810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade
The 810th Separate Guards Order of Zhukov Naval Infantry Brigade named for the 60th Anniversary of the Soviet Union (810 gv. obrmp) is a brigade of the Russian Naval Infantry. Based in Sevastopol with one battalion in Temryuk, the brigade is the naval infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet.
A naval infantryman and PT-76 tank from the brigade during an American naval goodwill visit, 1989
The Russian Naval Infantry, often referred to as Russian Marines in the West, operate as the naval infantry of the Russian Navy. Established in 1705, they are capable of conducting amphibious operations as well as operating as more traditional light infantry.
Soviet naval infantry uniform of the Great Patriotic War
Soviet marines in 1985
Soviet marines during a demonstration in 1990
A Russian Naval Infantryman during an exercise in 2003