24th independent Special Forces Brigade GRU

24-я отдельная бригада специального назначения ГРУ

Military Unit: 44996; from: 55433

Activated 1.11.77 in Nara-Byrka (Yasnaya), Chita Oblast, from the 18th independent Special Forces Company GRU, as the 24th Special Forces Brigade GRU.

3.4.78 renamed 24th independent Special Forces Brigade GRU.

Organisation:

• 281st independent Special Forces Unit (military unit: 44998)

• 297th independent Special Forces Unit

• 641st independent Special Forces Unit (military unit: 87341)

The 281st independent Special Forces Unit was activated in 1984 for operations in Afghanistan, but remained at home.

The 281st independent Special Forces Unit was deployed several times to Chechnya (1994 to 1996, 5.9 to 26.12.2000, 10.6 to 21.9.2001, 8.6 to 18.9.02, 11.12.2002 to 24.3.2003, 17.6 to 24.11.2003, 7.4 to 24.10.2004, and from 11.2006).

Headquarters:

• Nara-Byrka (Yasnaya), Chita Oblast, 11.77 - 9.88 [51 00 39N, 115 57 52E] - site 23 (old R-16 (SS-7) support site)

• Kyakhta, Buryatskaya ASSR, 9.88 - 2002 [50 21 14N, 106 26 09E]

• Sosnovyy-Bor, Buryatskaya ASSR, 2002 - 2012 [51 51 01N, 107 54 09E]

• Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, 2012 - today

Subordination:

• Transbaykal Military District, 11.77 - 2012

• Siberian Military District, 2012 - today