Not to be confused with 72nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine).
72nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade
72-я отдельная мотострелковая бригада
Active
2022–present
Country
Russian Federation
Branch
Russian Ground Forces
Type
Infantry
Part of
3rd Army Corps
Garrison/HQ
Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast
Engagements
Russian invasion of Ukraine:
2022 Kherson counteroffensive
Battle of Bakhmut
Battle of Vuhledar
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
Military unit
The 72nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade (Russian: 72-я отдельная мотострелковая бригада) is an infantry unit of the Russian Ground Forces, part of the 3rd Army Corps.[1]
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