227th Artillery Brigade (Russia)

227th Tallinn Order of Suvorov Red Star Artillery Brigade
227th Tallinn Order of Suvorov Red Star Artillery Brigade
Active	2017–present
Country	Russia
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Type	Artillery
Size	Brigade
Part of	49th Combined Arms Army
Garrison/HQ	Krasnooktyabrsky, Adygea
Engagements	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Decorations	Order of Suvorov; Order of the Red Star;
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Aleksei Repin

The 227th Tallinn Order of Suvorov Red Star Artillery Brigade is a formation of the Russian Ground Forces. It is part of the 49th Combined Arms Army. Its military unit number is 21797.

The Brigade was formed in 2017 on the basis of the 943th Rocket Artillery Regiment. The brigade is equipped with the Msta-B howitzer and the BM-27 Uragan.^[2] The unit has participated in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and has suffered the loss of many senior staff including the brigade commander, Lieutenant Colonel Vyacheslav Savinov in March 2022.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Ukraine: What next?". www.thealphengroup.com. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "Ukrainian axis: Russia deploying a new artillery brigade". www.informnapalm.org. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "227th Artillery Brigade". www.topcargo200.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[1] "Ukraine: What next?". www.thealphengroup.com. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[2] "Ukrainian axis: Russia deploying a new artillery brigade". www.informnapalm.org. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[3] "227th Artillery Brigade". www.topcargo200.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

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