15th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
| 15th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Russian: 15-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая бригада | |
Great emblem of the 15th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade | |
| Active | 1 February 2005–Present |
| Country | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Mechanized infantry |
| Role | Peacekeeping |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army, Central Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | Roshchinsky, Volzhsky District, Samara Oblast MUN 90600 |
| Nickname | Black Hussars |
| Patron | Alexandra Feodorovna |
| Equipment | Torn-MDM radio intelligence system |
| Engagements | United Nations peacekeeping Abkhaz–Georgian conflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Decorations | Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class |
| Battle honours | Guards |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Sergeevich Marushkin |
| Insignia | |
| Brigade sleeve patch | |
| Peacekeeping badge | |
| Emblem | |
The 15th Guards Motor Rifle Alexandria (Peacekeeping) Brigade (Russian: 15-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая Александрийская бригада (миротворческая), romanized: 15-ya otdel'naya gvardeyskaya motostrelkovaya Aleksandriyskaya brigada (mirotvorcheskaya)), Military Unit Number 90600, is a unit in the Russian Ground Forces. It is the only named peacekeeping brigade in the Russian Armed Forces. The formation is part of the 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District. It is based in Roshchinsky in Volzhsky District of Samara Oblast.
Its former honorifics were Berlin Red Banner Order of Kutuzov.