1st Motorized Infantry Brigade "Moldova"

1st Motorized Infantry Brigade "Moldova" TB-Bălți.JPG A Transport vehicle of the brigade in Bălți 10 April 1992-present Moldova 23px Moldovan Ground Forces Motorized Infantry The Moldova Brigade Bălți Colonel Ion Coțofana Leonid Carasiov border|160px Shoulder Patch Brigada 1 Infanterie Motorizată „Moldova” Transnistria War The 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade "Moldova" is a motorized infantry unit of the Moldovan National Army's Ground Forces based in the Moldovan city of Bălți. It was the first Army unit to be created in the newly independent country, being founded on 10 April 1992. History Origins It was made up of elements of former Soviet units in Bălți and Florești that used to form the 86th Guards Motor Rifle Division. Among the former Soviet units at Bălți and Florești in 1988 were the 260th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Florești); the 263rd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment (Bălți); the 341st Motor Rifle Regiment (Bălți); the 88th Guards Tank Regiment (Florești) and the 191st Guards Artillery Regiment (Bălți).Feskov Golikov Kalashnikov Slugin 2013 496 Unit establishment It was the first Army unit to be created in the newly independent country, being founded on 10 April 1992. The name "Moldova" was granted in August 1993 by order of defense minister Ion Costaș, and was handed its battle flag later that month by presidential decree. In 1996, the International Military Applications "MEDCEUR-1996" were organized at the Brigade Training Center located near the village of Elizaveta with the involvement of the American and German armies. Besides military actions, the brigade and its staff participated in containing the floods of 2008. In November 2018, the Moldova Brigade, along with the other 2 army brigades, took part in Dragon Pioneer military exercise with over 150 soldiers of the USAREUR's 2nd Cavalry Regiment.http://www.army.md/?lng=2&action=show&cat=122&obj=4294 Ministerul Apărării al Republicii Moldova Army.md 20 March 2019; Ministerful https://www.army.md/?lng=2&action=show&cat=122&obj=4294https://books.google.com/books?id=WEDzvGkhDPwC&q=1st+Motorized+Infantry+Brigade+%22Moldova%22 Daily Report: Central Eurasia 20 March 1996 Foreign Broadcast Information Service 20 March 2019 Google BooksGribincea 1998https://www.moldova.org/en/american-moldovan-troops-participate-dragon-pioneer-exercise-moldova/ American and Moldovan troops to participate in Dragon Pioneer exercise in Moldova Cristi Vlas 2 May 2016 Moldova.org 20 March 2019 In 2013, the brigade commander gave President Nicolae Timofti an engraved souvenir of the unit.http://president.md/eng/comunicate-de-presa/presedintele-nicolae-timofti-comandant-suprem-al-fortelor-armate-a-vizitat-unitatile-militare-ale-ministerului-apararii-din-garnizoana-balti President Nicolae Timofti, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, visited the military units of the Ministry of Defence Organization Like all the other motorized infantry brigades in the ground forces, the brigade maintains a military band which serves on special occasions.https://www.calameo.com/read/00066311917d419890577 Oastea Moldovei, Nr.7, 2013 calameo.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ2AsO9_tRA Evoluția orchestrei militare a brigăzii nr.1 infanterie motorizată "Moldova" 10 June 2018 www.youtube.com Commanders Colonel Leonid Carasiov (1990-1997)2019-03-06 Генерал Карасёв: «Конфликта в Приднестровье было не избежать» https://esp.md/ru/podrobnosti/2019/03/06/general-karasyov-konflikta-v-pridnestrove-bylo-ne-izbezhat 2026-08-10 СП - Новости Бельцы Молдова ru Igor Gorgan Lieutenant Colonel Ghenadie Nitrean (July 29, 2013 - September 27, 2017)SRL MLD MEDIA Brigada de infanterie motorizată "Moldova" din Bălţi are un nou comandant https://noi.md/md/news_id/25753 2026-09-06 noi.md ru Ministry of Defense of Republic of Moldova https://old.army.md/?lng=3&action=show&cat=122&obj=2112Comuna Volovița are conducător nou! Iată despre cine e vorba 27 September 2017 https://provincial.md/gura-lumii/nou-iata-despre-cine-e-vorba Colonel Ion Ojog (2021-2024 https://www.army.md/colonel-ion-ojog) Colonel Veaceslav Balan (2024-21 August 2026)Gnaciuc Valeria 2025-04-10 /VIDEO/ Brigada de Infanterie Motorizată "Moldova" din Bălți - 33 de ani de activitate. Colaborări și misiuni internaționale https://tvn.md/video-brigada-de-infanterie-motorizata-moldova-din-balti-33-de-ani-de-activitate-colaborari-si-misiuni-internationale/ 2026-08-10 TV-Nord Știri Televiziunea nordului ro-RO Colonel Ion Coțofana (since 21 August 2026)https://tvn.md/brigada-moldova-din-b%C4%83l%C8%9Bi-are-un-nou-comandant-ion-co%C8%9Bofana-a-preluat-conducerea-unit%C4%83%C8%9Bii/ References ru:Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской Feskov V. I. Golikov V. I. Kalashnikov K. A. Slugin S. A. Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing 2013 9785895035306 Tomsk Russian The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces Gribincea Mihai Russian troops in the Republic of Moldova: stabilizing factor or source of danger? https://books.google.com/books?id=F9QxAQAAIAAJ&q=Brigada+1+Infanterie+Motorizată+Moldova Coleccion Ricardo Miro : Historical Collection Civitas 1998 9789975936255 External links В Бельцах отпраздновали 25-летие национальной армии Category:Military units and formations of Moldova Category:Military units and formations established in 1992 Category:1992 establishments in Moldova