The 96th Separate Nizhny Novgorod Reconnaissance Brigade (Russian: 96-я отдельная Нижегородская бригада разведки) is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces, part of the 1st Guards Tank Army.
[3] The official date of formation for the unit is December 26th, 2015 where Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Talalayev was named the commander of the brigade.
[3] It is known that the brigade was deployed to Syria and participated in the Battle of Palmyra in March 2016 where at least one soldier of the unit died.
There was footage of abandoned Typhoon-Ks and Iveco LMVs with the markings of the 96th Reconnaissance Brigade.
[2] In March 2022, the Ukrainian military claimed to have defeated units of the 96th Reconnaissance Brigade during combat at Okhtyrka and Trostianets in the Sumy Oblast.