Ukrainian Army Aviation
The Ukrainian Army Aviation Ukrainian: Армійська авіація України)[1] is a military aviation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
| Ukrainian Army Aviation | |
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| Ukrainian: Армійська авіація України | |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Type | Army Aviation |
| Size | 4 Brigades |
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History
The first formations of army aviation in the revived Ukrainian were formed in 1992 when the former Soviet 119th Regiment joined the Ukrainian military.[2]
In 2014 the 16th Brigade participated in the liberation of Slovyansk.[3]
International missions
Structure
Structure:[4]
- 8th Command Post, Chernihiv
- 11th Separate Army Aviation Brigade "Kherson", Kherson International Airport (Chornobaivka) attached to 6th Corps[5]
- 12th Separate Army Aviation Brigade "Maj Gen Viktor Pavlenko", Novyi Kalyniv Air Base attached to 13th Corps[5][6]
- 16th Separate Army Aviation Brigade "Brody", Brody Air Base attached to 8th Corps[5]
- 18th Separate Army Aviation Brigade "Ihor Sikorsky", Poltava Air Base[5] (formed 2015)[6]
- 1st Squadron (Mi-2)[5]
- 2nd Squadron (Mi-8)[5]
- 3rd Squadron (Mi-24)[7]
- 18th Separate Helicopter Detachment supporting United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).[7]
- 57th Aviation Base, Brody Air Base[7]
References
- "Армійська авіація – Український мілітарний портал". mil.in.ua. Archived from the original on 2017-02-28.
- 16th separate Brigade of army aviation (Brody) (16а окрема бригада армійської авіації (Броди)). Aviatsiya Halychyny.
- "10 pilots won't win a war. There must be 100 and all prepared", chief (10 льотчиків не виграють війну. Їх має бути 100 і всі підготовлені — начальник). Hazeta po ukrayinsky. 5 March 2019
- "Сухопутні війська". www.ukrmilitary.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "Ukraine Army Aviation". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. August 2022. p. 44.
- AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. August 2022. p. 46.
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