The 242nd Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army. The division existed from 1972 to 1988 and was based in Abakan. The division became a storage base in 1989 and was disbanded in 2009.[1]
The 242nd Motor Rifle Division was activated in 1972 in Abakan as part of the Siberian Military District. In 1980, its 485th Motorized Rifle Regiment became independent and was transferred to Yurga, being replaced by the 192nd Motorized Rifle Regiment. The division became part of the 33rd Army Corps in 1985. During the Cold War, the division was maintained at 23% strength. On 1 December 1989, the division became the 5350th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base. In 1991, the storage base was transferred back into the Siberian Military District. The storage base was disbanded in 2009 as part of the Russian military reform.[1][2]
Soviet Union
Divisions of the Soviet Union 1957–1989