The 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Nikopolsky" is a regiment of the Ukrainian Air Force tasked with air defense operations throughout Donbass. It operates S-300PS and S-300PT Missile defense systems and is subordinated to the Air Command East. It is headquartered at Nikopol.
| 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment | |
|---|---|
| 301-й зенітний ракетний полк | |
.png) Insignia of the Ukrainian 301st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment | |
| Active | 1992 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Air Force |
| Type | Missile |
| Role | Anti-Aircraft |
| Part of |  Air Command East |
| Garrison/HQ | Nikopol |
| Equipment | S-300PS and S-300PT |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian war |
| Decorations | For Courage and Bravery |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Andriy Mogilatenko |
| Insignia | |
| Former Insignia |  |
| Collar Insignia | .png) |
History
editIn 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the personnel of the 269th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade of the Soviet Army took an oath of loyalty to Ukraine.[citation needed]
In 2002, the 269th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade became the 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment.
In September 2010, during the military exercise "Interaction-2010" at Chauda, one of the divisions of the 301st Regiment destroyed all targets and received an "excellent" rating.[1]
On 31 December 2013, the 301st regiment was transferred to the 138th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade (Ukraine) in Kharkiv but in 2014 it again became a separate Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment.
In October 2015, the regiment celebrated its 50th anniversary.[2]
In 2021, the regiment was deployed to Donetsk Oblast to take part in the War in Donbass.[3]
On February 24, 2022, at the Start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at 5 A.M. the regiment's positions in Donetsk Oblast were airstriked by Russian warplanes followed by a second aerial assault at 9 A.M, the airstrikes led to the death of a soldier of the regiment (Oleg Yaskovets).[3] The regiment participated and saw air defense and monitoring operations during the Siege of Mariupol during which equipment of the regiment Including radars was destroyed by Russian strikes.[4] On 24 August 2022, the regiment was awarded the honorary award "For Courage and Bravery".[5]
On 3 March 2023, the regiment shot down a Su-34 about 20 km from the front line near Yenakievo.[6][7] One pilot was killed and the other severely wounded.[8] On 5 August 2023, the regiment was given the honorary name "Nikopolsky".[9]
Structure
editCommanders
editSources
edit- Нікопольській військовій частині — 45 років! Archived 3 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Повітряні Сили Archived 19 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
References
edit- ^ У Криму тривають військові навчання «ВЗАЄМОДІЯ-2010» (ВІДЕО) на http://www.5.ua/ Archived 25 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Нікопольський зенітно-ракетний полк відзначив "золотий" ювілей". Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Платформа пам'яті Меморіал. Загиблі у війні Росії проти України. Олег Ясковець". Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ https://texty.org.ua/d/2023/mariupol_chronicles/
- ^ "Про відзначення почесною відзнакою "За мужність та відвагу"". 24 August 2022.
- ^ Ragutska, Lilya (2023-03-03). "Був збитий українськими зенітниками: з'явилися нові деталі падіння російського бомбардувальника в Єнакієвому і дані про долю пілотів". WAR OBOZREVATEL (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ https://www.5.ua/regiony/v-raioni-yenakiievoho-ukrainski-zenitnyky-znyshchyly-rosiiskyi-vynyshchuvach-bombarduvalnyk-su-34-moment-potrapyv-na-video-300445.html
- ^ "Україна збила Су-34 біля Єнакієвого: відомо ім'я загиблого російського майора". 24 Channel (in Ukrainian). 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Про присвоєння почесного найменування 301 зенітному ракетному полку Повітряних Сил Збройних Сил України". 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Подполковник Резниченко сменил ушедшего в отставку полковника Карпенко". 2020-10-30. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2021-09-01.