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| garrison = [[Kremenchuk]]
| garrison = [[Kremenchuk]]
| battles = [[War in Donbass]]
| battles = [[War in Donbass]]
| battle_honours = Kremenchuk
| battle_honours = Leningrad (removed)
| decorations = {{OrderKutuzov2ndClass}} (removed)
}}The '''107th Rocket Artillery Regiment''' is a rocket-launcher regiment of the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]], stationed at [[Kremenchug]]. It was formed from a reorganisation of the previous 107th Rocket Brigade.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/army/rbr/107rbr.htm|title=107th Missile Brigade|last=Holm|first=Michael|website=www.ww2.dk|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://poltava.to/news/25634/|title=Кременчуцький реактивний артилерійський полк відзначив свою 71-річницю|website=Полтавщина|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> It is now part of [[Operational Command East]].
}}The '''107th Rocket Artillery Regiment''' is a rocket-launcher regiment of the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]], stationed at [[Kremenchug]]. It was formed from a reorganisation of the previous 107th Rocket Brigade.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/army/rbr/107rbr.htm|title=107th Missile Brigade|last=Holm|first=Michael|website=www.ww2.dk|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://poltava.to/news/25634/|title=Кременчуцький реактивний артилерійський полк відзначив свою 71-річницю|website=Полтавщина|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> It is now part of [[Operational Command East]].


== History ==
== History ==
The 107th Rocket Brigade was activated in October 1967 in [[Kremenchuk]] with the [[6th Guards Tank Army]]. It was equipped with [[R-11 Zemlya]] and [[R-17 Elbrus]] tactical ballistic missiles. It included the 661st and two other separate missile battalions, as well as a technical battery. During the 1980s, it was co-located with a moblization rocket brigade. In January 1992, it was taken over by Ukraine.<ref name=":0" />
The 107th Rocket Brigade was activated in October 1967 in [[Kremenchuk]] with the [[6th Guards Tank Army]]. It was equipped with [[R-11 Zemlya]] and [[R-17 Elbrus]] tactical ballistic missiles. It included the 661st and two other separate missile battalions, as well as a technical battery. During the 1980s, it was co-located with a moblization rocket brigade. In January 1992, it was taken over by Ukraine.<ref name=":0" />

On 21 November, the regiment's "Leningrad Order of Kutuzov" honorifics were removed as part of a Ukrainian Armed Forces-wide removal of Soviet awards and decorations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/6462015-19568|title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №646/2015|last=|first=|date=21 November 2015|website=|publisher=President of Ukraine|language=Ukrainian|trans-title=Ukaz President of Ukraine No. 646/2015|access-date=14 August 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:13, 14 August 2016

107th Rocket Brigade (1967-2005)
107th Rocket Artillery Regiment (2005-present)
Active1967-present
Land Soviet Union (1967-1991)
 Ukraine (1992-present)
BranchSoviet Army (1967-1991)
Ukrainian Ground Forces (1992-present)
TypMultiple rocket launcher regiment
Part ofOperational Command East
Garrison/HQKremenchuk
EngagementsWar in Donbass
DecorationsOrder of Kutuzov 2nd Class Order of Kutuzov (removed)
Battle honoursLeningrad (removed)

The 107th Rocket Artillery Regiment is a rocket-launcher regiment of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, stationed at Kremenchug. It was formed from a reorganisation of the previous 107th Rocket Brigade.[1][2] It is now part of Operational Command East.

History

The 107th Rocket Brigade was activated in October 1967 in Kremenchuk with the 6th Guards Tank Army. It was equipped with R-11 Zemlya and R-17 Elbrus tactical ballistic missiles. It included the 661st and two other separate missile battalions, as well as a technical battery. During the 1980s, it was co-located with a moblization rocket brigade. In January 1992, it was taken over by Ukraine.[1]

On 21 November, the regiment's "Leningrad Order of Kutuzov" honorifics were removed as part of a Ukrainian Armed Forces-wide removal of Soviet awards and decorations.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Holm, Michael. "107th Missile Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  2. ^ "Кременчуцький реактивний артилерійський полк відзначив свою 71-річницю". Полтавщина. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  3. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №646/2015" [Ukaz President of Ukraine No. 646/2015] (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2016.