6th Separate Cossack Motorized Rifle Brigade

6th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Lisichansk Cossack Brigade named after Matvei Platov
6th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Lisichansk Cossack Brigade named after Matvei Platov
6-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая Лисичанская казачья бригада имени Матвея Платова
Active	2014-present
Allegiance	Luhansk People's Republic (2014–2022); Russia (2022–present)
Branch	Army of the South-East (2014); LPR People's Militia (2014–2022); Russian Ground Forces (2022–present)
Role	Motorized Brigade
Part of	3rd Guards Combined Arms Army
Patron	Matvei Platov
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Battle of Debaltseve; ; Invasion of Ukraine Battle of Popasna; Battle of Lysychansk; 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive; ; ;
Battle honours	Guards
Commanders
Current; commander	Vladimir Sergeevich Polupoltinnykh

The 6th Separate Cossack Motorized Rifle Brigade also known as the 6th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Lisichansk Cossack Brigade named after Matvei Platov (Russian: 6-я отдельная гвардейская мотострелковая Лисичанская казачья бригада имени Матвея Платова, 6 oгmкбр; Military Unit Number 69647) is a military unit of Russian Ground Forces. Until January 1, 2023, it was part of the Luhansk People's Militia. It is attached to the 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army.

History

War in Donbas

The 6th Separate Cossack Motorized Rifle Brigade was formed in 2014 as the 1st Cossack Regiment. It was under the command of Pavel Dremov.^[1] On 9 January 2015, the regiment was renamed as the 6th Separate Cossack Motorized Rifle Regiment.^[2] The regiment would then take part in the Battle of Debaltseve. On 12 December 2015, regiment's commander, Pavel Dremov was killed on a highway near Pervomaisk.^[3]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The regiment took part in the battle of Lysychansk, where 240 members of the regiment were killed.^[4] In 2023, the regiment was transformed into a brigade and became attached to the 2nd Army Corps. The brigade took part in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.^[5]

References

[1] "5 февраля в рамках патриотического воспитания молодого поколения под руководством администрации ГОУ СПО ЛНР "Стахановский промышленно-экономический техникум" совместно с руководителем «Молодая гвардия – юнармия» Левченко И.В., организована экскурсия студентов 3 курса в Музей «Первого казачьего Полка им. М. Платова». | СПЭТ" (in Russian). 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[2] "5 февраля в рамках патриотического воспитания молодого поколения под руководством администрации ГОУ СПО ЛНР "Стахановский промышленно-экономический техникум" совместно с руководителем «Молодая гвардия – юнармия» Левченко И.В., организована экскурсия студентов 3 курса в Музей «Первого казачьего Полка им. М. Платова». | СПЭТ" (in Russian). 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[3] "One by one, fall of rebel chiefs in east Ukraine". France 24. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[4] "Первая годовщина освобождения Лисичанска: интервью Виктора Водолацкого". tamlife.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[5] "Russian Offensive Assessment September" (PDF). www.understandingwar.org.

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