Russian Airborne Troops unit
Military unit
The 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment is a formation of the Russian Airborne Troops. It is part of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division.[1]
History
The regiment was formed on 24 September 1948 in Valga, Karelian ASSR as the 104th Guards Air-Landing Regiment of the 21st Guards Airborne Division. In 1955, its garrison was moved to Cherekha, Pskov Oblast. It was awarded the Order of the Red Banner in 1978.[1]
- Operations
In 2014, the regiment was involved in the War in Donbass. In 2022, the regiment participated in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] The regiment has suffered very heavy casualties including at least four battalion commanders.[3] On 7 June 2022, Ukraine's 80th Air Assault Brigade claimed that they had destroyed the regiment in a battle on a highway in the Donbas.[4] The regiment has been accused of participating in the Bucha massacre by Ukrainian prosecutors.[5]
Organization (from 2017)
- regiment HQ,
- 1st airborne assault battalion,
- 2nd airborne assault battalion,
- parachute assault battalion,
- self-propelled artillery division,
- anti-tank battery,
- anti-tank battery of self-propelled anti-tank guns,
- anti-aircraft battery,
- reconnaissance company,
- engineer-sapper company,
- communications company,
- airborne support company,
- logistics company,
- repair company,
- NBC protection platoon.
References
- ^ a b Holm, Michael. "104th Guards Red Banner Parachute Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "Ukraine's Armed Forces destroy platoon of Pskov paratroopers". 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "104th Guards Air Assault Regiment". www.topcargo200.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ "Ukraine Claims to Have Destroyed Russia's 104th Airborne Regiment in 14-Hour Firefight". www.sofrep.com. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ "As Evidence Of War Crimes In Bucha Mounts, A Hunt For Russian Military Units". 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
