81st Artillery Division

81-я артиллерийская дивизия

Military Unit: 25648

Activated 16.6.56 in Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast.

Organisation 1975:

• 983rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Khust, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 874th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 301st Cannon Artillery Regiment (Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 883rd Cannon Artillery Regiment (Khust, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 889th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Solotvino, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)

In 1976 the 894th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment was activated.

1978: 2 regiments with 152mm ML-20, 2 regiments with 130mm M-46, 1 regiment with BM-21 and 1 regiment with 100mm T-12

Organisation 1980:

• 983rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Khust, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 874th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 301st Cannon Artillery Regiment (Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 883rd Cannon Artillery Regiment (Khust, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 889th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Solotvino, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 894th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Khust, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 000 Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion (Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast) - expanded to regiment in 1980

Organisation 1988:

• 983rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Khust, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 874th Howitzer Artillery Regiment (Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 301st Cannon Artillery Regiment (Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 883rd Cannon Artillery Regiment (Khust, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 889th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment (Solotvino, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 894th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment (Khust, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)
• 0000 Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment (Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast)

In 1989 the 883rd Cannon Artillery Regiment was renamed 2994th Equipment Storage Base.

In 1991 the 983rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment was renamed 219th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade, and the 889th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment was renamed 520th Guards Reactive Artillery Brigade.

In 1.92 taken over by Ukraine.

Headquarters:

• Vinogradov, Zarkapatskaya Oblast, 6.56 - 1.92

Subordination:

• Carpathian Military District, 6.56 - 1.9.90
• 66th Artillery Corps, 1.9.90 - 3.1.92

Equipment 19.11.90 (CFE treaty holdings):

• Divisional HQ: 1 PRP-4 and 1 R-145BM
• 874th Howitzer Artillery Regiment: no artillery, 1 PRP-4, 1 PRP-3, 12 1V18, 4 1V19, 1 R-145BM and 60 MT-LBT - originally equipped with 122mm D-30
• 983rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm D-20, 1 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 1 1V19 and 1 R-145BM
• 301st Cannon Artillery Regiment: 48 152mm 2A36 Giatsint-B, 1 PRP-3, 1 PRP-4, 12 1V18, 4 1V19 and 1 R-145BM
• 889th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment: 48 9P140 Uragan, 1 PRP-4, 6 1V18, 2 1V19 and 1 R-145BM
• 894th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment: 72 100mm T-12, 1 PRP-3, 5 R-145BM and 84 MT-LBT (including some mounting anti-tank missiles)
• 2994th Equipment Storage Base: 1 PRP-3, 3 1V18, 3 1V19 and 1 R-145BM

Divisional coordinates:

• Vinogradov barracks [US designation: Vinogradov Army Barracks AL 2]: 48 08 18N, 23 00 59E (Divisional HQ, 301st Cannon Artillery Regiment, 874th Howitzer Artillery Regiment and 0000 Reconnaissance Artillery Regiment)
• Khust barracks [US designation: Khust Army Barracks AL 1]: 48 10 56N, 23 18 48E (983rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Regiment, 883rd Cannon Artillery Regiment and 894th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment)
• Solotvino barracks [US designation: Slatina Doly Army Barracks AL 1]: 47 57 37N, 23 52 57E (889th Guards Reactive Artillery Regiment)