The 16th Separate Guards Khingan NBC Protection Brigade (Lesozavodsk, Eastern Military District) has been participating in combat operations against Ukraine since 2022 as part of the 'Vostok' (East) group of forces in the South Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia directions; one documented case of a serviceman's death is Private Ivan Gorbonosov, who died on October 6, 2022, in a battle near Pyatykhatky village, Kherson Oblast, and was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.
Коротких Игорь Анатольевич — Полковник, командир бригады
| Full name | Rank | Role | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Горбоносов Иван Павлович | рядовой | военнослужащий 16-й отдельной гвардейской бригады РХБЗ (в/ч 07059); служил гранатомётчиком, затем сапёром и разведчиком на харьковском, донецком, запорожском и херсонском направлениях; погиб в бою | Killed | 2022-10-06 |
The 16th Separate Guards Khingan Brigade of Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection (military unit 07059) was created in 1989, has been stationed in Lesozavodsk since 2011, and is part of the 5th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District. The brigade's personnel participated in the special military operation against Ukraine as part of the 'Vostok' (East) group of forces, operating in the South Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia directions. Detailed data on specific operations or losses has not been found in open sources.
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