44th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

44th Separate Artillery Brigade
Active	9 September 2014
Country
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Artillery
Size	Brigade
Part of	Operational Command West
Garrison/HQ	Ternopil
Engagements	War in the Donbass

The 44th Artillery Brigade is an artillery formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, based in Ternopil.

Current Structure[]

As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows:

• 44th Artillery Brigade, Ternopil
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
  • 1st Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A65 Msta-B)
  • 2nd Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A36 Hyacinth-B)
  • 3rd Howitzer Artillery Battalion (2A36 Hyacinth-B)
  • 4th Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (2S7 Pion)
  • 5th Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
  • Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 6th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Zbruch"
  • Engineer Company
  • Maintenance Company
  • Logistic Company
  • CBRN-defense Platoon
  • Band of the 44th Artillery Brigade

In May 2016, soldiers from the Band of the 44th Artillery Brigade performed Shche ne vmerla Ukraina nearly 300 metres underground, breaking a world record.^[1]

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