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60 ОМСБ (Separate Motorized Rifle Battalion) "Veterans"
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60 ОМСБ (Separate Motorized Rifle Battalion) "Veterans" is a Russian volunteers unit of the Russian army,formed in February 2022,with a base (HQ )at Rostov,and a training ground at Tambov.
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60 ОМСБ (Separate Motorized Rifle Battalion) "Veterans" fought near Izyum,and is know to be now near Slavyank.
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The Battalion is composed of 05 companies.Only the 3rd company is known to be operational and engaged on the front
1st company “veteran”
2nd company “Pyatnashka "
3rd company “oplot zp”
4th company “oleg mamiev”
5th company “Vladimir Turanov”
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5th company “Vladimir Turanov” (ataman of the village of Staronikolskaya of the Udmurt Republic kia 2014)

Oleg Mamiev,a Ossetian pro-Russian activistand separatist fighter in Ukraine, owner of a security company and one of the leaders of the public patriotic movement "The Essence of Time"He was killed in action in the Donbas on 17/05/2018

The age limit for volunteers is from 19 to 60 years old.
The contract can be concluded for a period of 6 months.
Without prior military experience,Combat training takes place in the city of Tambov. and it lasts 14 days.
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The unit is said to provide a full set of equipment (body armor, armored helmet, thermal underwear, uniform).
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The only combat ready company,the "3rd oplot zp",is commanded by Pavel Nagorny (call sign Kazakh),with 1 KIA reported by the Russian press,at least,during the first fights near Izyum
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alexander aka "morpek " is the commander of the 60 motorized independant infantery bataillon "veteran"
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60 ОМСБ (Separate Motorized Rifle Battalion) tactical symbols
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Correction,killed in 2022,they all look like similar with that beard,that I confused a photo from my archives! Thanks to @sitizen_toxi

Artyom Yashchenko, a machine gunner of the 3rd company "Oplot zp"
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