27th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

27th Artillery Brigade
27-ма артилерійська бригада
Insignia of the brigade
ActiveMay 14, 2008 – present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type Rocket and Artillery Forces
RoleArtillery
Size1,500 - 10,000
Garrison/HQSumy, Sumy Oblast
PatronPetro Kalnyshevskyi
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War
WebsiteOfficial Facebook page

The 27th Artillery Brigade named after of the field commander Petro Kalnyshevskyi (Ukrainian: 27-ма артилерійська бригада ім. кошового отамана Петра Калнишевського) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.[1]

History

The 27th Artillery Brigade traces its origins to 2008, when it was established in Sumy following the disbandment of the Sumy Institute of Missile and Artillery Troops.[1] Initially formed as the 27th Rocket Artillery Regiment, the unit was officially presented with its battle flag on December 5, 2008.[1] In early 2015, the regiment underwent reorganization and expansion, transforming into the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade.[1]

The brigade first saw action in the war in Donbas in July 2014, where it carried out fire missions across the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.[1]

Over time, the unit transitioned from Soviet BM-27 Uragan to more advanced equipment, becoming one of the first Ukrainian formations to operate HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems during Russias invasion.[1] During Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive, the brigade fought on the Zaporizhzhia front.[2] The following year, in 2024, it also contributed to Ukraine’s offensive operations in the Kursk region.[3]

On April 13, 2025 its commander, Colonel Yurii Yula, was killed in a Russian Iskander missile strike on Sumy.[4] Later that same year, the brigade underwent another transformation, reorganizing into an Artillery Brigade.[5]

Structure

As of 2025, the brigade's structure was as following:[1]

  • 27th Artillery Brigade
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
    • 1st Artillery Battalion
    • 2nd Artillery Battalion
    • 3rd Artillery Battalion
    • 4th Artillery Battalion
    • Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
    • Engineer Company
    • Maintenance Company
    • Logistic Company
    • Signal Company
    • Radar Company
    • Medical Company
    • CBRN Protection Company

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "27th Artillery Brigade". MilitaryLand.net. 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  2. ^ "Завдання – максимальне наближення моменту, коли F-16 допоможуть нам тримати якнайдалі російських терористів – звернення Президента України" (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ Axe, David. "Ukrainian Units Roll Into Kursk; Artillery Hits Russian Reinforcements". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  4. ^ "У Сумах загинув командувач 27-ї РеАБр полковник Юрій Юла" [Colonel Yuri Yula, commander of the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade, killed in Sumy]. Дзеркало тижня (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  5. ^ "27th Brigade Loses Rocket Status". MilitaryLand.net. 2025-08-15. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
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