14th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade

14th Guards Separate Special Purpose Brigade Order of Kutuzov 14-я отдельная гвардейская ордена Кутузова бригада специального назначения Sleeve Patch of the 14th Separate Special Purpose Brigade.png 1963–present Soviet Union (1963–1991) (1991–present) 24px Spetsnaz GRU Brigade Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai The 14th Guards Separate Special Purpose Brigade Order of Kutuzov (ru 14-я отдельная гвардейская ордена Кутузова бригада специального назначения 14-ya otdelnaya gvardeyskaya ordena Kutuzova brigada spetsialnogo naznacheniya) is a spetsnaz military formation of Russia, subordinate to the Spetsnaz GRU. The unit is garrisoned in Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai. Its military unit number is 74854.Персональный сайт - 14 ОБрСпН http://specnazrazvedki.narod.ru/index/0-10 2023-07-24 specnazrazvedki.narod.ru14 ОбрСпН ГРУ ГШ МО (В/ч:74854, в/ч 75091) http://spec-naz.org/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi https://web.archive.org/web/20230404201944/http://spec-naz.org/dossier/GRU_special_forces/14_obrspn_gru_mo_in_h_74_854/ 2023-04-04 spec-naz.org It has been reported by the BBC that the unit took part in the Battle of Vuhledar of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.Кадры разгромленной российской колонны - что произошло под Угледаром? ru BBC News Русская служба https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-64631465 2023-07-24 History The unit was formed on 1 January 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. 2021-05-21 14-я отдельная гвардейская бригада специального назначения ⋆ МОО "Союз ветеранов спецназа ГРУ имени Героя Российской Федерации Шектаева Д.А." https://svs-gru.ru/14-ya-otdelnaya-gvardeyskaya-brigada-spetsialnogo-naznacheniya/ 2023-07-24 МОО «Союз ветеранов спецназа ГРУ имени Героя Российской Федерации Шектаева Д.А.» ru-RU They participated in both the First Chechen War in January to April 1995 and the Second Chechen War where they were engaged in the Battle of Komsomolskoye. 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 between early 2023 and October 2024. Between November 2024 and January 2025, the unit took part in the Russian 2024 Velyka Novosilka offensive. Commanders +Commanders of the 14th Spetsnaz BrigadeNo.NameFromTo1Colonel Pavel N. Rymin196319702Colonel Alexander A. Drozdov197019733Colonel Nikolai A. Demchenko197319754Colonel Anatoly M. Baglai197519785Colonel Viktor F. Grishmanovsky197819806Colonel Vitaly A. Onatsky198019877Colonel Yakov A. Kurys198719928Colonel Aleksander I. Likhidchenko199219979Colonel Andrei M. Rumyankov1997199910Colonel Sergei P. Degtyarev1999201111Colonel Arsalan Irinchinov2011present 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 Category:Spetsnaz brigades of the Soviet Union Category:Spetsnaz brigades of Russia Category:Military units and formations established in 1963 Category:Military units and formations of Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine