40th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine) explained

Unit Name:	40th Artillery Brigade
Dates:	25 May 2015
Country:
Branch:	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type:	Artillery
Size:	Brigade
Command Structure:	Operational Command South
Garrison:	Pervomaisk
Battles:	War in the Donbas region 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine Battle of Kharkiv Battle of Donbas
Identification Symbol Label:	Subdued SSI
Identification Symbol 2 Label:	Honorary badge

The 40th Artillery Brigade is an artillery formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, based in Pervomaisk. The unit was activated on 25 May 2015.

On 23 August 2020, the Brigade was awarded the honorific "Grand Duke Vytautas".^[1]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade was rendered the recently established honorary award of "For Courage and Bravery" by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy for its service in defense of Kharkiv.^[2]

Structure

As of 2024 the brigade's structure is as follows:

40th Artillery Brigade, Pervomaisk
- Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
- 1st Artillery Battalion (2A36 Hyacinth-B)
- 2nd Artillery Battalion (2A36 Hyacinth-B)
- 3rd Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B)
- 4th Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B)
- Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
- Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
- UAV Comanche Group
- Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- Maintenance Company
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- CBRN-defense Company

Web site: УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №343/2020. DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №343/2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022071521/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3432020-34773 . 2020-10-22 . 6 September 2020. uk.
Web site: President: Heroism and grit of our warriors leave no doubt that Ukraine will win . 2022-09-29 . www.ukrinform.net . en.