60th Rocket Division
Military unit
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The 60th Taiman Order of the October Revolution Red Banner Rocket Division named after the 60th anniversary of the USSR (Russian: 60-я ракетная Таманская ордена Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённая дивизия имени 60-летия СССР) (Military Unit Number 89553) is a military formation of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces formed in 1961.[1][2]
Soviet Union (1961–1991)
Russia (1991–present)
Strategic Rocket Forces| 60th Taiman Order of the October Revolution Red Banner Rocket Division named after the 60th anniversary of the USSR | |
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| 60-я ракетная Таманская ордена Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённая дивизия имени 60-летия СССР | |
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| Active | 1961–present |
| Country | Soviet Union (1961–1991) Russia (1991–present) |
| Branch | Strategic Rocket Forces |
| Part of | 27th Guards Rocket Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Svetly, Saratov Oblast |
| Decorations |  Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner |
The unit operates a combination of UR-100NU and RT-2PM2 Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles depending on the regiment.[1] They began to be replaced with RS-24 Yars missiles in 2025.[3] It is garrisoned in the closed city of Svetly, Saratov Oblast.[2]
History
The 60th Rocket Division was formed in 1961 in Birobidzhan, Jewish Autonomous Oblast. In 1964 it was moved to Saratov Oblast.
Commanders
| No. | Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major General Leonid S. Severov | July 1961 | December 1963 |
| 2 | Major General Viktor L. Kovalenko | December 1963 | December 1974 |
| 3 | Major General Nikolai Ya. Lopatin | December 1974 | September 1981 |
| 4 | Major General Aleksei A. Kasyanov | September 1981 | July 1986 |
| 5 | Major General Yuri M. Makarovsky | July 1986 | January 1989 |
| 6 | Major General Stanislav N. Chilikin | January 1989 | May 1991 |
| 7 | Major General Vladimir N. Yakovlev | May 1991 | May 1993 |
| 8 | Major General Yuri E. Kononov | May 1993 | April 1997 |
| 9 | Major General Yuri N. Kavelin | April 1997 | January 18 2001 |
| 10 | Major General Vladimir A. Kirillov | January 18 2001 | 2009 |
| 11 | Colonel Aleksander V. Deryavko | 2009 | April 2011 |
| 12 | Colonel Andrei G. Loginov | April 2011 | 2012 |
| 13 | Major General Leonid A. Mikholap | 2012 | December 2014 |
| 14 | Colonel Mikhail V. Baitov | December 2014 | present |
Structure
Structure as of 2007:[1]
- 31st Rocket Regiment
- 86th Rocket Regiment
- 104th Rocket Regiment
- 122nd Rocket Regiment
- 165th Rocket Regiment
- 203rd Rocket Regiment
- 271st Rocket Regiment
- 626th Rocket Regiment
- 649th Rocket Regiment
- 687th Rocket Regiment