The 14th Guards Separate Special Purpose Brigade Order of Kutuzov () is a

spetsnaz SpetsnazThe term is borrowed from rus, спецназ, p=spʲɪtsˈnas; abbreviation for or 'Special Purpose Military Units'; or () are special forces in many post-Soviet states. Historically, this term referred to the Soviet Union's Spet ...

military formation of Russia, subordinate to the Spetsnaz GRU. The unit is garrisoned in

Ussuriysk Ussuriysk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, in the valley of the Razdolnaya River. The city is north of Vladivostok, the administrative center of the krai, and about from both the China–Russia bo ...

, Primorsky Krai. Its

military unit number A Military Unit Number (Russian: войсковая часть, в/ ч; Ukrainian: військова частина, в/ ч) is a numeric alternate designation for military units in the armed forces and internal troops of post-Soviet ...

is 74854. It has been reported by the BBC that the unit took part in the

Battle of Vuhledar The battle of Vuhledar was a major battle between the Russian and Ukrainian Armed Forces The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are the Military, military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under ...

of the

Russian Invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

History

The unit was formed on January 1, 1963. Within the Soviet-Afghan War the unit participated from 1984 onwards with over 200 servicemen. They were primarily tasked with denying the Mujahideen supplies from Iran and Pakistan. They participated in both the

First Chechen War The First Chechen War, also referred to as the First Russo-Chechen War, was a struggle for independence waged by the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria against the invading Russia, Russian Federation from 1994 to 1996. After a mutually agreed on treaty ...

in January to April 1995 and the

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where they were engaged in the

Battle of Komsomolskoye The Battle of Komsomolskoye took place in Chechnya during the Second Chechen War. Beginning on 6 March 2000 and lasting until 24 March 2000, it resulted in the deaths of more than 50 Russian soldiers and hundreds of Chechen militants over the c ...

. They were active in the Second Chechen War from 1999 to 2006. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine the unit was part of the

battle of Vuhledar The battle of Vuhledar was a major battle between the Russian and Ukrainian Armed Forces The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are the Military, military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under ...

between early 2023 and October 2024. Since November, the unit takes part in the Russian 2024 Velyka Novosilka offensive.

Commanders

Structure

Structure of the unit as of 2023: * 282nd Special Purpose Detachment (military unit number 20662) * 294th Special Purpose Detachment (military unit number 20706) * 308th Special Purpose Detachment (military unit number 20707) * 742nd Special Purpose Detachment

References

{{Brigades of the Spetsnaz GRU Spetsnaz brigades of the Soviet Union Spetsnaz brigades of Russia Military units and formations established in 1963 Military units and formations of Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine