| 14th Separate Guards Artillery Brigade | |
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| 14-я отдельная гвардейская артиллерийская бригада | |
.svg) Unofficial service sleeve insignia of the Kalmius Brigade used since 2023 | |
| Active | 21 June 2014 – present |
| Country |  Donetsk People's Republic(2014–2022) Russia (2022–present) |
| Branch | DPR People's Militia [ru](2014–2022) Russian Ground Forces(2022–present) |
| Role | Artillery |
| Size | about 1,000 troops |
| Part of |  51st Combined Arms Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Donetsk |
| Nicknames | Miner's Battalion Kalmius Brigade |
| Engagements | |
| Battle honours |   Guards |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Unknown |
| Notable commanders | Eduard Basurin |
The14th Separate Guards Artillery Brigade (Russian:14-я отдельная гвардейская артиллерийская бригада;MUN 08802) orKalmius Brigade is a military unit of theRussian Armed Forces. Until 2023, it was part of theDonetsk People's Republic operating within the1st Army Corps. The unit's name comes from theriver of the same name, one of the largest rivers inDonbas.
The Kalmius Battalion was established inDonetsk on June 21, 2014 as a special purpose battalion. Former miners constituted the core of the battalion, original strength being about five hundred people.[1] Major general Valentin Motuzenko was the founder of the unit.[2]
On 26–27 June, 2014 soldiers of the battalion stormed aUkrainian National Guard base №3004 in Donetsk and captured several Ukrainian troops including the battalion commander.[3] Later in 2014 it took part in the battles around the memorial hill ofSavur-Mohyla and the nearby city ofSnizhne.
In October 2014, the unit was reorganised as a separate artillery brigade, and re-equipment began accordingly. Alexandr Nemogai was its commander until his death on May 8, 2016. The unit was deployed to the cities of Snizhne and Shakhtarsk.[1]
In January 2015, the Kalmius brigade participated in battles aroundDebaltseve. Later that year it received the honorary designation "Guards".[2]
On February 16, 2015, the Kalmius battalion was included in the sanctions list of theEuropean Union andCanada,[4][5] and was later sanctioned by the governments ofNorway andSwitzerland.[6][7]
Notable among Kalmius’s officers wasEduard Basurin, who after serving in the brigade as apolitical commissar became Deputy Defence Minister of the DPR.
On January 1, 2023, the Kalmius brigade was incorporated into theRussian Armed Forces as the 14th Separate Artillery Brigade "Kalmius" as part of the 1st Army Corps, which was later reorganised into the51st Combined Arms Army.
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Currently inactive units marked initalics. Guards units marked inbold. | |||||
