| Unit name | 15th Transport Aviation Brigade |
|---|---|
| Native name | 15-та бригада транспортної авіації |
| Dates | 1992 – present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Role | Transportation |
| Size | Brigade |
| Command structure | General Air Command |
| Garrison | Boryspil International Airport, Kyiv Oblast[1][2] |
| Patron | Oleg Antonov |
| Battles | |
| Website | Official Facebook page |
| Commander 1 | Colonel Dmytro Filatov[3] |
| Identification symbol label | Former Insignia |
| Identification symbol 2 label | Roundel |
| Identification symbol 3 label | Fin flash |
| Identification symbol 4 label | Aviation branch insignia collar |
| Aircraft helicopter cargo | Mi-8 |
| Aircraft recon | An-30 |
| Aircraft transport | An-24, An-26, Tu-134 |
The 15th Transport Aviation Brigade named after Oleg Antonov ( А2215) is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force.[3]
History
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.
Russo-Ukrainian war
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 named after Oleg Antonov.[5]
Components
- 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
Operations
- 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 and Sierra Leone)
- Brigade have actively participated in the 2014-2015 war in the east.
- International observation missions under the “Open Skies” Treaty, performing aerial inspections.
Accidents
- 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
- ^ (in Russian) Air Force Archived 2009-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Russian) Ukrainian Armed forces on January 1, 2001
- ^ Ihnat, Yuri (2008-07-31). "In Ukrainian Airforce" (in Ukrainian). People's Army. Vinnytsia: ElVisti. Retrieved 2008-08-22.[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 11 квітня 2017 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.