21st Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
| 21st Separate Guards Red Banner Omsk-Novobug Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Motorized Rifle Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Russian: 21-я отдельная гвардейская Краснознаменная Омско-Новобугская ордена Богдана Хмельницкого мотострелковая бригада | |
21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 2009–2024 |
| Country | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Type | Motorized Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army, Central Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | Totskoye, Orenburg Oblast MUN 12128 |
| Engagements | War in Donbas • Battle of Ilovaisk Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Dmitri Zavyalov (as of 2019) |
The 21st Separate Guards Red Banner Omsk-Novobug Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Motorized Rifle Brigade, or simply the 21st Guards Motor Rifle Brigade was a formation of the Russian Ground Forces based in Orenburg Oblast. It was formed on 1 June 2009 from the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division as a result of the 2008 Russian military reform.
In 2014, the brigade was involved in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine. In the spring of 2024, the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division was revived and 21st Brigade disbanded.