108th Guards Air Assault Regiment | |
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Active | 1948–present |
Country | Soviet Union (1948–1991) Russia (1992–present) |
Branch | Soviet airborne (1948–1991) Russian Airborne Troops (1992–present) |
Part of | 7th Guards Airborne Division |
Garrison/HQ | Novorossiysk |
Engagements | Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia First Chechen War |
Decorations | Order of the Red Star |
Battle honours | Kuban Cossack |
Commanders | |
Current commander | ? |
Notable commanders | Dmitry Sukhorukov |
The 108th Guards Kuban Cossack Air Assault Regiment is a regiment of the Russian Airborne Troops' 7th Guards Airborne Division, based at Novorossiysk. The regiment fought in the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, the War in Abkhazia, the First Chechen War, the War of Dagestan[1] and the Second Chechen War,[2] and the Invasion of Ukraine of 2022.