247th Guards Air Assault Regiment

247th Guards Air Assault Regiment (2013–present) 247th Air Assault Regiment (1998–2013) 21st Airborne Brigade (1 Jun 1990–1 May 1998) 21st Air Assault Brigade (19 Feb 1973–1 Jun 1990)
Russian: 247-й гвардейский десантно-штурмовой Кавказский казачий полк
247th Guards Air Assault Regiment shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1973 — present
Country	Soviet Union  Russia
Branch	Russian Airborne Troops
Size	Regiment
Part of	7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division
Garrison/HQ	Stavropol MUN 54801
Engagements	First Chechen War War of Dagestan Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War War in Donbas • Battle of Ilovaisk
Battle honours	Caucasian Cossack
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Roman Yuvakayev
Notable commanders	Colonel Yury Em

247th Air Assault Regiment
(1998–2013)

21st Airborne Brigade
(1 Jun 1990–1 May 1998)

The 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment is a regiment of the Russian Airborne Troops, currently part of the 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division. It was first formed in 1973 as the 21st Air Assault Brigade and was transferred to the Soviet Airborne Troops in 1990, becoming the 21st Airborne Brigade. The brigade was renamed the 247th Air Assault Regiment in 1998. In 1998, it also gained the title 'Caucasian Cossack', although it is not all composed of Cossacks. In 2013 it became a Guards regiment. The brigade fought in the First Chechen War, the War of Dagestan, the Second Chechen War, the Russo-Georgian War, and the War in Donbass.

The regiment was first formed on 19 February 1973 as the 21st Air Assault Brigade in Kutaisi, part of the Transcaucasus Military District. It included personnel from the 337th Guards Airborne Regiment. The brigade was initially composed of the 802nd, 803rd, and 804th Air Assault Battalions. Along with the 11th and 13th Separate Airborne Brigades, the brigade served as a test unit for the Soviet airmobile concept. In 1973, the brigade participated in the exercise "Snowy Pass" (Russian: Снежный перевал). The brigade conducted advanced tactical exercises under the supervision of the Chief of the General Staff in 1974.

In September 1977, the brigade's 1059th Artillery Battalion was disbanded and replaced by an artillery battery and an anti-aircraft battery. Around the same time, the brigade's 1171st Aviation Group became the 325th Transport-Combat and 395th Combat Helicopter Regiments.