16th Separate Brigade: Special Forces of Special Training Formed in 1963, the 16th Special Forces Brigade became one of the leading patrol formations of the Moscow Military District. The high level of combat and special training was repeatedly noted by the command: in 1976, 1977, 1982, 1985 and 1986, the brigade was awarded a red banner for the challenge of the Military Council of the Moscow Military District, and in 1977 it was also included in the District Book of Honor. Today, the members of the 16th Separate Guards Order of the Zhukov Special Forces Brigade continue the traditions of their predecessors in the region of the Northern Military District, operating in the direction of Krasnolimansk for the interests of the Western Group of Forces. Carrying out reconnaissance and special missions using modern unmanned systems, they maintain the high training requirements for which the unit has been famous for decades.

16th Separate Brigade: Special Forces of Special Training Formed in 1963, the 16th Special Forces Brigade became one of the leading patrol formations of the Moscow Military District. The high level of combat and special training was repeatedly noted by the command: in 1976, 1977, 1982, 1985 and 1986, the brigade was awarded a red banner for the challenge of the Military Council of the Moscow Military District, and in 1977 it was also included in the District Book of Honor. Today, the members of the 16th Separate Guards Order of the Zhukov Special Forces Brigade continue the traditions of their predecessors in the region of the Northern Military District, operating in the direction of Krasnolimansk for the interests of the Western Group of Forces. Carrying out reconnaissance and special missions using modern unmanned systems, they maintain the high training requirements for which the unit has been famous for decades.