55th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

55th Artillery Brigade Zaporizhzhia Sich
55th Artillery Brigade Zaporizhzhia Sich
55-та артилерійська бригада Запорізька Січ
	Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	January 19, 1992 – present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Artillery
Size	Brigade
Part of	Operational Command East
Garrison/HQ	Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Motto(s)	We don’t argue – we put a full stop
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War Pokrovsk offensive;
Decorations
Website	Official Facebook page
Commanders
Current; commander	Roman Kachur

The 55th Separate Artillery Brigade Zaporizhzhia Sich (Ukrainian: 55-та окрема артилерійська бригада Запорізька Січ), is a Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.^[1]

History

The 55th Artillery Brigade is one of the oldest artillery units in Ukraine.^[2] In 2018, the brigade was awarded the honorific title "Zaporozhian Sich."^[2] The brigade operates a squadron consisting of six batteries, each with three units, of CAESAR self-propelled howitzers donated by France following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.^[3] The brigade took part in the Pokrovsk offensive.^[4]

Structure

As of 2025 the corp's brigades is as follows:

55th Separate Artillery Brigade Zaporizhzhia Sich:

Brigade's Headquarters
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

References

^ "55th Artillery Brigade". MilitaryLand.net. 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
^ ^a ^b (in Ukrainian) Half a thousand artillerymen solemnly received military berets on Khortytsia (photo), Radio Free Europe (27 July 2020)
^ "CAESAR: French 155 mm ACS are already put into action in Ukraine".
^ "President Zelenskyy: Ukraine's defense in this war will decide Putin's success in expanding ruin globally". www.ukrainianworldcongress.org. Retrieved 2025-04-26.

[1] "55th Artillery Brigade". MilitaryLand.net. 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2025-04-26.

[30749335radiosvoboda.org-2] (in Ukrainian) Half a thousand artillerymen solemnly received military berets on Khortytsia (photo), Radio Free Europe (27 July 2020)

[3] "CAESAR: French 155 mm ACS are already put into action in Ukraine".

[4] "President Zelenskyy: Ukraine's defense in this war will decide Putin's success in expanding ruin globally". www.ukrainianworldcongress.org. Retrieved 2025-04-26.

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