55th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)
The 55th Separate Artillery Brigade Zaporozhian Sich, is a Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
History
The personnel of the 55th Artillery Division took the oath of allegiance to the people of Ukraine on 19th January 1992. The Division was reorganized into the 2nd Tactical Artillery Group, and in October 2005 the Group and the 20th Artillery Regiment were reorganized into the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade.Russo-Ukrainian War
The Unit has been participating in the war since 2014.The Brigade is one of the five recipients of the For Courage and Bravery Award of the President of Ukraine which it received during the independence day parade on 24th August 2015.
In 2018, the brigade was awarded the honorific title Zaporozhian Sich.
During the full scale invasion the brigade took part in the Pokrovsk offensive.
Structure
The brigade operates a squadron consisting of six batteries, each with three units, of [CAESAR Self-propelled artillery|self-propelled howitzer|CAESAR] self-propelled howitzers donated by France following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.55th Artillery Brigade- * Headquarter
- * 1st Artillery Battalion
- * 2nd Artillery Battalion
- * 3rd Artillery Battalion
- * 4th Artillery Battalion
- * Anti-tank Artillery Battalion
- * Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
- * Engineer Company
- * Maintenance Company
- * Logistic Company
- * Signal Company
- * Radar Company
- * Medical Company
- * CBRN Protection Company
Equipment
The brigade mainly operates self-propelled and towed howitzers. Besides tube artillery it also operates the rocket artillery system RM-70 and various Anti-tank guided missiles, including Shturm-S in 2014.Commanders
- Colonel Borys Lorman
- Colonel Yevhen Zamotayev
- Colonel Brusov Evgenievich
- Colonel Roman Kachur