247th Guards Air Assault Regiment

247th Guards Air Assault Regiment (2013–present) 247th Air Assault Regiment (1998–2013) 21st Airborne Brigade (1 Jun 1990–1 May 1998) 21st Air Assault Brigade (19 Feb 1973–1 Jun 1990)
Russian: 247-й гвардейский десантно-штурмовой Кавказский казачий полк
247th Guards Air Assault Regiment shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1973–
Country	Soviet Union Russia
Branch	Russian Airborne Forces
Size	1,500 troops[1]
Part of	7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division
Garrison/HQ	Stavropol MUN 54801
Engagements	First Chechen War War of Dagestan Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War War in Donbas • Battle of Ilovaisk 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle honours	Caucasian Cossack
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Roman Yuvakayev[needs update]
Notable commanders	Colonel Yury Em

The 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment is a regiment of the Russian Airborne Troops, currently part of the 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division. It was first formed in 1973 as the 21st Air Assault Brigade and was transferred to the Soviet Airborne Troops in 1990, becoming the 21st Airborne Brigade. The brigade was renamed the 247th Air Assault Regiment in 1998. In 1998, it also gained the title 'Caucasian Cossack', although it is not all composed of Cossacks.^[2] In 2013 it became a Guards regiment.^[3] The unit fought in the First Chechen War, the War of Dagestan, the Second Chechen War, the Russo-Georgian War, the war in Donbas, and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.