55th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)
Appearance
55th Artillery Brigade "Zaporozhian Sich" | |
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Active | 30 December 1992-Present |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
Type | Artillery |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | Operational Command East |
Garrison/HQ | Zaporizhia |
Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War[1] |
Decorations | ![]() |
Battle honours | Zaporozhian Sich[nb 1] |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Roman Kachur |
The 55th Artillery Brigade is an elite artillery formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, based in Zaporizhia. It is one of the oldest artillery units in Ukraine.[1]
In 2018 the brigade received its honorific title Zaporozhian Sich.[1]
The brigade operates a squadron (6 batteries of 3 units each) of CAESAR self-propelled howitzers gifted by France following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] The brigade is currently involved in the Pokrovsk offensive.[2]
Structure
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As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows:
- 55th Artillery Brigade, Zaporizhia
- Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
- 1st Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B)
- 2nd Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B)
- 3rd Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B)
- 4th Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
- 5th Self-Propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (CAESAR self-propelled howitzer)
- Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
- 39th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Dnipro-2"
- Engineer Company
- Maintenance Company
- Logistic Company
- CBRN-defense Platoon
Commanders
[edit]- Colonel Roman Kachur March 2018 – present[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Zaporozhian Sich was not the place of a battle but a proto-state of Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 16th to 18th century
References
[edit]- ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) Half a thousand artillerymen solemnly received military berets on Khortytsia (photo), Radio Free Europe (27 July 2020)
- ^ a b Harmash, Olena (22 July 2024). "Russian troops mount pressure on Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk". Reuters.
- ^ "CAESAR: French 155 mm ACS are already put into action in Ukraine".
- ^ "Комбриг 55-ї артилерійської бригади Роман Качур став Героєм України". 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.