20th Guards NBC Regiment (Russia)
military unit
The 20th Guards Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Regiment (20th pRChBZ , military unit 12102) is a tactical formation of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation as part of the 1st Guards Tank Army. Its permanent deployment point is the village of Tsentralny in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
History
The regiment was formed on December 12, 2014. The unit's permanent base was the former military camp of the 16th Separate Training Regiment of the Railway Troops (military unit 10905) in the workers' settlement of Tsentralny in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. On December 26, 2015, Major General Mikhail Chernyshev, Chief of the NBC Protection Service of the Western Military District, presented the regiment with its battle flag.
From March 22 to May 7, 2020, specialists from the NBC Protection Troops participated in the fight against coronavirus infection in northern Italy and Serbia. The unit's military personnel also carried out special treatment of social facilities in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The unit's personnel participated in rehearsals for solving emergency containment tasks associated with the threat of mass infection and the spread of viral infections.
In 2015 and 2024, the regiment's servicemen took part in the Victory Parade on Minin Square in Nizhny Novgorod.
The main training ground for the regiment's personnel is the Mulino training ground.
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