28th Missile Brigade

28-я ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 48297; from 1985: 92828

Activated 1970(?) in Tsel, Mogilev Oblast, as a mobilisation unit.

A mobilisation unit would have very few men attached in peacetime, but would be fully equipped.

Organisation 1970:

• 000 independent Missile Battalion (mobilisation)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (mobilisation)
• 000 independent Missile Battalion (mobilisation)
• Technical Battery (mobilisation)

The brigade was co-located with a regular unit until 1985 - the 199th Guards Missile Brigade.

8.85 upgraded to a regular brigade:

• 000 independent Missile Battalion
• 000 independent Missile Battalion
• 000 independent Missile Battalion
• Technical Battery

1.92 taken over by Kazakhstan - disbanded 1998.

Headquarters:

• Tsel, Mogilev Oblast, 1970 - 8.85 [53 23 44N, 28 28 01E]
• Samsy, Alma-Ata Oblast, 8.85 - 1.92 [43 20 23N, 76 01 56E]

Equipment:

• 9K72 missiles (SS-1b/c Scud) {1990 with 12 launch vehicles]

Subordination:

• Belorussian Military District, 1970 - 1985
• 17th Army Corps, 1985 - 1.92