40th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

The 40th Artillery Brigade is an artillery formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, based in Pervomaisk. The unit was activated on 25 May 2015.

40th Artillery Brigade
Active25 May 2015
CountryUkraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
TypeArtillery
SizeBrigade
Part ofOperational Command South
Garrison/HQPervomaisk
EngagementsWar in the Donbas region
2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Kharkiv
Battle of Donbas
Decorations
For Courage and Bravery
Insignia
Subdued SSI
Honorary badge

On 23 August 2020, the Brigade was awarded the honorific "Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas the Great".[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
  1. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №343/2020" [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №343/2020] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. "President: Heroism and grit of our warriors leave no doubt that Ukraine will win". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
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