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.
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| Active | 25 May 2015 |
| Country |  |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type | Artillery |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | Operational Command South |
| Garrison/HQ | Pervomaisk |
| Engagements | War in the Donbass |
On 23 August 2020, the Brigade was awarded the honorific "Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas the Great".[1]
Current 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
- "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №343/2020" [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №343/2020] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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