27th Rocket Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

27th Rocket Artillery Brigade "Petro Kalnyshevsky"
Active14 May 2008
CountryUkraine
BranchUkrainian Ground Forces
TypeRocket Artillery Forces
SizeBrigade
Part ofOperational Command North
Garrison/HQSumy
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War
Commanders
Current
commander
Dmytro Khrapach

The 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade "Petro Kalnyshevsky" is an artillery formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, based in Sumy.

History[edit]

The brigade was involved in 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive on the Zaporizhzhia front.[1]

Structure[edit]

As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:[2]

  • 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade "Petro Kalnyshevsky", Sumy
    • Brigade's Headquarters
    • 1st Rocket Artillery Battalion (BM-27 Uragan, M142 HIMARS)
    • 2nd Rocket Artillery Battalion (BM-27 Uragan, M142 HIMARS)
    • 3rd Rocket Artillery Battalion (BM-27 Uragan, M142 HIMARS)
    • 4th Rocket Artillery Battalion (BM-27 Uragan, M142 HIMARS)
    • Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
    • 41st Guard Battalion. Formed in 2014 as 41st Territorial Defense Battalion. Reformed in 2016 as a linear guard battalion of the brigade.
    • Engineer Company
    • Maintenance Company
    • Logistic Company
    • Signal Company
    • Radar Company
    • Medical Company
    • CBRN-defense Protection Company

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Завдання – максимальне наближення моменту, коли F-16 допоможуть нам тримати якнайдалі російських терористів – звернення Президента України" (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ "27th Rocket Artillery Brigade". Retrieved 2023-08-29.