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
Military unit
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.
^Airborne Assault Troops [VDV - Order of Battle]
^Galeotti, Mark (22 February 2012). "The Cossacks are coming (maybe)". The Moscow News. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^"Десантно-штурмовому Кавказскому казачьему полку присвоено почётное наименование" [Air Assault Caucasian Cossack Regiment given honorary title]. Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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Global Information
Russian Airborne Forces