96th Reconnaissance Brigade (Russia)

96th Separate Reconnaissance Brigade
96-я отдельная разведывательная бригада
Active	2015–present
Country	Russia
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Part of	Moscow Military District 1st Guards Tank Army
Garrison/HQ	Sormovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Yevgeny A. Chintsov

The 96th Separate Nizhny Novgorod Reconnaissance Brigade (Russian: 96-я отдельная Нижегородская бригада разведки) is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces, part of the 1st Guards Tank Army.[1][2]

The unit is garrisoned in Sormovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and has the Military Unit Number 52634.[3]

History

The official date of formation for the unit is December 26th, 2015 where Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Talalayev was named the commander of the brigade.[3]

It is known that the brigade was deployed to Syria and participated in the Battle of Palmyra in March 2016 where at least one soldier of the unit died.[4]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade was part of the first units to enter Ukraine, as part of its parent unit, the 1st Guards Tank Army. There was footage of abandoned Typhoon-Ks and Iveco LMVs with the markings of the 96th Reconnaissance Brigade. Soldiers and officers of the unit were also captured by Ukrainian forces.[2]

In March 2022, the Ukrainian military claimed to have defeated units of the 96th Reconnaissance Brigade during combat at Okhtyrka and Trostianets in the Sumy Oblast.[5]

The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine lists Colonel Yevgeny A. Chintsov as the current commander with Lieutenant Colonel Nikolai A. Kiselev as his deputy as of April 2022.[6]

Commanders

Commanders of the 96th Reconnaissance Brigade

No.	Name	From	To
1	Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Talalayev	26 December 2015	?
2	Colonel Yevgeny A. Chintsov	?	present

References

1. "В/Ч 52634 Нижний Новгород – 96-ая отдельная бригада разведки" (in Russian). 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
2. "96-я отдельная разведывательная бригада из Нижнего Новгорода несёт потери в Украине" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-12-30.
3. "В новой воинской части прошло торжественное вручение знамени : Православное Сормово. Храмы в Сормово Нижний Новгород". pravsormovo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-20.
4. "Разведчик из Нижнего Новгорода погиб под Пальмирой". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
5. "Trostyanets liberated from Russian troops". Ukrainian Pravda. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
6. "Военные преступники участвующие в совершении военных преступлений против народа Украины в Киевской области – военнослужащие 96 отдельной разведывательной бригады". gur.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-07-20.