15th Transport Aviation Brigade
The 15th Transport Aviation Brigade "Aircraft Designer Oleg Antonov" is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force.[3]
| 15th Transport Aviation Brigade | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1992 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Air Force |
| Type | Transport |
| Garrison/HQ | Boryspil International Airport, Kyiv Oblast[1][2] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Dmytro Filatov[3] |
| Insignia | |
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| Roundel |  |
| Fin flash |  |
| Aviation branch insignia collar | .png) |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Cargo helicopter | Mi-8 |
| Reconnaissance | An-30 |
| Transport | An-24, An-26, Tu-134 |
History
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In 1995, the regiment received Antonov An-30B aircraft and personnel from the disbanded 86th Independent Long-Range Reconnaissance Squadron.
On February 17, 1997, the 1st ATR was reformed as the 15th Transport Aviation Brigade.
In 2001 the brigade was known as 15th Aviation Special Purpose Brigade.[2]
In 2008, officers of the unit restored the children's aircraft modeling laboratory from scratch.
Since the spring of 2014, the unit's servicemen have taken part in the war in eastern Ukraine.[4]
On August 22, 2018, by the Decree of the President of Ukraine, the 15th Transport Aviation Brigade was awarded the honorary title "after the aircraft designer Oleg Antonov".[5]
Components
edit- 1st Transport Squadron - Antonov An-26, a single Antonov An-24 and a single Tupolev Tu-134A-3. Its tasks are the transportation of cargo, personnel and senior members of the armed forces and the state.
- 2nd Aerial Photography Squadron “Blakytna stezha” - An-30B aircraft which carry out international observation missions under the “Open Skies” Treaty, performing aerial inspections.
- 3rd Helicopter Squadron - Mil Mi-8 of various versions for transportation of high-command officers and leaders of the state.
Aircraft
editOperations
edit- Participated in the war in Afghanistan from 1981, and performed both standard tasks, aerial photography of the territory for mapping and special tasks: visual monitoring of Mujahideen groups, vectoring of combat aircraft on weapon caravans and assistance in SAR operations.
- Brigade was involved in response Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster.
- Supported Ukrainian operations in UN missions in the former Yugoslavia, Iraq), and Africa (Angola, Sierra Leone.
- Brigade have actively participated in anti-terrorist operations in East Ukraine.
- International observation missions under the “Open Skies” Treaty, performing aerial inspections.
Accidents
edit- On June 6, 2014, An-30B, airframe number 80, was shot down by Russian separatists over Slavyansk, Donetsk Oblast.[6]
- On March 20, 2017, 38-year-old warrant officer of the 15th brigade Ruslan Bondar died near Novotroitske, Donetsk region.[7]
References
edit- ^ (in Russian) Air Force Archived 2009-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (in Russian) Ukrainian Armed forces on January 1, 2001
- ^ a b c d e f g Ihnat, Yuri (2008-07-31). "In Ukrainian Airforce". People's Army (in Ukrainian). Vinnytsia: ElVisti. Retrieved 2008-08-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Відкриття пам'ятника загиблим членам екіпажу АН-30". Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ Бригада транспортної авіації Збройних сил України отримала ім'я авіаконструктора на http://uprom.info/
- ^ "Ukrainian Armed Forces An-30B Carries Out Open Skies Treaty Observation Flights over Southern Italy". 27 September 2019.
- ^ http://www.5.ua/regiony/dorobliu-141530.html Archived 2017-04-11 at the Wayback Machine Якраз збирався одружитися
- Karpov, Victor V.; Tabachnyk, Dmytro V. (2006). Ukrainian Military Symbols. Kyiv: Lybid. p. 180. ISBN 966-06-0453-X.