242nd Motorised Rifle Division

242-я мотострелковая дивизия

Military Unit: 48256

Activated 1972 in Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast.

Organisation 1973:

• 485th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 486th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chadan, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 489th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 164th Tank Regiment (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 7th Artillery Regiment (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 1326th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 112th independent Tank Battalion (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Company (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 172nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 34th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 312th 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-Sanitary Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)

In 1980 the 000 independent Motor Transport Battalion was renamed 0000 independent Material Supply Battalion.

In 1980 the 485th Motorised Rifle Regiment became independent, and moved to Yurga, Kemerovo Oblast, and was replaced by the new 192nd Motorised Rifle Regiment.

Organisation 1980:

• 192nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 486th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chadan, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 489th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 164th Tank Regiment (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 7th Artillery Regiment (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 1326th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 112th independent Tank Battalion (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Company (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 172nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 34th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 312th 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)

Organisation 1988:

• 192nd Motorised Rifle Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 486th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Chadan, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 489th Motorised Rifle Regiment (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 164th Tank Regiment (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 7th Artillery Regiment (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 1326th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 112th independent Tank Battalion (Kyzyl, Tuvinskaya ASSR)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 0000 independent Anti-Tank Artillery Company (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 172nd independent Reconnaissance Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 34th independent Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast)
• 312th 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 5350th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

Disbanded 2009.

Headquarters:

• Abakan, Khakasskaya Autonomous Oblast, 1972 - 2009

Subordination:

• Siberian Military District, 1972 - 1985
• 33rd Army Corps, 1985 - 6.91
• Siberian Military District, 6.91 - 2009

Divisional coordinates:

• Abakan barracks [US designation: Abakan Army Barracks AL 1]: 53 41 47N, 91 23 25E (Divisional HQ, and all attached units, except listed below)
• Chadan barracks [US designation: Chadan Army Barracks AL 1]: 51 18 04N, 91 36 05E (486th Motorised Rifle Regiment)
• Kyzyl barracks [US designation: Kyzyl Army Barracks AL 2]: 51 41 46N, 94 23 51E (489th Motorised Rifle Regiment, 164th Tank Regiment, 7th Artillery Regiment and 112th independent Tank Battalion)

The division was maintained as a Not Ready Division - High-Strength Cadre (US terms: Category III) - with one regiments maintained as a reduced strength Ready Regiment.