331st Guards Airborne Regiment

331st Guards Airborne Regiment
(1946–present)
331st Guards Rifle Regiment
(1944–1946)
331st Guards Airborne Regiment; (1946–present) 331st Guards Rifle Regiment; (1944–1946)
Russian: 331-й гвардейский парашютно-десантный Костромской полк
	331st Guards Airborne Regiment shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1944–present
Country	Soviet Union; Russia
Branch	Russian Airborne Forces
Size	Regiment; ~2000 servicemen with ~200 vehicles
Part of	98th Guards Airborne Division
Garrison/HQ	Kostroma; MUN 71211
Engagements	First Chechen War; Second Chechen War; Russo–Georgian War; Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Battle of Ilovaisk; ; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine;

The 331st Guards Airborne Regiment is a formation of the Russian Airborne Troops. The regiment, a part of the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was considered to be one of Russia's elite units, but suffered large losses during the Russian invasion of Ukraine that started in February 2022.

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