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406th Marine Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

406th Separate Artillery Brigade Corporal General Oleksiy Almazov is a brigade of the Ukrainian Marine Corps . It was established in 1976 as a part of the Soviet Armed Forces and was transferred to Ukraine following its independence. It was originally a part of the Ukrainian Navy and became a part of the Marine Corps after its formation. It is currently based at Mykolaiv.

406th Separate Artillery Brigade

406th Separate Artillery Group (2006-2016)

406th Separate Brigade Artillery Group (2003-2006)

406th Artillery Regiment (2001—2003)

301st Artillery Brigade (1976-2001)
406-та окрема артилерійська бригада
Brigade Insignia
Active1976-present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Marine Corps
TypeBrigade
RoleArtillery and fire support
Part of Ukrainian Marine Corps
Garrison/HQMykolaiv
Nickname(s)Corporal General Oleksiy Almazov Brigade
Motto(s)"We are the gods of war!"
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War
Insignia
Former Insignia

History

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In April 1976, it was established as the 301st Artillery Brigade in Zaporizhzhia. In 1983, it was transferred to Simferopol as a part of 32nd Army Corps and was transferred to the Black Sea Fleet in 1983. In March 1993 after the independence of Ukraine, it was transferred to the 32nd Army Corps of the Odessa Military District, becoming 406th Artillery Regiment in 2001 and then 406th Separate Brigade Artillery Group in 2003 and later 406th Separate Coastal Artillery Group in 2006, eventually becoming 406th Separate Simferopol Coastal Artillery Group in 2011.

On February 28, 2014, during the Russian Invasion of Crimea the Russian troops encircled the brigade.[1] Half of the officers defected to Russia and 73 servicemen arrived back in Zaporizhzhia on 9 April.[1] The commander of the unit, Dmytro Kozachenko himself also defected to Russia.[1][2][3][4]

On April 15, 2015, it was transferred to Mykolaiv.

32nd Rocket Artillery Regiment split from the brigade in 2016.[5]

On August 24, 2016, the brigade received a combat flag.[6][7]

On August 22, 2018, the brigade was awarded the honorary title of "Corporal General Oleksiy Almazov" [8][9]

On July 10, 2019, the brigade took part in combat action in Granitny, separatists launched anti-tank missiles upon the brigade's positions killing a soldier of the brigade.[10]

During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the brigade participated in the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive for which it received commendation from Volodymyr Zelensky.[11] The brigade also participated in the Battle of Davydiv Brid carrying out precise strikes against Russian positions.[12]

Structure

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The structure of the brigade is as follows.[13]

  • Headquarters and HQ Battery[13]
  • FDC and TAG Battery
  • Artillery Reconnaissance and Observer Battalion
  • 64th Marine Gun Artillery Battalion [13]
    • 1st Artillery battery
    • 2nd Artillery battery
    • 3rd Artillery battery[14]
    • Maintenance platoon
    • Anti-aircraft platoon
    • Medical center[15]
  • 65th Marine Coastal Defense Missile Battalion[13]
  • 66th Marine Cannon Artillery Battalion[16]
    • HHBty
    • 1st Artillery battery
    • 2nd Artillery battery
    • 3rd Artillery battery
    • Logistical platoon
    • Anti-aircraft missile platoon
    • Security platoon
    • Medical center
    • Club[17]
  • 67th Marine Cannon Artillery Battalion[18]
    • HHBty
    • 1st Artillery battery
    • 2nd gun Artillery battery
    • 3rd gun Artillery battery
    • Maintenance platoon
    • Security platoon
    • Medical center[19]
  • Combat engineer company
  • Logistical Company
  • Artillery maintenance company
  • Artillery security company
  • MP Platoon
  • Brigade Band

Equipment

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2A36 Giatsint-B of the Brigade
 
152 mm gun-howitzer D-20 of the brigade
 
M777 and FMTV of the Brigade's elite subunit Cheshire cats[20]
 
PRP-4 of the brigade

Commanders

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  • Ivan Mykolayovych (1976–1986)
  • Volodymyr Kostiantynovych Fomenko (1986–1988)
  • Boris Mykhailovych Kozhevnikov (1988–1994)
  • Oleksandr Ivanovich Gurin (1994–1998)
  • Mykola Petrovych Dumenko (1998–2001)
  • Evgeny Viktorovych Dobrynin (2001–2008)
  • Dmytro Genadiyovych Kozachenko    (2008–2014)
  • Evgeny Viktorovych Dobrynin (2014–2016)
  • Andrii Volodymyrovych Shubin (2016-)[22]

Subunit commanders

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64th Gun Artillery Division

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  • Serhii Volodymyrovych Sosyedskyi (2016-)

65th Coastal Missile Division

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  • Yury Yaroslavovych Yatskevich (2016-)

66th Cannon Artillery Division

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  • Ihor Vasylovich Gerasimchuk (2016–2019)
  • Stroganov Evgeny Volodymyrovych (2019-)

67th Cannon Artillery Division

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  • Yuriy Mykolayovych Olovyanikov (2016–2018)
  • Victor Pogorelov (2018–2022)
  • Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Krotov (2022-)

Sources

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Sources

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Перед отъездом в Запорожье патриотично настроенные артиллеристы в Крыму сделали все, чтобы пушки не стреляли в сторону Украины". Новости Запорожья – Индустриалка (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. ^ Цензор.НЕТ. ""Клялись защищать Украину, а сейчас служат врагу": СМИ обнародовали имена офицеров-предателей из Крыма. СПИСОК". Цензор.НЕТ (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  3. ^ "Військова частина А1743 / Дезертири та зрадники / ВМС ЗС України". vms-ukraine.info. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  4. ^ "Козаченко (Казаченко) Дмитрий Геннадиевич - Myrotvorets.center". Myrotvorets.center (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  5. ^ "32 РЕАП: Обрані долею. Історія тільки починається". 2018-03-11. Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2024-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ У Києві відбулися урочистості за участю військових і перших очільників держави. 24.08.2019, 11:59 Archived 28 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Армійці ВМС, які не зрадили Присязі після окупації Криму, св'яткують 5-річчя своєї артбригади. 13.04.2019, 20:21 Archived 11 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Про присвоєння почесних найменувань військовим частинам Збройних Сил України та уточнення деяких найменувань". 22 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Президент України підписав Указ «Про присвоєння почесних найменувань військовим частинам Збройних Сил України та уточнення деяких найменувань» // Міністерство оборони України, офіційний вебсайт, 24 серпня 2018". Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  10. ^ Фака Антон Олександрович Archived 10 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ ""Маємо хороші новини з Харківщини": Зеленський сказав слова подяки п'ятьом бригадам". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  12. ^ "Працює 64 окремий гаубичний дивізіон 406 оабр у кооперації з 35 бригадою морської піхоти і ЦСО "А" СБУ". Telegram. НІП «Тиск». Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  13. ^ a b c d "Структура Військово-морських сил ЗС України". ukrmilitary.com/. Ukrainian Military. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  14. ^ В Білгороді-Дністровському військовослужбовців в/ч А4217 привітали з Днем ВМС Archived 13 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine Archived 2 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Військова частина А4217
  16. ^ "Постанова від 08.10.2019 по справі № 310/8004/19 Бердянський". 14 September 2022.
  17. ^ Військова частина А2611[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ В Очакові були проведені навчальні стрільби Archived 16 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Archived 21 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Військова частина А1804[dead link] на http://declarations.com.ua/ Archived 2020-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "200 знищених ворожих цілей: М777 на півдні України несуть смерть рашистам". АрміяInform. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  21. ^ a b ""Героям слава! Гармата!" — М777 на Херсонщині вполювала ворожий РСЗВ – АрміяInform". 2023-03-11. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  22. ^ "Артилерія ВМС ЗС України здійснила вогневе ураження морських цілей". YouTube. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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