15th Transport Aviation Brigade
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The 15th Transport Aviation Brigade "Aircraft Designer Oleg Antonov" is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force.[1]
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.[3]
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".[4]
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, 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
- On June 6, 2014, An-30B, airframe number 80, was shot down by Russian separatists over Slavyansk, Donetsk Oblast.[5]
- On March 20, 2017, 38-year-old warrant officer of the 15th brigade Ruslan Bondar died near Novotroitske, Donetsk region.[6]
References
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