13th Red Banner Rocket Division

The 13th Orenburg Red Banner Rocket Division (Military Unit Number 68545) is a military formation of the 31st Rocket Army, Strategic Missile Forces, located in the closed city of Yasny, Komarovsky, Orenburg Oblast.

The deployment site for the division was chosen specifically for the location of the R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile.

Next to it was district center Dombarovsky, where all mail, cargo, and so on were initially addressed.

The SRF formation in Yasny began as Operation Group Dombarovskiy in May 1964.

Major-General Dmitry Kharitonovich Chaplygin was the first division commander, from May 1964 until August 1970.