104th Guards Air Assault Regiment
Russian: 104-й гвардейский десантно-штурмовой полк
104th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment shoulder sleeve insignia
Active24 September 1948–present
Country Soviet Union
(1948–1991)
 Russia
(1991–present)
Branch Russian Airborne Troops
SizeRegiment
Part of76th Guards Air Assault Division
Garrison/HQCherekha, Pskov Oblast
MUN 32515
EngagementsFirst South Ossetia War
Transnistria War
Second Chechen War
War in Donbas (2014–2022)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
DecorationsOrder of Red Banner

The 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment is a formation of the Russian Airborne Troops. It is part of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division.[1]

History

The regiment was formed on 24 September 1948 in Valga, Karelian ASSR as the 104th Guards Air-Landing Regiment of the 21st Guards Airborne Division. In 1955, its garrison was moved to Cherekha, Pskov Oblast. It was awarded the Order of the Red Banner in 1978.[1]

Operations

In 2014, the regiment was involved in the War in Donbass. In 2022, the regiment participated in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] The regiment has suffered very heavy casualties including at least four battalion commanders.[3] On 7 June 2022, Ukraine's 80th Air Assault Brigade claimed that they had destroyed the regiment in a battle on a highway in the Donbas.[4] The regiment has been accused of participating in the Bucha massacre by Ukrainian prosecutors.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Holm, Michael. "104th Guards Red Banner Parachute Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  2. ↑ "Ukraine's Armed Forces destroy platoon of Pskov paratroopers". 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  3. ↑ "104th Guards Air Assault Regiment". www.topcargo200.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  4. ↑ "Ukraine Claims to Have Destroyed Russia's 104th Airborne Regiment in 14-Hour Firefight". www.sofrep.com. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  5. ↑ "As Evidence Of War Crimes In Bucha Mounts, A Hunt For Russian Military Units". 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-10-28.


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