Kamenka, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast
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Kamenka is a rural location on Karelian Isthmus
, in Vyborgsky District
of Leningrad Oblast
, to the west of the railway station Kirillovskoye
. The Nikolayevsky artillery range (now Bobochinsky military tank training range, 195.975 km²) has been situated to the east of Kamenka since 1913.
The 138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
, formerly the 45th Guards Motor Rifle Division, is located in the village.
Karelian Isthmus
The Karelian Isthmus is the approximately 45–110 km wide stretch of land, situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, to the north of the River Neva . Its northwestern boundary is the relatively narrow area between the Bay of Vyborg and Lake Ladoga...
, in Vyborgsky District
Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast
Vyborgsky District is a district of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, on the Karelian Isthmus, established in 1940 when the territory had been ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union by Moscow Peace Treaty as a result of the Winter War. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of...
of Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position...
, to the west of the railway station Kirillovskoye
Kirillovskoye
Kirillovskoye is a settlement on Karelian Isthmus, in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, near the European route E18, and an important station of the Saint Petersburg-Vyborg railroad, being the final destination of many electric passenger trains arriving from Finlyandsky Rail Terminal...
. The Nikolayevsky artillery range (now Bobochinsky military tank training range, 195.975 km²) has been situated to the east of Kamenka since 1913.
The 138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
The 138th Guards Separate Motor Rifle Brigade is a formation of the Russian Ground Forces. It is stationed in the Leningrad Military District, in the village of Kamenka, Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast. It is Military unit No. 02511...
, formerly the 45th Guards Motor Rifle Division, is located in the village.