World War II and Afghanistan (1944–1989) It was formed on 30 December 1944 at
Lapichi, Osipovichi district,
Mogilev Oblast, in the
Byelorussian SSR. The regiment was part of the
105th Guards Airborne Division in the city of
Fergana of the
Uzbek SSR. The 345th Airborne Regiment had participated in most major operations of the conflict, including the
Battle for Hill 3234, which became the basis for the script of the film
The 9th Company. On or about 11 February 1989 the regiment withdrew from
Afghanistan making it one of the last detachments to exit the country.
After Afghanistan (1989–1998) After the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the regiment became part of
104th Guards Airborne Division. The Regiment was later relocated to
Gudauta in the
Abkhaz ASSR of the
Georgian SSR. It took part in the
April 9, 1989, crack-down on demonstrators in the centre of Tbilisi. Since August 1992 it was stationed in
Gudauta Abkhaz ASSR to participate in the
Abkhaz war. On 24 June 2024, by
decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the 345th Guards Air Assault Regiment was awarded the honorary name:
named after the Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General Valery Aleksandrovich Vostrotin. Additionally, on 9 December 2024, the regiment was presented with the Battle Banner. Since 2024, the regiment is taking part in
military operations on the territory of the Kherson region during the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. ==References==