 2014 election for the position. Zakharchenko was killed in 2018 when a bomb exploded in a café that he frequently visited. Early and personal life Zakharchenko graduated from technical college. He then worked as a mine electrician before opening a business in the mining industry. He studied with the law institute of the Interior Ministry. He was godfather to :Alexander Timofeyev's ( ru) children. Political career In 2010, Zakharch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz are special forces in numerous post-Soviet states. (The term is borrowed from rus, спецназ, p=spʲɪtsˈnas; abbreviation for or 'Special Purpose Military Units'; or .) Historically, the term ''spetsnaz'' referred to the Soviet Union's Spetsnaz GRU, special operations units of the GRU, the main military intelligence service. It also describes task forces of other ministries (such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs' ODON and Ministry of Emergency Situations' special rescue unit) in post-Soviet countries. As ''spetsnaz'' is a Russian term, it is typically associated with the special units of Russia, but other post-Soviet states often refer to their special forces units by the term as well, since these nations also inherited their special purpose units from the now-defunct Soviet security agencies. The 5th Spetsnaz Brigade of Belarus is an example of a non-Russian spetsnaz force. Etymology The Russian abbreviations ''spetsnaz'' and ''osnaz'' are syl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
