{"id":1284,"date":"2014-08-28T06:55:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T04:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2015-12-24T14:40:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T14:40:10","slug":"armed-forces-russian-federation-spotted-along-ukrainian-border-donbas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/armed-forces-russian-federation-spotted-along-ukrainian-border-donbas\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Forces of Russian Federation Spotted along the Ukrainian Border and in Donbas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/map11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1285\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/map11.jpg\" alt=\"Map\" width=\"956\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/map11.jpg 956w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/map11-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/map11-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The data presented is on the so-called Russian \u201cPeacekeeping Forces\u201d, deployed ot the Ukrainian border, as well as the subdivisions identified within Ukraine, in the Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. This data is based on my observations, as well as sourced from information in the media and social networking sites.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mainly these are the [military] units from Russian Southern Military District, based at the field camps located in the Rostov on Don Oblast, stretching from Millerovo to Taganrog, and bordering Ukraine. These types of field camps are set up in the Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Novocherkassk, and Olkhovka regions, and to a lesser extent other areas. Moreover, various subdivisions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation including GRU special forces and logistic units are stationed there as well.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, these are one or two BTG\/CTG (battalions or company tactical groups) from each unit (Airborne Forces \u2013 divisions\/regiments, Ground forces \u2013 brigades), that are strengthened by artillery units, air defense forces and other security units, consisting of 300 to 500 servicemen each. I\u2019m not claiming that the list below is 100% complete or accurate, hence I welcome any well-founded remarks and objective additional information.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1286\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/captives.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1286\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1286\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/captives.png\" alt=\"Russian captives from the 98th Airborne Forces division\" width=\"656\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/captives.png 656w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/captives-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian captives from the 98th Airborne Forces division<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>From Southern Military District (Russia), ground forces and artillery:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BTG (Battalion Tactical Group) from the 18th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Chechnya, Khankala\/Kalinovskaya (the so called \u201cChechen battalion\u201d);<\/li>\n<li>BTG from the 17th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Chechnya, Shali;<\/li>\n<li>BTG from the 136th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Botlikh, Dagestan;<\/li>\n<li>BTG from the 205th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai (Russia);<\/li>\n<li>BTG from the 19th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania;<\/li>\n<li>BTG from the 7th military base in the occupied Abkhazia, Georgia;<\/li>\n<li>BTG from the 33rd mountain motor rifle brigade \u2013 Maykop, Republic of Adygea (Russia);<\/li>\n<li>Mixed division from the 291st artillery brigade \u2013 Troitskaya, Ingushetia;<\/li>\n<li>Mixed company from the 78th logistic brigade, Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>From Airborne Forces:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BTG from the 76th division \u2013 Pskov;<\/li>\n<li>BTG from the 98th division \u2013 Ivanovo (Russia);<\/li>\n<li>BTG from the 45th Detached Reconnaissance Regiment \u2013 Kubinka (Moscow Oblast);<\/li>\n<li>BTG from the 247th regiment of the 7th division \u2013 Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Krai, Russia);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Presumably, the following [armed forces] are located in the <strong>direct vicinity of the Ukrainian border<\/strong> (confirmation on some divisions is still needed):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BTG\/\u0421TG and divisions of ground forces and artillery units of the Southern Military District from the 20th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Volgograd (Russia);<\/li>\n<li>From the 34th mountain motor rifle brigade \u2013 Karachay-Cherkessia Republic;<\/li>\n<li>Division from the 943rd artillery regiment (BM-27 Uragan) \u2013 Krasnooktyabrsk settlement, Adygea;<\/li>\n<li>Division from the 1st missile brigade (OTR-21 Tochka, 9K720 Iskander) \u2013 Krasnodar;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>From other military regions of the Russian Federation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the 23rd motor rifle brigade \u2013 Samara;<\/li>\n<li>BTG\/\u0421TG of Airborne Forces \u2013 from the 56th Guards Air Assault Brigade \u2013 Volgograd;<\/li>\n<li>From the 106th division \u2013 Tula;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RTG\/DRG (Sabotage and Reconnaissance groups) of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) units, located in the South of Russia:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10th special forces brigade \u2013 Molkino, Krasnodar Krai;<\/li>\n<li>22nd special forces brigade \u2013 Aksay, Rostov Oblast;<\/li>\n<li>100th experimental reconnaissance brigade \u2013 Mozdok, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania;<\/li>\n<li>346th special forces brigade \u2013 Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkar Republic;<\/li>\n<li>25th special forces regiment \u2013 Stavropol;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>RTG\/<abbr title=\"Diversionary Reconnaissance Groups\">DRG<\/abbr> of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) units from other military regions of the Russian Federation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2nd special forces brigade \u2013 Pskov;<\/li>\n<li>16th special forces brigade \u2013 Tambov;<\/li>\n<li>3rd special forces brigade \u2013 Ulyanovsk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To sum up, according to the rough estimates, and taking into account the logistic subdivisions, the strength of the Russian alignment (which they themselves cynically refer to as \u201cpeacekeeping\u201d) amounts to 12,000-15,000 military personnel on the South-Eastern border of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>If necessary, this alignment could be doubled in strength within a short space of time. Moreover, major alignments of the Russian forces are massed in occupied Crimea and on the North-Eastern border of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Author: Irakli Komaxidze, translated by Dasha Darchuk, edited by Larry Field<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439: <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/874-vojska-rf-zasvetyvshyesya-vdol-granytsy-y-na-donbasse\/\" rel=\"alternate\">\u0412\u043e\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0420\u0424, \u0437\u0430\u0441\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0435\u0441\u044f \u0432\u0434\u043e\u043b\u044c \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044b \u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0414\u043e\u043d\u0431\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The data presented is on the so-called Russian \u201cPeacekeeping Forces\u201d, deployed ot the Ukrainian border, as well&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[528,5],"tags":[166,169,200,219],"class_list":["post-1284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-terrorussians","tag-russia","tag-russian-federation","tag-southern-military-district","tag-ukraine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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This data is based on my observations, as well as sourced from information in the media and social networking sites.<!--more-->\n\nMainly these are the [military] units from Russian Southern Military District, based at the field camps located in the Rostov on Don Oblast, stretching from Millerovo to Taganrog, and bordering Ukraine. These types of field camps are set up in the Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Novocherkassk, and Olkhovka regions, and to a lesser extent other areas. Moreover, various subdivisions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation including GRU special forces and logistic units are stationed there as well.\n\nGenerally, these are one or two BTG\/CTG (battalions or company tactical groups) from each unit (Airborne Forces \u2013 divisions\/regiments, Ground forces \u2013 brigades), that are strengthened by artillery units, air defense forces and other security units, consisting of 300 to 500 servicemen each. I\u2019m not claiming that the list below is 100% complete or accurate, hence I welcome any well-founded remarks and objective additional information.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1286\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"656\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/captives.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1286\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/08\/captives.png\" alt=\"Russian captives from the 98th Airborne Forces division\" width=\"656\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a> Russian captives from the 98th Airborne Forces division[\/caption]\n\n<strong>From Southern Military District (Russia), ground forces and artillery:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n\t<li>BTG (Battalion Tactical Group) from the 18th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Chechnya, Khankala\/Kalinovskaya (the so called \u201cChechen battalion\u201d);<\/li>\n\t<li>BTG from the 17th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Chechnya, Shali;<\/li>\n\t<li>BTG from the 136th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Botlikh, Dagestan;<\/li>\n\t<li>BTG from the 205th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai (Russia);<\/li>\n\t<li>BTG from the 19th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania;<\/li>\n\t<li>BTG from the 7th military base in the occupied Abkhazia, Georgia;<\/li>\n\t<li>BTG from the 33rd mountain motor rifle brigade \u2013 Maykop, Republic of Adygea (Russia);<\/li>\n\t<li>Mixed division from the 291st artillery brigade \u2013 Troitskaya, Ingushetia;<\/li>\n\t<li>Mixed company from the 78th logistic brigade, Budyonnovsk, Stavropol Krai;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<strong>From Airborne Forces:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n\t<li>BTG from the 76th division \u2013 Pskov;<\/li>\n\t<li>BTG from the 98th division \u2013 Ivanovo (Russia);<\/li>\n\t<li>BTG from the 45th Detached Reconnaissance Regiment \u2013 Kubinka (Moscow Oblast);<\/li>\n\t<li>BTG from the 247th regiment of the 7th division \u2013 Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Krai, Russia);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nPresumably, the following [armed forces] are located in the <strong>direct vicinity of the Ukrainian border<\/strong> (confirmation on some divisions is still needed):\n<ul>\n\t<li>BTG\/\u0421TG and divisions of ground forces and artillery units of the Southern Military District from the 20th motor rifle brigade \u2013 Volgograd (Russia);<\/li>\n\t<li>From the 34th mountain motor rifle brigade \u2013 Karachay-Cherkessia Republic;<\/li>\n\t<li>Division from the 943rd artillery regiment (BM-27 Uragan) \u2013 Krasnooktyabrsk settlement, Adygea;<\/li>\n\t<li>Division from the 1st missile brigade (OTR-21 Tochka, 9K720 Iskander) \u2013 Krasnodar;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<strong>From other military regions of the Russian Federation:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n\t<li>From the 23rd motor rifle brigade \u2013 Samara;<\/li>\n\t<li>BTG\/\u0421TG of Airborne Forces \u2013 from the 56th Guards Air Assault Brigade \u2013 Volgograd;<\/li>\n\t<li>From the 106th division \u2013 Tula;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<strong>RTG\/DRG (Sabotage and Reconnaissance groups) of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) units, located in the South of Russia:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n\t<li>10th special forces brigade \u2013 Molkino, Krasnodar Krai;<\/li>\n\t<li>22nd special forces brigade \u2013 Aksay, Rostov Oblast;<\/li>\n\t<li>100th experimental reconnaissance brigade \u2013 Mozdok, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania;<\/li>\n\t<li>346th special forces brigade \u2013 Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkar Republic;<\/li>\n\t<li>25th special forces regiment \u2013 Stavropol;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<strong>RTG\/<abbr title=\"Diversionary Reconnaissance Groups\">DRG<\/abbr> of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) units from other military regions of the Russian Federation:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n\t<li>2nd special forces brigade \u2013 Pskov;<\/li>\n\t<li>16th special forces brigade \u2013 Tambov;<\/li>\n\t<li>3rd special forces brigade \u2013 Ulyanovsk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nTo sum up, according to the rough estimates, and taking into account the logistic subdivisions, the strength of the Russian alignment (which they themselves cynically refer to as \u201cpeacekeeping\u201d) amounts to 12,000-15,000 military personnel on the South-Eastern border of Ukraine.\n\nIf necessary, this alignment could be doubled in strength within a short space of time. Moreover, major alignments of the Russian forces are massed in occupied Crimea and on the North-Eastern border of Ukraine.\n\nAuthor: Irakli Komaxidze, translated by Dasha Darchuk, edited by Larry Field\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439: <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/874-vojska-rf-zasvetyvshyesya-vdol-granytsy-y-na-donbasse\/\" rel=\"alternate\">\u0412\u043e\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0420\u0424, \u0437\u0430\u0441\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0435\u0441\u044f \u0432\u0434\u043e\u043b\u044c \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044b \u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0414\u043e\u043d\u0431\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6910,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions\/6910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}