The 137th Guards Airborne Regiment is a formation of the
Russian Airborne Troops
The Russian Airborne Forces (russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) are the airborne forces branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1992 from units of ...
. It is part of the
106th Guards Tula Airborne Division.
In 2014, the regiment was involved in the
Russian military intervention in Ukraine. It fought again in the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
in 2022. At the
Battle of Izium the unit fell into an ambush, losing their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Krivov.
It is unknown how many of the unit survived. The unit is heavily degraded from 13 September 2022.
History
The regiment was formed on 1 October 1948 in
Ryazan
Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...
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.
References
Regiments of the Russian Airborne Troops
Military units and formations established in 1949
Airborne units and formations of the Soviet Union
Military units and formations of Russia in the war in Donbas
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