The 60th Motor Rifle Brigade originates from the 218th Tank Brigade, which was formed on 31 July 1942 as part of the
25th Army. The brigade spent the war on the
Far Eastern Front and didn't see combat until 9 August 1945, when it was subordinated to the 5th Army and took part in the
Harbin–Kirin Operation. On 8 December 1945, the 218th Tank Brigade was reformed into the 218th Tank Regiment of the
2nd Tank Division (
Military Unit Number 16871). In 2010, during the
reorganization of the Russian army, the 218th Tank Red Banner Regiment was reformed into the 60th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and became part of the
5th Combined Arms Army, while the division it was attached to (then named the
127th Machine Gun Artillery Division) was reformed into the 59th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade. In 2013, the brigade took part in the relief efforts during the
flood in the Far East. The brigade is decorated with orders of
Red Banner and
Kutuzov 3rd class. The unit used to occupy the former headquarters of the now disbanded
29th Motor Rifle Division in
Kamen-Rybolov During the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade was stationed south of
Donetsk and repelled the
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive in the
Vremivka region. == References ==