160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Ukraine)

The 160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force. The full name of the Brigade is the 160th Warsaw-Odesa Order of Suvorov 3rd degree Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade.[3] (Ukrainian: 160-а Варшавсько-Одеська ордена Суворова ІІІ ступеня зенітна ракетна бригада). The Brigade is considered to be one of the best Anti-Aircraft Artillery units in Ukraine.[2]

160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade
160 зенітна ракетна бригада
Insignia of the Ukrainian 160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade
ActiveJanuary 23, 1941 – present
CountryUkraine
BranchAir Force
TypeArtillery
RoleAnti-Aircraft
Part ofAir Command "Southern"
Garrison/HQOdesa[1][2]
Engagements2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
DecorationsOrder of Suvorov Third Class
For Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant Colonel Mykola Oleshiuk[2]
Insignia
Collar Insignia

The 160th Brigade was part of the 21st Air Defence Division (1961-1989) and then the 60th Air Defence Corps from 1989-1992, both part of the 8th Air Defence Army.[4] From 1961-92 it was located at Odesa.

History

In 1999 the Brigade was given the honorable name "Odesa" for exhibiting high level of professionalism in protecting the skies over Odesa. The brigade was also awarded with its first Colour by the President of Ukraine.[2]

Awards

Past commanders

References
  1. force _sng Archived 2009-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Новини Управління Прес-служби МО". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  3. УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 569/2006 - Офіційне представництво Президента України Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Holm, Michael. "160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991 Organisation and order of battle)". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
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