Английская Википедия:40th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

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Шаблон:Infobox military unit 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 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows:

  • 40th Artillery Brigade, Pervomaisk
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
    • 1st Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A36 Hyacinth-B)
    • 2nd Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A36 Hyacinth-B)
    • 3rd Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B)
    • 4th Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B)
    • 5th Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
    • Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
    • 19th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Dnipro-2"
    • Engineer Company
    • Maintenance Company
    • Logistic Company
    • CBRN-defense Platoon

References

External links

Шаблон:Ukrainian Ground Forces