18th Machine Gun Artillery Division

The 18th Machine Gun Artillery Division is a division of the Russian Ground Forces stationed in Sakhalin Oblast with administration over the Kuril Islands.

184th Rifle Division (II) (1941–1946)
18th Machine Gun Artillery Division (1946–1949; 1978–present)
Active1941–1949; 1978–present
Country Soviet Union (1941–1991)
 Russia (1991-present)
Branch Russian Ground Forces
TypeFortification Artillery
Part of68th Army Corps, Eastern Military District
Garrison/HQGoryachiye Klyuchi, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast
Nickname(s)Dukhovshchinskaya (Духовщинская)
Engagements

In 2022 the unit participated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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