107th Rocket Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

107th Rocket Artillery Brigade 107th Rocket Artillery Regiment (20052019) 107th Rocket Brigade (19672005) 67th Howitzer Artillery Brigade(19421967) 107RAB.svg 150 16 December 1942 Soviet Union (1942–1991)Ukraine (1992–present) Ukraine Ukraine 25px Rocket and Artillery Forces Brigade Artillery 25px Operational Command East Kremenchuk Russo-Ukrainian War Full scale invasion 2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive Kremenchuk brigade Strength and Honor 107reabr.mil.gov.ua 200pxFor Courage and Bravery 100px|centre Old insignia The 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade Kremenchuk is a rocket-launcher brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, stationed at Kremenchuk. It was formed from a reorganisation of the previous 107th Rocket Artillery Regiment which itself was formed out of the 107th Rocket Brigade.http://www.ww2.dk/new/army/rbr/107rbr.htm 107th Missile Brigade Holm Michael www.ww2.dk 2016-03-31http://poltava.to/news/25634/ Кременчуцький реактивний артилерійський полк відзначив свою 71-річницю Полтавщина 2016-03-31https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2019/03/107-polk-stav-brigadoju.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190326162200/https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2019/03/107-polk-stav-brigadoju.html 2019-03-26 107-й реактивний полк реорганізовано у бригаду 2022-09-22 It is now part of Operational Command East. History The brigade traces its lineage back to the Red Army's 67th Howitzer Artillery Brigade, formed on 16 December 1942 near Moscow. In May 1943 it had completed training and was armed with the 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30). The brigade fought near Leningrad and in Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, and Hungary. The brigade finished the war in Austria. During the war, the brigade received seventeen thanks from Stalin. The brigade received the honorific "Leningrad" and was awarded the Order of Kutuzov 2nd class.http://www.telegraf.in.ua/kremenchug/2013/12/16/kremenchugskie-artilleristy-prazdnuyut-71-yu-godovschinu-sozdaniya-chasti_10033777.html Кременчугские артиллеристы празднуют 71-ю годовщину создания части (ФОТО) 16 December 2013 Kremenchutsky Telegraf ru Kremenchug gunners celebrate 71st anniversary 12 December 2016 Postwar, the brigade was based in Ukraine and Hungary. The brigade was successively based in Dnipropetrovsk, Bila Tserkva, and Kiev. It later moved to Kremenchuk.http://panorama.pl.ua/yakist_gittya/7056-vijskovij-chastini-69.html Військовій частині – 69! 22 December 2011 Kremenchutska Panorama uk Military Unit 69! https://web.archive.org/web/20160329024037/http://panorama.pl.ua/yakist_gittya/7056-vijskovij-chastini-69.html 29 March 2016 12 December 2016 dead The 107th Rocket Brigade was activated in October 1967 in Kremenchuk with the 6th Guards Tank Army. It was equipped with R-11 Zemlya and R-17 Elbrus tactical ballistic missiles. It included the 661st and two other separate missile battalions, as well as a technical battery. During the 1980s, it was co-located with a mobilization rocket brigade. In January 1992, it was taken over by Ukraine. The brigade received the Tochka-U in 2003. In 2005, the brigade became a regiment and was reequipped with the 9K58 Smerch. In 2008, the regiment was awarded the honorific "Kremenchuk". On 18 November 2015, the regiment's "Leningrad Order of Kutuzov" honorifics were removed as part of a Ukrainian Armed Forces-wide removal of Soviet awards and decorations.http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/6462015-19568 УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ No. 646/2015 21 November 2015 President of Ukraine uk Ukaz President of Ukraine No. 646/2015 14 August 2016 On January 1, 2019, the regiment was reorganised as a brigade. Russo-Ukrainian War During the 2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive the brigade has been involved in Southern campaign in the Zaporizhzhia direction.https://www.president.gov.ua/news/zavdannya-maksimalne-nablizhennya-momentu-koli-f-16-dopomozh-85193 Завдання – максимальне наближення моменту, коли F-16 допоможуть нам тримати якнайдалі російських терористів – звернення Президента України 25 August 2023 President of Ukraine uk On 6 December 2024 the unit was awarded the honorary award For Courage and Bravery by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/volodimir-zelenskij-privitav-zahisnikiv-i-zahisnic-iz-dnem-z-94853 Volodymyr Zelenskyy Congratulated Defenders on Ukraine’s Armed Forces Day President of Ukraine 6 December 2024 28 February 2026 Structure As of 2026 the brigade's structure is as follows:107th Rocket Artillery Brigade https://militaryland.net/ukraine/armed-forces/107th-rocket-artillery-brigade//// 2023-08-29 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade Brigade's Headquarters 1st Artillery Division 3rd Artillery Division 2nd Artillery Division 4th Artillery Division Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion Maintenance Company Signal Company Medical Company Engineer Company Logistic Company Radar Company CBRN-defense Protection Company Equipment Due to the acute shortage of ammunition for the old Soviet systems, the 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade is one of the few remaining in Ukraine. Alongside the dwindling number of Soviet systems, Ukrainian-made or further developed systems such as the Vilkha or Western M270 multiple rocket launcher systems are increasingly being used.https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2022/12/107-name.html Реактивна бригада отримала почесне найменування 2022-12-12 2025-12-06 ukhttps://www.kyivpost.com/post/11466 Ukraine’s Defenders – Meet the M270 Operators and Crew of the 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade Kyiv Post 2023-01-28 2026-01-16 TypeImageOriginRoleNumberNoteRocket ArtilleryVilkha160x160pxUkraineMLRS?Ukrainian enhancement of the BM-30 systemBM-30 Smerch160x160pxSovjet UnionMLRS?M270MARS IILRU160x160pxUSAMLRS?Delivered from 2022 onwards by France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Norwayhttps://www.overtdefense.com/2022/12/05/the-first-french-lru-multiple-launch-rocket-system-mlrs-arrives-in-ukraine/ The First French LRU Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Arrives in Ukraine OVD 2022-12-05 2026-01-15 References Category:Artillery brigades of Ukraine Category:Military units and formations established in 2005 Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the war in Donbas