The 23rd Guards Tallinn Fighter Aviation Regiment (Russian: 23-й гвардейский истребительный авиационный Таллинский полк; Military Unit Number 77984) is a fighter aviation regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
[1] Outside Russia, the addition of "Tallinn" to the regiment's name was characterized as "provocative" and an "attempt at intimidation.
"[2][3][4] Beginning in early August 2018, a flight from the regiment was stationed at Yasny air base on Iturup in the Kuril Islands.
[6] Regimental deputy commander Lieutenant Colonel Ilya Andreevich Sizov received his Hero of Russia medal on 21 July, credited by state media with the destruction of eleven Ukrainian aircraft and thwarting an attempt to recapture Snake Island.
[7] For "mass heroism and courage in battle," the regiment received the Guards designation on 17 November 2022 as a reward for its performance in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.