135th Motor Rifle Division

135th Motor Rifle Division (1960–1989)

130th Machine Gun Artillery Division (1989–2009)
245th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base (2009–present)
135th Motor Rifle Division (1960–1989); 130th Machine Gun Artillery Division (1989–2009); 245th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base (2009–present)
Active	1960–present
Country	Soviet Union (1960–1991); Russia (1992–present)
Branch	Soviet Army (1960–1991); Russian Ground Forces (1992–present)
Type	Motorized Infantry (former); Storage Base (present)
Garrison/HQ	Lesozavodsk

The 135th Motor Rifle Division was a mechanized infantry division of the Soviet Army during the Cold War. The division was formed in 1960 as a mobilization division in Luhansk. It became a regular division in 1968 and was transferred to Lesozavodsk. In 1989, it was renamed the 130th Machine Gun Artillery Division (Military Unit Number 92910) and continued to serve in the Russian Ground Forces. It was reduced to the 245th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base in 2009.

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