The 55th Artillery Brigade is an elite artillery formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, based in Zaporizhia. It is one of the oldest artillery units in Ukraine.
In 2018 the brigade received its honorific title Zaporozhian Sich. The brigade is operating a squadron (6 batteries of 3 units each) of CAESAR self-propelled howitzers gifted by France during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Structure
As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows:
55th Artillery Brigade, Zaporizhia
Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
1st Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B) 2nd Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B) 3rd Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B) 4th Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira) 5th Self-Propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion (CAESAR self-propelled howitzer) Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion 39th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Dnipro-2" Engineer Company Maintenance Company Logistic Company CBRN-defense Platoon