4th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade

4th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
4-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада
Sleeve patch of the unit
Active	2014–present
Allegiance	Luhansk People's Republic (2014–2022) Russia (2022–present)
Branch	LPR People's Militia (2014–2022)  Russian Ground Forces (2022–present)
Role	Motorized Brigade
Part of	3rd Guards Combined Arms Army
Garrison/HQ	Alchevsk (2014 – April 2017) Khrustalnyi (April 2017 – present)
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Invasion of Ukraine Battle of Lysychansk Battle of Bakhmut Battle of Chasiv Yar
Battle honours	Guards
Insignia
Unofficial unit insignia

The 4th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (Russian: 4-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада, 4 омсбр; Military Unit Number 74347) is a military unit of Russian Ground Forces. Until January 1, 2023, it was part of the Luhansk People's Militia. It is attached to the 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army.

History

War in Donbas

The brigade was formed in 2014. It took part in the War in Donbas.[1] The brigade's garrison was in Alchevsk.[2] In April 2017, the brigade moved its garrison to Khrustalnyi.[3]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The brigade took part in the battle of Bakhmut in the Klishchiivka sector where it suffered heavy casualties including the brigade's commander Vyacheslav Makarov.[4][5] In January 2023 it became attached to the 2nd Army Corps.[6] On 10 May 2024, the Institute for the Study of War reported that the brigade is operating near the village of Ivanivske.[7] The brigade is currently involved in the battle of Chasiv Yar.[8]

References

1. "Servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces who took part in combat actions in Ukraine". gur.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
2. "Zbroina Ahresiia Rosii Proty Ukrainy". gur.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09.
3. "Struktura Gibridnoyi Armiyi Luganskih Separatistiv". dn.depo.ua. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-14.
4. "Два полковника в одном бою: о чем говорит гибель российских офицеров под Бахмутом". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
5. "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
6. Новости, Р. И. А. (December 31, 2022). "В состав ВС России вошли армейские корпуса ДНР и ЛНР". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
7. "Institute for the Study of War".
8. https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-4-2024