The 8th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade was a formation of the Russian Ground Forces.

[1] The current formation traces its history from a premiere tank regiment of the storied 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division.

[3][4] A wounded soldier of 8th Mountain Brigade was captured: Aleksandr Desyatov.

[5][6] A wounded soldier of the 8th brigade was reported being sent to Kiev for medical treatment after his armor vehicle was destroyed in a fight.

[8] In 2016, the 2009 reform was partially reversed and the brigade became again the 1st Guards Tank Regiment.