2nd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade
Russian Armed Forces Brigade
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The 2nd Guards Separate Special Purpose Order of Zhukov Brigade[a] is a Spetsnaz GRU brigade of the Russian Armed Forces based in Promezhitsy, Pskov Oblast.[2]
Soviet Union (1962–1991)
Russia (1991–present)
Spetsnaz GRU| 2nd Guards Separate Special Purpose Order of Zhukov Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 2-я отдельная бригада специального назначения | |
 Shoulder sleeve patch | |
| Active | 1962–present |
| Country | Soviet Union (1962–1991) Russia (1991–present) |
| Branch | Spetsnaz GRU |
| Type | Special forces |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Promezhitsy, Pskov Oblast |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |  Guards.png){kind=small} Order of Zhukov |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Konstantin Bushuev |
As part of increases to the GRU's Spetsnaz, on July 19, 1962, General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces Directive No. 140547 was issued, by which the 2nd Spetsnaz Brigade was to be formed in the Leningrad Military District. The creation of the brigade began on September 17, 1962 and ended on March 1, 1963.
History
Until 2008[3] or 2013, Dmitry Utkin served as lieutenant colonel and brigade commander of a unit of special forces of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), the 700th Independent Spetsnaz Detachment of the 2nd Independent Brigade.[4][5][6]
The Brigade participated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] On July 11, 2022, Russian president Vladimir Putin awarded the unit the honorific unit status Guards for its actions in Ukraine.[8]
Structure
The brigade comprises:[9]
- 2nd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade
- Headquarters
- Signals Battalion (2x Company)
- Support Company
- 70th Special Purpose Detachment (roughly battalion equivalent)
- 329th Special Purpose Detachment
- 700th Special Purpose Detachment
- Training Battalion (2x Company)