30th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade

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30th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
30-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада
Sleeve patch of the brigade
Active30 November 2016–present
Country Russia
Branch Russian Ground Forces
TypeMotorized infantry
SizeBrigade
Part of2nd Guards Combined Arms Army
Garrison/HQRoshchinsky, Samara Oblast
Engagements
DecorationsGuards unit Guards

The 30th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (Russian: 30-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада) is a unit of the Russian Ground Forces formed in 2016. It is part of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army. The brigade's headquarters are located in Roshchinsky, Samara Oblast.[1]

History

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The brigade was formed on 30 November 2016 as part of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District.[2] The unit replaced the 23rd Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, which was reformed into the 752nd Guards Motor Rifle Regiment and became part of the 3rd Motor Rifle Division.[3]

A notable feature of the brigade is the equipping of some combat units with UAZ Patriot vehicles to increase mobility.[2] The formation was equipped exclusively with wheeled vehicles such as the BTR-82A, R-149MA1,[4] Ural-4320, and others.[5] The unit's armament includes D-30A howitzers,[6] ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns, and BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers.[7]

On 22 February 2019, the brigade commander Viktor Elovenko, along with two other soldiers of the brigade, was killed in an ambush in the Deir ez-Zor region during the Russian intervention in Syria.[8]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

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During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, from April 2022, the 30th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade conducted offensive operations in the Sievierodonetsk area.[9] In May 2023, the brigade conducted offensive actions in the area of Makiivka in northern Luhansk Oblast.[10] On 7 July 2023, the brigade fought defensive battles on the Karmazinivka [uk]–Krasnorichenske line (13–17 km southwest of Svatove).[11] In January 2024, the brigade was operating in the Novobakhmutivka area in Donetsk Oblast, north of Avdiivka.[12] On 7 February 2024, soldiers of the 30th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, together with the 114th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade, reached Zaliznychnyi Lane during the battle of Avdiivka.[13]

Following the battle of Avdiivka, the 30th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade was commended by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in a congratulatory telegram to Colonel General Andrey Mordvichev on 17 February 2024.[14]

In April 2024, the brigade took advantage of a botched rotation of Ukrainian forces and broke through to the town of Ocheretyne, overwhelming the Ukrainian 115th Mechanized Brigade, which was supposed to replace the exhausted 47th Mechanized Brigade.[15][16]

On 31 July 2024, the brigade was awarded the "Guards" status.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Военная часть в/ч 45863 30 ОМСБр Самарская область" [Military Unit 45863 30th OMSBr Samara Oblast]. Призывник солдат (in Russian). 2017-01-12. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  2. ^ a b "Сформированная под Самарой мотострелковая бригада ЦВО получила более 40 новейших бронетранспортеров БТР-82А" [The Central Military District motor rifle brigade formed near Samara received more than 40 of the latest BTR-82A armored personnel carriers]. Пресс-служба Центрального военного округа (in Russian). 2016-12-14. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  3. ^ Нахимов, Сергей (2024-05-15). "30-я гв. ОМсБр "самарская тридцатка": боевой путь в спецоперации и формирование бригады" [30th Guards OMSBr "Samara Thirty": combat path in the special operation and formation of the brigade]. AmalNews (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  4. ^ "Вновь сформированную мотострелковую бригаду ЦВО оснастили новыми бронемашинами связи Р-149МА1" [The newly formed motor rifle brigade of the Central Military District was equipped with new armored communications vehicles R-149MA1]. Пресс-служба Центрального военного округа. 2017-05-29. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  5. ^ "Самарские мотострелки получили 30 «Патриотов», способных нести ракетные комплексы" [Samara motor riflemen received 30 Patriots capable of carrying missile systems]. ТАСС (in Russian). 2017-07-12. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  6. ^ "Залп по «тачанке»: как артиллеристам ВС РФ помогает сирийский опыт" [A salvo at a "tachanka": how the Syrian experience helps the Russian Armed Forces artillerymen]. Российская газета. 2019-12-05. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  7. ^ "Мотострелки ЦВО впервые зимой провели учение в Оренбуржье" [Motor riflemen of the Central Military District conducted their first winter training in the Orenburg region]. Пресс-служба ЦВО. 2020-02-18. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  8. ^ "Еловенко Виктор Владимирович 1972-2019" [Elovenko Viktor Vladimirovich 1972-2019]. proza.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  9. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 25". Institute for the Study of War. 2022-04-25. Archived from the original on 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  10. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 9, 2023" (PDF). ISW. 2023-05-09. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  11. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 7, 2023" (PDF). ISW. 2023-07-07. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  12. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 4, 2024" (PDF). ISW. 2024-01-04. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  13. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 7, 2024". ISW. 2024-02-07. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  14. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 17, 2024". ISW. 2024-02-17. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  15. ^ Axe, David. "A Ukrainian Brigade 'Fucked Off,' And The Russians Almost Broke Thru". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  16. ^ Axe, David. "Russia Is Rushing Reinforcements Into Its Ocheretyne Breakthrough". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
  17. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 31.07.2024 № 645" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 31.07.2024 No. 645]. Официальное опубликование правовых актов. 2024-07-31. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-01.