137th Guards Airborne Regiment

The 137th Guards Airborne Regiment is a formation of the Russian Airborne Troops. It is part of the 106th Guards Tula Airborne Division.[1]

137th Guards Airborne Regiment
Russian: 137-й парашютно-десантный Кубанский казачий ордена Красной Звезды полк
137th Guards Airborne Regiment shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1948–present
Country Russia
Branch Russian Airborne Troops
SizeRegiment
Part of106th Guards Tula Airborne Division
Garrison/HQRyazan
MUN 41450
EngagementsWar in Donbas
Battle of Ilovaisk
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Izyum
Battle of Bakhmut
DecorationsOrder of the Red Star Order of the Red Star
Cossacks
Commanders
Current
commander
Guards Colonel Roman Andreyevich Borsuk

In 2014, the regiment was involved in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[2] It fought again in the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. At the Battle of Izium (counteroffensive phrase) the unit fell into an ambush, losing their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Krivov.[3]

History

The regiment was formed on 1 October 1948 in Ryazan as the 137th Guards Air-Landing Regiment of the 11th Guards Airborne Division. In 1949 it was converted into an airborne regiment. In May 1955 it became part of the 106th Guards Airborne Division after the 11th Guards Airborne Division was disbanded.[1]

References

  1. Holm, Michael. "137/th Guards Parachute Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  2. Sutyagin, Igor (March 2015). "RUSI Briefing Paper: Russian Forces in Ukraine" (PDF). Royal United Services Institute. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. "Error | VK".


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