The 272nd Motor Rifle Regiment (), is an active regiment of the

Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces (), also known as the Russian Army in English, are the Army, land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, ...

. It is a part of the

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, the

1st Guards Tank Army The 1st Guards Tank Red Banner Army () is a tank army of the Russian Ground Forces (Military Unit Number 73621). The army traces its heritage back to the 1st Tank Army, formed twice in July 1942 and in January 1943 and converted into the 1st ...

and the

47th Tank Division 47th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 47th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 47th Landwehr Division (German Empire) * 47th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 47th Volksgrenadier Division (Wehrmacht) * 47th Infantry Division Bari (Kingdom ...

History

The Russian Regiment was activated on June 25, 1957, as the 46th Motorised Rifle Division, from the 46th Rifle Division. The Garrison/HQ of the regiment at the time was at

Kursk Kursk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur (Kursk Oblast), Kur, Tuskar, and Seym (river), Seym rivers. It has a population of Kursk ...

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. On November 17, 1964, the regiment was renamed as the 272nd Motorised Rifle Division. In June 1967 the Garrison/HQ of the regiment was moved to

Birobidzhan Birobidzhan ( rus, Биробиджан, p=bʲɪrəbʲɪˈdʐan; , ), also spelt Birobijan ( ), is a town and the administrative centre of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway, near the China–Russia bord ...

Jewish Autonomous Oblast The Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO) is a federal subject of Russia in the far east of the country, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast in Russia and Heilongjiang province in China. Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan. ...

. In June 1978 the Garrison/HQ was moved to

Babstovo Babstovo () is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Leninsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. According to the 2010 Census, its population was 4,465, of whom 3,075 (68.9%) were men and 1,390 (31.1%) women. Due to its proximity to t ...

, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, all units where to be moved from Birobidzhan to Babstovo. On June 27, 1989, the regiment was renamed as the 128th Machine-Gun Artillery Division. On February 2, 1993, the regiment was renamed as the 173rd Mobile Fortress Brigade. On March 12, 1997, the regiment was renamed as the 128th Machine-Gun Artillery Division. On June 1, 2009, the regiment was renamed as the 69th independent Fortress Brigade.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

In November 2023, the regiment operated in the direction of Stelmakhivka,

Svatove Raion Svatove Raion () is a raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. the administrative center of the raion is the city of Svatove. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Lu ...

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. At the end of January 2024, the regiment operated in the area of Tabaevka and Krokhmalne,

Kupiansk Raion Kupiansk Raion () is a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Kupiansk. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kharkiv Ob ...

, and both villages were captured by the 47th Tank Division. In May 2024, according to the ISW, units of the regiment operated near

Vovchansk Vovchansk (, ; ) is a destroyed city in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, northeastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of . The Vovcha river, a tributary of the Donets river, runs through the city. Vovchansk had a population of However, th ...

. In August 2024, the 272nd Motor Rifle Regiment was sent to fight in the

Kursk Oblast incursion On 6 August 2024, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and clashed with the Russian Armed Forces and Russian border guard. A stat ...

. It was reported that during the incursion the regiment was heavily attacked by Ukrainian UAVs during transfer. This resulted in many fatalities and many damaged vehicles. The regiment at the time was moving in a column

Subordination

* 13th Guards Army Corps - ''1957 - 1967'' * 51st Combined Arms Army - ''1967 - 1969'' * 43rd Army Corps - ''1969 - 1989'' *

35th Combined Arms Army The 35th Combined Arms Red Banner Army is a field army of the Russian Ground Forces. The army was first formed in July 1941 with the Far Eastern Front. After spending most of World War II guarding the border in Primorsky Krai, the army fought i ...

- ''1989 - 2022'' *

- 2022–present

References

{{Russian regiments Ground Forces regiments of the Russian Federation Infantry units and formations of Russia Regiments of the Soviet Union Mechanized units and formations

History

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Subordination

See also

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