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Putin: The 810th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet will be transformed into a division
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.The Russian Pacific Fleet also has a divisional naval infantry component. [Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a conversation with the commanders of units participating in the Northern Military District on the day of the presidential inauguration on May 7, said that the 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) will be transformed into a division. A video of the meeting was released on May 9 by the Kremlin press service.  According to the commander of the 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, Major General Oleg Vlasov, the brigade included 19 new combat units. At the moment, the number of units is 11,365 people. However, organizational arrangements for brigade management were not affected. “For the quality of task performance, I ask you to consider the issue of carrying out standard activities in the group for managing a brigade performing combat missions in three groupings of troops and forces,” Vlasov said, addressing the president. Putin replied that he had talked about this with the acting leader. O. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. According to him, it is necessary to reorganize the brigade into a division, aligning all control bodies. Shoigu is now "acting defense chief." We are s’posed to learn the name of the new Russian defense ministry head in a few days. “We’ll do that. I know about your brigade, it is constantly in the news. Thank you for your military work and best wishes to all soldiers and officers,” the president said. As Regnum reported, in September, Deputy Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF), Rear Admiral Ildar Akhmerov, presented state awards to servicemen of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet for thwarting enemy attacks during a special operation in Ukraine. From the hands of Akhmerov they received the Order of Courage and medals “For Courage”. Naval infantry of the 810th Brigade took part in battles near the village of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. According to a serviceman with the call sign Bosun, the enemy suffered significant losses in equipment: 25 to one. He noted that Western-made Leopard tanks “burn well, with high quality, with a spark.” Earlier, the deputy commander of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, Colonel Alexey Bernhard, received the title of Hero of Russia for the fact that his unit successfully broke through the enemy’s defenses and caused him to stampede in the Mariupol direction. The commander of the 810th Brigade with the call sign Struna, Vladislav Golovin, was also awarded the title of Hero of Russia. He took command of the battalion after the death of the officers, rallied and motivated the soldiers to carry out the tasks set by the high command. The 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade was formed in 1967. In 2016, the 810th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade was awarded the Order of Zhukov for participation in the operation in Syria. In 2018, the President of Russia awarded it the name “Guards” for mass heroism and courage in armed conflicts and for services in peacetime. Posted by: badanov 2024-05-10 |
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