Air Command East is the military unit of the Ukrainian Air Force located in the eastern part of Ukraine.
| Air Command East | |
|---|---|
| Повітряне командування «Схід» | |
 Shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 2016-present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Air Force |
| Type | Air military district |
| Garrison/HQ | Dnipro |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Ivan Terebukha |
History
editAccording to the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 277/2002, a zone of responsibility was provided for the Ukrainian Air Force, but the military-administrative division that appeared on the basis of the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 39/2016 of 5 February 2016 was not taken into account.[1]
Air Command East, which was in the stage of formation since the summer of 2016, and already in October 2016, it took part in the exercises "Rubizh - 2016", where in cooperation with other military formations of Ukraine, it practiced various tasks.[2]
On January 23, 2017, the president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko issued Decree No. 12/2017, which amended the military-administrative division of Ukraine and created the "East" military air zone, hence the Air Command East.[3][4]
Before the creation of this air military zone, the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions belonged to the "Center" air military zone
On 17 February of the same year, the personnel of the "PvK "East"" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine entered combat duty in the air defense system of Ukraine for the first time.[5]
On 16 July 2017, in the premises of the Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after T. Shevchenko, the personnel and command of PvK "East" celebrated its first anniversary.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, more than 2,100 air targets (500 missiles of various types, 51 combat aircraft, 14 helicopters, more than 1,500 attack and reconnaissance UAVs) have been destroyed by air defense in the area of responsibility of the East Air Force Base.[6]
Organization
editThe composition of the Air Command "West" includes:[7]
management (Dnipro)
- 57th separate regiment of communication and radio technical support (Dnipro)
- 164th radio engineering brigade (Kharkiv)
- 138th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade (Dnipro; S-300PT)
- 225th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Poltava region)
- 301st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Region; S-300PS)
- 302nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kharkiv; S-300PS)
- 196th command and control center
- 46th Guard and Service Command
- 85th Aviation Commandant's Office (Kramatorsk, Donetsk region)
Leadership
editCommanders
edit- Major General Viacheslav Shamko (2016)
- Colonel Valentyn Lystopad (2017)
- Major General Oleg Strutsinskyi (2018 - 8 December 2020).[8][9]
- Major General Ivan Terebukha (8 December 2020-present)[10]
Chiefs of Staff - First Deputy Commanders
edit- Major General Oleg Strutsinskyi (2015 - 8 December 2018)[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Указ Президента України № 39/2016 «Про затвердження військово-адміністративного поділу території України»
- ^ "ПвК «Схід» сформувано літом 2016 року". Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ukaz_12was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Створено військово-повітряну зону «Схід» Archived 2019-05-15 at the Wayback Machine на http://militaryaviation.in.ua/ Archived 2019-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Особовий склад ПвК «Схід» вперше заступив на бойове чергування в системі ППО України
- ^ Сотні ракет, ударні БПЛА та літаки: ПвК «Схід» знищило 2100 цілей
- ^ Повітряні Сили України на ukrmilitary.com
- ^ Звернення командира повітряного командування «Схід» до жителів Харківської області Archived 2020-11-02 at the Wayback Machine на city.kharkov.ua
- ^ Розпочалися стрільби розрахунків ЗРК України на http://mil.in.ua/
- ^ "У повітряному командуванні «Схід» представили нового командувача | Міністерство оборони України". 2021-03-07. Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Капелан привітав військових з 11 річницею Повітряних Сил ЗСУ - Капеланство.інфо" (in Ukrainian). 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2024-09-02.