31st Guards Air Assault Brigade

31st Guards Air Assault Brigade
Russian: 31-я отдельная гвардейская десантно-штурмовая ордена Кутузова II степени бригада
Sleeve patch of the 31st Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade
Active1998–present
Country Russia
Branch Russian Airborne Forces
TypeAirborne forces
RoleLight Infantry
Airborne Infantry
Airmobile infantry
SizeBrigade
Part ofSouthern Military District
Garrison/HQUlyanovsk
MUN 73612
PatronSt. Elijah the Prophet
Motto(s)Себе — честь, Родине — слава!
(Honour for me and glory for Motherland)
EngagementsSecond Chechen War
Russo-Georgian War
Russo-Ukrainian war
Crimean Crisis
Crimean parliament raid
War in Donbas
Battle of Ilovaisk
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Hostomel[1]
Battle of Antonov Airport
Battle of Volnovakha
Battle of Izium[2]
Battle of Sievierodonetsk[2]
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive[3][4]
DecorationsOrder of Kutuzov 2nd Class Order of Kutuzov

The 31st Separate Guards Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Air Assault Brigade is an airborne infantry brigade of the Russian Airborne Troops, based in Ulyanovsk. The brigade was formed in 1998 from the 104th Guards Airborne Division. The brigade fought in the Second Chechen War and the Russo-Georgian War. During the Crimean crisis 2014 elements of the brigade entered Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.[5] In August 2014 brigade's units participated in the war in Donbas.[6] The brigade fought in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, beginning with the Battle of Antonov Airport.[7][8]

  1. ^ https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3420412-zsu-vzali-pid-kontrol-gostomel-rozvidka.html
  2. ^ a b https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/06/03/are-there-even-any-left-100-days-of-war-in-ukraine-for-an-elite-russian-unit-a77877
  3. ^ https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/09/18/commander-of-russian-air-assault-brigade-reportedly-killed-in-ukraine
  4. ^ https://kyivindependent.com/isw-50/
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Sutyagin, Igor (March 2015). RUSI Briefing Paper: Russian Forces in Ukraine (PDF) (Report). Royal United Services Institute. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. ^ "'Are There Even Any Left?' 100 Days of War in Ukraine for an Elite Russian Unit". 3 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Know No Mercy: The Russian Cops Who Tried to Storm Kyiv by Themselves". 20 May 2022.

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