6th Separate Guards Cossack Motor Rifle Brigade

The 6th Guards Motor Rifle Lisichansk Cossack Brigade named after Matvei Platov is a military unit of the Russian Ground Forces. Until January 1, 2023, it was part of the Luhansk People's Militia. It is attached to the 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army.

History

War in Donbas

The 6th Separate Cossack Motor Rifle Brigade was formed in 2014 as the 1st Cossack Regiment. It was under the command of Pavel Dremov. On 9 January 2015, the regiment was renamed as the 6th Separate Cossack Motor Rifle Regiment. The regiment would then take part in the Battle of Debaltseve. On 12 December 2015, regiment's commander, Pavel Dremov was killed on a highway near Pervomaisk. Later the regiment was awarded the honorary designation "Guards".

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The regiment took part in the battle of Lysychansk, where 240 members of the regiment were killed. For the capture of the city the unit was awarded the honorary designation "Lisichansk". In 2023, the regiment was transformed into a brigade and became attached to the 2nd Army Corps. The brigade took part in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.