The 43rd Artillery Brigade is an

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formation of the

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, based in

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. On 3 November, 2022, they were awarded the battle honor " For Courage and Bravery" by President

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. By a 2020 decree, they are named after

Taras Triasylo Taras Fedorovych (pseudonym, Taras Triasylo, Hassan Tarasa, Assan Trasso) ( uk, Тара́с Федоро́вич, pl, Taras Fedorowicz) (died after 1636) was a prominent leader of the Dnieper Cossacks, a popular Hetman (Cossack leader) elected b ...

, a

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.https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4322020-35289

Structure

As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows: * 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade,

** Headquarters & Headquarters Battery ** 191st Self-propelled Artillery Battalion ( 2S7 Pion) ** 209th Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (

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) ** 45th Motorized Infantry Battalion ** Engineer Company ** Maintenance Company ** Logistic Company ** CBRN-defense Platoon

References

{{Ukrainian Ground Forces Artillery brigades of Ukraine Military units and formations established in 2014 Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Military units and formations of Ukraine in the war in Donbas