Ukrainian Army Aviation

Ukrainian Army Aviation
Ukrainian: Армійська авіація України
Founded1992
CountryUkraine
TypeArmy Aviation
Size4 Brigades
Equipment
  • Multi-purpose helicopters: Mi-2
  • Combat helicopters: Mi-24
  • Transportation helicopters: Mi-8
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The Ukrainian Army Aviation Ukrainian: Армійська авіація України)[1] is a military aviation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

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]
    • 1st Squadron (Mi 2, Mi-8 & Mi-24)[5]
    • 2nd Squadron (Mi 2, Mi-8 & Mi-24)[5]
  • 12th Separate Army Aviation Brigade "Maj Gen Viktor Pavlenko", Novyi Kalyniv Air Base attached to 13th Corps[5][6]
    • 1st Squadron (Mi 2, Mi-8 & Mi-24)[5]
    • 2nd Squadron (Mi 2, Mi-8 & Mi-24)[5]
  • 16th Separate Army Aviation Brigade "Brody", Brody Air Base attached to 8th Corps[5]
    • 1st Squadron (Mi 2, Mi-8 & Mi-24)[5]
    • 2nd Squadron (Mi 2, Mi-8 & Mi-24)[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

  1. ^ "Армійська авіація – Український мілітарний портал". mil.in.ua. Archived from the original on 2017-02-28.
  2. ^ 16th separate Brigade of army aviation (Brody) (16а окрема бригада армійської авіації (Броди)). Aviatsiya Halychyny.
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ "Сухопутні війська". www.ukrmilitary.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Ukraine Army Aviation". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. August 2022. p. 44.
  7. ^ a b c AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. August 2022. p. 46.
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