28th Guards Red Banner Missile Division was formed on May 3, 1961, on the base of 198th Engineer Missile Brigade. On August 4, the Division received its colors.
The first training launch (R-2 missile) was performed on August 18.
On May 30, 1964, two regiments armed with R-9 Desna ICBM were formed under command of the 28th Division. Between 1967 and 1969 eleven UR-100 regiments were formed.
On President's order one of the regiments received title Kaluga. On September 12, 2007, one of the regiments (07390) was disbanded.
There were plans to disband the entire division by 2010, but on November 5, 2008 President Dmitry Medvedev during his speech at the joint session of Russia's Parliament announced that the 28th Division will resume its mission.
In 2013, work began on the rearmament of 10 silos of the 28th Missile Division with the silo complex version of the RS-24 "Yars" which completed in 2018.[1]
Commanders
Commanders of the 28th Guards Rocket Brigade
No.
Name
From
To
1
Major General Mikhail S. Burmak
1961
1967
2
Major General Vasiliy M. Barabanshikov
1967
1975
3
Major General Vladimir A. Generalov
1975
1977
4
Major General Vladimir M. Timofeyev
1977
1980
5
Major General Vladimir I. Petrov
1980
1986
6
Major General Dmitry N. Bolshakov
1986
1992
7
Major General Boris A. Polyakov
1992
1995
8
Major General Vasiliy G. Karavaytsev
1995
1998
9
Major General Sergey V. Karakayev
1998
2001
10
Major General Victor A. Fyodorov
2001
2004
11
Major General Oleg G. Antsiferov
2004
2009
12
Colonel Edward E. Stefantsov
2009
2013
13
Colonel Valeriy V. Kasyanov
February 27 2013
present
Equipment
In 1961-1964 the 28th Division received 15 R-9 Desna ICBM launchers, including 6 silos.
In 1967 the first (out of 11) UR-100 regiment was formed.
By 1978 6 out of 11 UR-100 regiments received modified UR-100N (US DOD: SS-19 Stiletto) missiles. As of 2010 UR-100N remains the only ICBM in service with the division.