465th Missile Brigade | |
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Active | 1988 – Present |
Country | Soviet Union (1988–1991) Belarus (1992–Present) |
Branch | Soviet Army (1988–1991) Belarusian Ground Forces (1992–Present) |
Type | Tactical ballistic missile |
Size | 36 launchers in three battalions (2022 estimate) |
Part of | General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus |
Garrison/HQ | Yuzhny, Osipovichi |
Equipment | Tochka-U, Iskander |
The 465th Missile Brigade (465 rbr) (Russian: 465-я ракетная бригада (465 рбр); Belarusian: 465-я ракетная брыгада); Military Unit Number 61732) is a tactical ballistic missile brigade of the Belarusian Ground Forces. The sole active ballistic missile brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus, the brigade is armed with Tochka-U tactical ballistic missiles inherited from the Soviet Union and the Russian-supplied Iskander system. Based at the Yuzhny military base near Osipovichi, the brigade reports directly to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus.
Formed in 1988 at Baranovichi as part of the Soviet Army, the brigade came under Belarusian control following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The brigade relocated to Tsel near Osipovichi in 2005, replacing the disbanded 22nd Missile Brigade, and by 2016 was based at Yuzhny together with the General Staff-reporting artillery brigades.