55th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

55th Artillery Brigade "Zaporozhian Sich"
Active30 December 1992-Present
CountryUkraine
BranchUkrainian Ground Forces
TypeArtillery
SizeBrigade
Part ofOperational Command East
Garrison/HQZaporizhia
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War[1]
Decorations For Courage and Bravery
Battle honoursZaporozhian Sich[nb 1]
Commanders
Current
commander		Roman Kachur
Military unit

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.[2]

Structure

French CAESAR self-propelled howitzer of 55th Artillery Brigade, 2022.

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

Notes

  1. ^ Zaporozhian Sich was not the place of a battle but a proto-state of Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 16th to 18th century

References

  1. ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) Half a thousand artillerymen solemnly received military berets on Khortytsia (photo), Radio Free Europe (27 July 2020)
  2. ^ "CAESAR: French 155 mm ACS are already put into action in Ukraine".
  3. ^ "Комбриг 55-ї артилерійської бригади Роман Качур став Героєм України". 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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