The 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade ( uk, 77-ма окрема аеромобільна бригада; 77 ОАеМБр);
Military Unit Number A4355) is a brigade of the
Ukrainian Air Assault Forces formed in the summer of 2022, based in
Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, a ...
.
History
The brigade was formed in the summer of 2022 as part of the expansion of the
Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. Its first units finished basic training in October 2022.
Battle of Soledar
The units received decorations and praise from Ukrainian president
Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with the
46th Airmobile Brigade
The 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade is a brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces formed in 2016, based in Poltava.
History
The United Kingdom offered the Ukrainian government training on British soil for Ukrainian recruits, and the 46th Air ...
for its
defense of Soledar.
Battle of Bakhmut
Following the capture of Soledar by Russian forced on January 16, 2023 the unit has joined in the
defense of Bakhmut.
On March 5, 2023, the unit uploaded a video to their
telegram showing the remains of an entirely destroyed Russian unit which was outfitted in elements of uniforms taken from captured or killed Ukrainian troops.
On March 29, 2023, the brigade saw more praise from President Zelenskyy for their defense of Bakhmut alongside the
57th Motorized Brigade and the
93rd Mechanized Brigade.
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Structure
As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:
* 77th Airmobile Brigade,
Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, a ...
** Headquarters & Headquarters Company
** 1st Battalion
** 2nd Battalion
** 3rd Battalion
** 4th Battalion
** Artillery Group
*** Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
*** 1st Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (
2S1 Gvozdika
The 2S1 ''Gvozdika'' (russian: link=no, 2С1 «Гвоздика», "Carnation") is a Soviet self-propelled howitzer based on the MT-LBu multi-purpose chassis, mounting a 122 mm 2A18 howitzer. "2S1" is its GRAU designation. An alternative Rus ...
)
*** 2nd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)
The 122-mm howitzer D-30 ( GRAU index 2A18) is a Soviet howitzer that first entered service in 1960. It is a robust piece that focuses on the essential features of a towed field gun suitable for all conditions. The D-30 has a maximum range of 1 ...
)
*** Rocket Artillery Unit
*** Anti-Tank Battery
** Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
** Tank Company
** Sniper Company
** Material Support Company
** Airborne Support Company
** Reconnaissance Company
**
Attack Drone Company "Rubaka"
** Engineer Company
** Maintenance Company
** Logistic Company
** Medical Company
**
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
References
Brigades of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
Military units and formations established in 2022
Airmobile brigades
2022 establishments in Ukraine
Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine