15th Transport Aviation Brigade (Ukraine)
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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| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force website https://www.af.mil. |
| Type | Transport |
| Garrison/HQ | Boryspil International Airport, Kiev Oblast[1][2] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Dmytro Filatov[3] |
| Insignia | |
| Air Force Sleeve patch Left Arm |  |
| Roundel |  |
| Fin flash |  |
| Aviation branch insignia collar | .png.webp) |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Cargo helicopter | Mi-8 |
| Reconnaissance | An-30 |
| Transport | An-24, An-26, Tu-134 |
History
15th Aviation Special Purpose Brigade
15th Transport Aviation Brigade before August 15, 2008
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]
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.
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 board number 80 was shot down by terrorists over Slavyansk, Donetsk Oblast. [4]
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". People's Army (in Ukrainian). Vinnytsia: ElVisti. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- https://theaviationist.com/2019/09/27/ukrainian-armed-forces-an-30b-carries-out-open-skies-treaty-observation-flights-over-southern-italy/amp/
- Karpov, Victor V.; Tabachnyk, Dmytro V. (2006). Ukrainian Military Symbols. Kiev: Lybid. p. 180. ISBN 966-06-0453-X.
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