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
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
- Colonel Roman Kachur March 2018 – present[3]
Notes
- ^ Zaporozhian Sich was not the place of a battle but a proto-state of Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 16th to 18th century
References
- ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) Half a thousand artillerymen solemnly received military berets on Khortytsia (photo), Radio Free Europe (27 July 2020)
- ^ "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.