331st Guards Airborne Regiment

331st Guards Airborne Regiment
(1946–present)
331st Guards Rifle Regiment
(1944–1946)
Russian: 331-й гвардейский парашютно-десантный Костромской полк
331st Guards Airborne Regiment shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1944–present
Country Soviet Union
 Russia
Branch Russian Airborne Forces
SizeRegiment
~2000 servicemen with ~200 vehicles[1]
Part of98th Guards Airborne Division
Garrison/HQKostroma
MUN 71211
EngagementsFirst Chechen War

Second Chechen War
Russo–Georgian War
Russo-Ukrainian War

The 331st Guards Airborne Regiment is a formation of the Russian Airborne Troops. The regiment, a part of the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was considered to be one of Russia's elite units,[3] but suffered large losses during the Russian invasion of Ukraine that started in February 2022.[4][5]

  1. ^ "空降兵:俄军快反力量的中坚" [Airborne troops: the backbone of the Russian fast reaction force]. 中国军网 (China Military Network of the PLA) (in Simplified Chinese). January 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "В Украине погиб командир костромского полка ВДВ" [The commander of the Kostroma Airborne Regiment died in Ukraine,]. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Russian). March 17, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Liakos, Chris (March 18, 2022). "Russian state TV confirms death of regional airborne forces commander in Ukraine". CNN. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Axe, David (April 3, 2022). "The Ukrainians have nearly destroyed one of the Russian army's best regiments". Forbes. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Urban, Mark (5 April 2023). "The cost of the Ukraine war for one Russian regiment". BBC News.

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