55th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Ground Forces unit

55th Artillery Brigade "Zaporozhian Sich"

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]

* War in Donbas
* Russian Invasion of Ukraine
* Pokrovsk offensive[2]

Decorations|  For Courage and Bravery
Battle honours| Zaporozhian 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.[3] The brigade is currently involved in the Pokrovsk offensive.[2]

## Structure

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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

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* Colonel Roman Kachur March 2018 – present[4]

## Notes

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

## References

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

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Ukrainian Ground Forces

* General Command
* OC "West"
* OC "South"
* OC "North"
* OC "East"

* Armoured
* Mechanized Infantry
* Mountain Infantry
* Rocket Forces and Field Artillery
* Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery
* Army Aviation
* Military Intelligence
* Electronic Warfare
* Communications and Cyber ​​Security
* Corps of Engineers
* CBRN Protection

Corps|

* 9th Army Corps
* 10th Army Corps
* 11th Army Corps

Strategic Groups|

* Pivnich: (Sumy, Chernihiv, Kiyv, Volyn)
* Khortytsia: (Kharkiv, Lyman, Soledar, Chasiv Yar)
* Tavria: (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Kryvyi Rih)
* Odesa: (Kherson, Dunay, Vinnitsia)
* Aleksandriya: (Kakhovka, Primorye)

Brigades|

| Army Aviation|

* 11
* 12
* 16
* 18

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Infantry1|

* Presidential
* 3rd Assault
* 5th Assault
* 10th Mountain Assault
* 14
* 21
* 22
* 23
* 24
* 28
* 30
* 31
* 32
* 33
* 41
* 42
* 43
* 44
* 47
* 53
* 54
* 56
* 57
* 58
* 59
* 60
* 61
* 62
* 63
* 65
* 66
* 67
* 68th Jaeger
* 72
* 92nd Assault
* 93
* 100
* 110
* 115
* 116
* 117
* 118
* 128th Mountain Assault
* 141st Infantry
* 142nd Infantry
* 143rd Infantry
* 144th Infantry
* 150
* 151
* 152
* 153
* 154
* 155
* 156
* 157 Infantry
* 158 Infantry
* 159
* 160

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Artillery|

* 26
* 38
* 40
* 43
* 44
* 45
* 47
* 48
* 49
* 55
* Reconnaissance
* 15
* Missile
* 19
* Rocket
* 27
* 107

Tank|

* 1
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 14
* 17

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Engineering|

* 47th
* 48th
* 49th Assault Engineering
* 704th CBRN Protection

Regiments|

| Tank|

* 300th Training

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Mechanized|

* 354 Training
* 355 Training

Anti-Aircraft Missile|

* 38
* 39
* 1039
* 1121
* 1129

Artillery|

* 356 Training

Engineering|

* Operational Support
* 12
* 16
* 70
* 91
* 703
* Maintenance
* 31
* 50
* 145
* 146
* 532
* Pontoon bridge
* 210
* 808

Signal|

* 5
* 7
* 55
* 121

Battalions|

| Motorized Infantry|

* 1st Assault
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 3rd Mechanized
* 4
* 6
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 20
* 21
* 22
* 23
* 24th Assault
* 25
* 25th Assault
* 33rd Assault
* 34
* 40
* 42
* 43rd Territorial Defense
* 46th Assault
* 48th Assault
* 49th Assault
* 97th Mechanized
* 108th Assault
* 117th Assault
* 214th OPFOR
* 225th Assault
* 425th Assault

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Tank|

* 12

Mountain|

* 8
* 15
* 108
* 109

Reconnaissance|

* 54
* 74
* 120
* 129
* 130
* 131
* 143

Rifle|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 14
* 16
* 17
* 19
* 20
* 21
* 22
* 23
* 25
* 26
* 27
* 28
* 29
* 31
* 32
* 33
* 34
* 35
* 36
* 37
* 38
* 39
* 40
* 41
* 42
* 44
* 45
* 46
* 48
* 50
* 51
* 52 (Airmobile)
* 53
* 54
* 56
* 57
* 58
* 59
* 60
* 61
* 62
* 64
* 65
* 66
* 67
* 68
* 70
* 210th Special Purpose
* 211th Special Purpose
* 403
* 405
* 407
* 409
* 410
* 411
* 412
* 413
* 414
* 415
* 416
* 420
* 421
* 422
* 423
* 424
* 425
* 426
* 427
* 451 Infantry
* 452 Infantry
* 453 Infantry
* 454 Infantry
* 455 Infantry
* 456 Infantry
* 457 Infantry
* 459
* 460
* 468

Engineering|

* 308
* 309
* 310
* 311
* 321
* 507
* 534
* Pontoon bridge
* 11

Electronic Warfare|

* 20
* 520

Others|

* 78
* 181
* 182
* 183
* 224
* 225
* 226
* 227
* 307
* 718

Educational
Institutions|

* National Academy
* Sergeant Military College
* Odesa Military Academy
* Military Institute of Tank Forces

Training
Centers|

* 49
* 143
* 151
* 169
* 179
* 180
* 184
* 190
* 197
* 201
* 205
* 239

International
Units|

* Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade
* Multinational Engineer Battalion Tisa

1Unless stated otherwise, the brigade is mechanized.

* Structure
* Territorial Defense Forces

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