71st Guards Motor Rifle Division
| 71st Guards Motor Rifle Pechenga Order of Kutuzov Division (2025–present) 200th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Pechenga Order of Kutuzov Brigade (2009–2025) 131st Motor Rifle Pechenga Order of Kutuzov Division (1957–2009) 45th Rifle Pechenga Division (1943–1957) | |
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| 71-я гвардейская мотострелковая Печенгская ордена Кутузова дивизия | |
Shoulder sleeve patch of the unit | |
| Active | 1 December 1997 – present |
| Country | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Mechanized infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | 14th Army Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Pechenga, Murmansk Oblast |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations | Guards Order of Kutuzov |
| Honorifics | Pechenga |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Denis Yuryevich Kurilo |
The 71st Guards Motor Rifle Pechenga Order of Kutuzov Division (Russian: 71-я гвардейская мотострелковая Печенгская ордена Кутузова дивизия) is a Russian Armed Forces formation of the 14th Army Corps, part of the Leningrad Military District, based at Pechenga in Murmansk Oblast. The division was formed from the 200th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade in 2025. The 200th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade was formed on December 1, 1997 on the basis of the former 131st Motorized Rifle Division.
The formation is part of the 14th Army Corps of the Leningrad Military District. Its permanent deployment point is the settlement of Pechenga-Luostari, Murmansk Oblast. The division headquarters is located near the settlement of Pechenga (formerly Petsamo) Murmansk Oblast, 10 km from the Norway–Russia border.
In 2014, brigade units participated in the War in Donbas. In 2022, brigade units participated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On April 27, 2023, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 312, the 200th Brigade was awarded the honorary title of "Guards".