345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment
| 345th Guards Air Assault Red Banner Order of Suvorov Regiment named after Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel General V. A. Vostrotin | |
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| 345-й гвардейский десантно-штурмовой Краснознаменный ордена Суворова полк имени Героя Советского Союза генерал-полковника В. А. Востротина | |
345th Guards Air Assault Regiment motto & emblem | |
| Active | 30 December 1944 – 1 May 1998; 14 November 2023 – present |
| Country | Soviet Union (until 1991) Russian Federation (1991 – 1998; 2023 – present) |
| Branch | Soviet Armed Forces |
| Type | Airborne forces |
| Role | Light Infantry Airborne Infantry Airmobile infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | 104th Guards Air Assault Division Southern Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | Kostroma, Fergana, Uzbek SSR (1960 – December 1979), Bagram, Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989), Kirovabad, Azerbaijan SSR (February 1989 – August 1992), Gudauta, Abkhazia (August 1992 – May 1998), Ulyanovsk (2023 – present) MUN 73612 |
| Patron | St. Elijah the Prophet |
| Motto(s) | Сила и честь! (Strength and honour!) |
| Anniversaries | 30 December |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations | Order of the Red Banner Order of Suvorov, 2nd class |
| Battle honours | Guards |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Guards Colonel P. P. Popov |
| Notable commanders | Valery Vostrotin |
The 345th Guards Air Assault Red Banner Order of Suvorov Regiment (Russian: 345-й гвардейский десантно-штурмовой Краснознаменный ордена Суворова полк; MUN 33702) is a unit of the Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) and regiment of the 104th Guards Air Assault Division. Before 1992, it was part of the Soviet Airborne Forces. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was active in the Russian Armed Forces until 1998, when it was disbanded. The regiment was restored by a decision of the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2023.