218th Motorised Rifle Division

218-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 48256

Activated 5.81 in Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast, as a mobilisation division.

The division was unmanned, except for some pre-assigned officers, serving with the parent division (242nd Motorised Rifle Division).

Organisation 1987:

• 698th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 704th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 716th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 247th Tank Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 1517th Artillery Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 1534th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 000 independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 000 independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 000 independent Communications Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 000 independent Chemical Defence Company (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 000 independent Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 000 independent Medical Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)

1.12.89 renamed 5349th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 1993.

Headquarters:

• Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast, 1981 - 1993

Subordination:

• Siberian Military District, 1981 - 1993

Divisional coordinates:

• Abakan barracks [US designation: Abakan Army Barracks AL 1]: 53 41 47N, 91 23 25E

The division was maintained as a Mobilisation Division (US terms: Mobilisation Division). Equipment set present, older types, substantial equipment shortfalls.