Among the Russian forces near the Ukrainian border there is a detachment from the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade, a so-called “peacekeeper’s force”. The 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade is based near Samara. The Battalion or Company tactical unit from this Brigade was first deployed near the Kharkiv border, but then moved to the Kamensky raion of the Rostov Oblast, Russia.
The Brigade was formed in 2005 at the military camp Roshchinsky, which is some 35 km from the city of Samara. The size of the Brigade is more than 2000 personnel. The Brigade has 3 Motorized Rifle and one intelligence battalion, and also special units of military, rear and logistic units. The Brigade mostly consists of contract servicemen and has the newest and the most modern Russian weapon and vehicles.
Judging on medals ‘For taking Crimea’ on the picture, personnel from this Brigade took part in the annexation of Crimea.
I would like to underline one interesting detail. Why troopers of a “peacekeeping” brigade would wear chevrons of ‘military intelligence’ with ‘PF’ chevrons? We can see it on more than one picture. What is 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade PF, military unit No. 90600?
Written by: Irakli Komaxidze
Translated by Eugenia Zlamanuk, and edit by Larry Field
Note: Information has been gathered from different open sources. The author would be grateful for any constructive inputs on the subject.
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13 Responses to “15th Motorized Rifle Brigade deployed to the Ukrainian border as an intelligence unit and “peacekeepers” at the same time.”
09/27/2014
"Friedenswächter" aus Samara bekommen ihr Gehalt in Griwna - BurkoNews.info (Deutsch)[…] Soldaten und Offizieren der 15. selbständigen motorisierten Schützenbrigade der Friedenstruppen (Beitrag auf Englisch), Militäreinheit Nr. 90600 (Dorf Roschtschinskyi, Samara, Russland) wurden ihre Gehälter in […]
09/27/2014
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11/13/2014
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07/22/2015
Russian ‘Peacemakers’ from Samara Earn Ukrainian Hryvnas | InformNapalm.org (English)[…] soldiers and officers of the 15th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Peacekeeping Forces (military unit No. 90600, village of Roshchinsky, Samara, Russia) got Ukrainian hryvnas. It is […]
07/25/2015
Rosyjskim „siłom pokojowym” płacą w hrywnach | InformNapalm.org (Polski)[…] i oficerowie 15 samodzielnej brygady zmechanizowanej rosyjskich sił pokojowych (j.w. 90600, stacjonująca w Roszyńskim, Samara, Rosja) otrzymali ukraińskie hrywny. Nie jest to […]
12/15/2015
Russian 15th Brigade Mimics 'Donbas Miners' - InformNapalm.org (English)[…] This is not the first time we register the ‘Rostov-Ukraine assignments’ of the 15th brigade. You can analyze their ‘tour of duty’ by these materials: – 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade deployed to the Ukrainian border as an intelligence unit and “peaceke… […]
03/17/2016
The War Criminals of the 15th ‘Peacekeeping’ Brigade: Unpublished Story - InformNapalm.org (English)[…] 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade deployed to the Ukrainian border as an intelligence unit and “peaceke… […]
09/10/2016
Russia Uses Servicemen of the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade of Peacekeeping Forces in Donbas - InformNapalm.org (English)[…] 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade deployed to the Ukrainian border as an intelligence unit and “peaceke… […]
02/19/2017
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02/22/2017
Rysk ockupant från 232:a raketartilleribrigaden på promenad med sin familj i Donetsk - InformNapalm på svenska[…] 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade as intel unit and peacekeepers simultaneously 10.09.2014 […]
11/15/2017
Identified: 10 servicemen from the Russian 15th Brigade who participated in annexation of Crimea and invasion of Donbas (Infographics) - InformNapalm.org (English)[…] 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade deployed to the Ukrainian border as an intelligence unit and “peaceke…, 09/12/2014 […]
11/19/2017
Commanders of 15th MRB ready to carry out Kremlin‘s criminal orders - InformNapalm.org (English)[…] 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade deployed to the Ukrainian border as an intelligence unit and “peaceke…09/10/2014 […]
11/29/2017
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