137th Guards Airborne Regiment
Russian: 137-й парашютно-десантный Кубанский казачий ордена Красной Звезды полк
137th Guards Airborne Regiment shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1948–present
Country	Russia
Branch	Russian Airborne Troops
Size	Regiment
Part of	106th Guards Tula Airborne Division
Garrison/HQ	Ryazan MUN 41450
Engagements	War in Donbas • Battle of Ilovaisk 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine • Battle of Izyum • Battle of Bakhmut
Decorations	Order of the Red Star Cossacks
Commanders
Current commander	Guards Colonel Roman Andreyevich Borsuk[citation needed]

The 137th Guards Airborne Regiment is a formation of the Russian Airborne Troops. It is part of the 106th Guards Tula Airborne Division.^[1]

In 2014, the regiment was involved in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.^[2] It fought again in the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. At the Battle of Izium (counteroffensive phrase) the unit fell into an ambush, losing their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Pavel Krivov.^[3]

History

The regiment was formed on 1 October 1948 in Ryazan as the 137th Guards Air-Landing Regiment of the 11th Guards Airborne Division. In 1949 it was converted into an airborne regiment. In May 1955 it became part of the 106th Guards Airborne Division after the 11th Guards Airborne Division was disbanded.^[1]