387th Motorized Rifle Regiment explained

The 387th Motorized Rifle Regiment (Military Unit Number 11180[1]) is a tactical formation of the Russian Airborne Forces. The regiment was formed in October 2022 during the partial mobilization in Russia. It was originally placed under command of the newly formed 44th Air Assault Division,[2] but by July 2023, it was transferred to the 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division.[2]

History

The first known deployment of the regiment was on the East Bank of the Dnieper River in early March 2023.[3] By June, they had been pushed back to the West bank, where the Deputy Chief of Staff of the regiment, Major Denis Nikolaevich Zharkov was killed.[4]

By August 2023, they were transferred to the Robotyne area, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[5]

In September 2023, their artillery unit was geolocated in the Verbove area, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-06-25 . 387th Motorized Rifle Regiment . 2024-03-29 . TopCargo200 . en.
  2. Web site: Institute for the Study of War . 2024-03-29 . Institute for the Study of War . en . 2022-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325065358/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-24 . dead .
  3. Web site: CDS . 2023-03-05 . CDS Daily brief (04.03.23) CDS comments on key events . 2024-03-29 . Центр оборонних стратегій . uk.
  4. Web site: 2023-06-25 . Denis Zharkov . 2024-03-29 . TopCargo200 . en.
  5. Web site: Поиск людей . 2024-03-29 . Telegram.