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11th Army Aviation Brigade (Ukraine)

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11th Army Aviation Brigade
Brigade Insignia
Active1992–present
Country Ukraine
Allegiance Ministry of Defense
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
TypeArmy Aviation
Part of Operational Command South
Garrison/HQChornobaivka airfield
Nickname(s)Kherson
EngagementsWar in Abkhazia
MONUSCO
Russo-Ukrainian war
Commanders
Current CommanderColonel Minakov Ruslan Viktorovych
Aircraft flown
AttackMi-24
TransportMi-8, Mi-2

The 12th Army Aviation Brigade (MUN A1604, postage B4067) is an army aviation formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade is directly subordinated to the Ukrainian Ground Forces command and operates a variety of rotor wing aircraft.

History

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On 12 January 1992, after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the 320th Separate Helicopter Regiment swore an oath of allegiance to Ukraine. During the war in Abkhazia, the unit's personnel and helicopters, along with other air units, participated in the Ukrainian Humanitarian Mission in Georgia from 8 to 26 October 1993 evacuating more than 2,000 Georgian civilians from the Kodori Valley, two helicopters of the brigade were damaged by shelling and firing during the evacuation process.[1] In 1994, the unit, together with several other military units became the 2nd Army Aviation Brigade of the Odessa Military District. On 20 August 2003, it became the 11th Aviation Regiment within the 79th Airmobile Brigade and was again expanded to a brigade in 2013.[2] Since 2012, units of the brigade have been performing operations as part of MONUSCO in the DRC.[3]

With the beginning of the War in Donbass, units of the brigade were involved in reinforcing Ukrainian troops on the administrative border with Crimea.[4] On 13 June 2014, an Mi-8 helicopter of the brigade received the task of evacuating the wounded from the area of the city of Amvrosiivka flying across about 20 km over the territory controlled by separatists, where another helicopter of the 11th brigade was attacked by separatists, a day prior. So, they had to fly at low altitude to protect the aircraft from missiles. Suddenly, the helicopter was attacked with small arms killing Captain Andriy Pavlovych Tykholoz, of the brigade on spot.[5][6] On 11 July 2014, Captain Oleksandr Mykhailovych Melenchuk was killed while on a combat helicopter flight.[7] On 7 August 2014, an Mi-8MT medical helicopter of the brigade was attacked near Savur-Mohyla, Captain Dmitry Artsylenko was wounded in the head by a sniper bullet. The separatists fired from two positions with large-caliber machine guns, the two gunners from the helicopter responded with fire. On 12 August, Artsylenko Dmytro Yuriyovych died in a hospital in Dnipropetrovsk from his injuries.[8] On 10 February 2015, a soldier of the brigade Devyatkin Viktor Viktorovich was killed in the February 2015 Kramatorsk rocket attack.[9] On 18 March 2015, 168 fighters of the brigade were withdrawn from the ATO zone, the brigade suffered three direct in-combat fatalities during the period of its deployment in the ATO.[4]

On 1 December 2018, the brigade received a repaired Mi-8 MT.[10] On 14 October 2019, the brigade was awarded the honorary name "Kherson".[11][12][13]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade performed combat operations on the frontlines. The brigade's headquarters were attacked in the first hours on the Russian invasion.[14] The brigade's home airbase, Chornobaivka was overrun by Russian forces on 27 February 2022 capturing three Mi-2s, two Mi-9s, one Mi-8 and eight Mi-24s, which were placed in storage, all operational aircraft were evacuated to other airfields.[15] On 4 March 2022, a medevac helicopter of the brigade was shot down by a missile near Velyka Novosilka killing its pilot, Captain Pentela Yuriy Dmytrovych.[16] On 8 March 2022, a helicopter of the brigade while flying on a combat mission was shot down with MANPADS near Brovary killing its pilot Hegechkori Oleg Irodiyovych.[17] Another helicopter of the brigade was shit down on March 8 in the Chernihiv Oblast, two pilots were captured and later exchanged.[15] On 15 March 2022, while performing a combat mission near Marinka in the Donetsk region, an Mi-24 of the brigade destroyed 15 pieces of Russian equipment and killed 40 soldiers, after which its plane was shot down by a missile killing pilot Borys Oleksandr Oleksandrovych[18][19] and a soldier Lazovskyi Oleksandr Serhiyovych.[20] On 18 January 2024, the brigade received large UAVs.[21] On 13 February 2024, an Mi-8 of the brigade was attacked in the airspace near the village of Robotyne killing its pilot, Captain Ivantsov Vsevolod Pavlovich.[22]

Commanders

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  • Colonel Korolev Boris Anatolyevich
  • Colonel Kramarenko Valentyn Ivanovych
  • Colonel Ivashchenko Yuriy Mykhailovych
  • Colonel Chup Vasyl Vasilyovych
  • Colonel Shlyukharchuk Taras Volodymyrovych
  • Colonel Samilenko Maksym Mykhailovych[23][24]
  • Colonel Minakov Ruslan Viktorovych[25]

Inventory

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Model Image Origin Type Number Details
Helicopters
Mil Mi-2  Poland
 Ukraine 		Utility helicopter
Mil Mi-8  Soviet Union Transport helicopter
Mil Mi-24  Soviet Union Attack helicopter

Structure

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The structure of the brigade is as follows:[26]

    • 1st Squadron (Mi 2, Mi-8 & Mi-24)
    • 2nd Squadron (Mi 2, Mi-8 & Mi-24)

References

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  1. ^ Украинские пилоты спасли 7634 грузинских беженца в Абхазии Archived 11 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Урядовий портал :: На Херсонщині повітряні рятувальники армійської авіації Сухопутних військ вдосконалюють навички". web.archive.org. 2016-07-01. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. ^ У ДР Конго загинув український військовий Олександр Мулявка
  4. ^ a b "На Херсонщині зустріли демобілізовану бригаду армійської авіації". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Міноборони оприлюднило список усіх загиблих військових у зоні АТО // НБН, 11 December 2014". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017. Archived 17 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Вчора поховали загиблого в зоні АТО херсонця // «Типовий Херсон», 19 червня 2014 Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Меленчук Олександр Михайлович. Херсонська обласна бібліотека для юнацтва ім. Б. А. Лавреньова". unalib.ks.ua. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  8. ^ "В школе № 70 Харькова установили мемориальную доску герою АТО". Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  9. ^ Дев'яткін Віктор Вікторович Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Передача Збройним силам України великої партії авіаційної техніки". uprom.info/. Національний промисловий портал. 2018-12-01. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ^ "11-та окрема бригада армійської авіації віднині має почесне найменування "Херсон" – АрміяInform". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  12. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №753/2019". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  13. ^ "Відбувається зустріч президента Зеленського із військовослужбовцями ООС. 14.10.2019, 15:39". Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  14. ^ Troianovski, Anton; MacFarquhar, Neil (2022-02-23). "Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Begins Invasion From Land and Sea". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  15. ^ a b Overview: Ukrainian Army Aviation
  16. ^ «Їхній борт прикрив собою інших» — у Бердичеві вручили орден родині загиблого вертолітника // GT Новини. — 2022. — 27 травня.
  17. ^ Герой України Олег Гегечкорі: «Війна показала, хто чого вартий…» Archived 10 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ А. Олехнович. «Сашко завжди казав, що любить мене, вертольоти і футбол…» // АрміяInform. — 2023. — 3 лютого.
  19. ^ Борис Олександр Олександрович — Указом президента України від 14.04.2022 року №240 нагороджений орденом «Богдана Хмельницького» ІІІ ступеня // Ніжинська міська рада. — 2022. — 28 липня.
  20. ^ Олександр Лазовський // Платформа пам'яті Меморіал.
  21. ^ Дві бригади армійської авіації отримали БПЛА від благодійників
  22. ^ Ольга Федоренко (2024-06-19). "Військового з Вінниччини посмертно нагородили орденом Богдана Хмельницького". Суспільне Вінниця.
  23. ^ С. Листюк. Новоукраїнці отримали Подяки від бойової частини Херсону (фото) // Перша електронна газета. — 2014. — 28 квітня.
  24. ^ Служу народу України // Корабельна районна у місті Херсон рада виконавчий комітет. — 2015. — 7 грудня.
  25. ^ На Херсонщині Днем відритих дверей відзначили 57-му річницю військової авіаційної частини (відео) // Суспільне Херсон. — 2019. — 26 серпня.
  26. ^ "Ukraine Army Aviation". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

Sources

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