The 300th Guards Mechanized Regiment is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces

Ukrainian Ground Forces

The Ukrainian Ground Forces are the land force component of the Military of Ukraine. They were formed from Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military districts , that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-92.Between the fall of the USSR and...

. The full name of the Brigade is the 300th Separate Guards Mechanized Budapest Regiment.

History

The Regiment was formed as 145th Guards Training Motor-Rifle Budapest

Battle of Budapest

The Siege of Budapest centered on the Hungarian capital city of Budapest. It was fought towards the end of World War II in Europe, during the Soviet Budapest Offensive. The siege started when Budapest, defended by Hungarian and German troops, was first encircled on 29 December 1944 by the Red Army...

 Regiment. 145 Guards TMRR was previously 145th Guards Rifle Regiment, part of 66th Guards Motor Rifle Training Division, the former 66th Guards Rifle Division

66th Guards Rifle Division

The 66th Guards Rifle Division was a formation of the Red Army and later of Ukrainian Ground Forces.After October 1999, full name of the Division became 66th Guards Mechanized Bukovyna, Poltava Red Banner Division of the 38th Army Corps of the Western Operational Command of the Armed Forces of...

. After October 30, 2000 by the order of President of Ukraine

President of Ukraine

Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...

the name of the Regiment was changed to 300th Separate Guards Mechanized Budapest Regiment.

Further reading

• Information about one of 66th Guards Rifle Division's regiments