55th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine) explained

Unit Name:	55th Artillery Brigade "Zaporozhian Sich"
Dates:	30 December 1992-Present
Country:
Branch:	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type:	Artillery
Size:	Brigade
Command Structure:	Operational Command East
Garrison:	Zaporizhia
Battles:	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russian Invasion of Ukraine Pokrovsk offensive^[1]
Commander1:	Roman Kachur
Battle Honours:	Zaporozhian Sich

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.

In 2018 the brigade received its honorific title Zaporozhian Sich.^[2]

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.^[1]

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^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Russian troops mount pressure on Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk. Reuters. Olena. Harmash. 22 July 2024.
2. Half a thousand artillerymen solemnly received military berets on Khortytsia (photo), Radio Free Europe (27 July 2020)
3. Web site: CAESAR: French 155 mm ACS are already put into action in Ukraine .
4. Web site: Комбриг 55-ї артилерійської бригади Роман Качур став Героєм України. 13 May 2022. 13 May 2022.