7th Army Aviation Regiment (Ukraine)

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unit_name= 7th Army Aviation Regiment
7 окремий полк армійської авіації


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country= Ukraine
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branch= Ukrainian Ground Forces
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command_structure= 13th Army Corps
garrison= Novyi Kalyniv Lviv Oblast Ukraine [ [http://galinfo.com.ua/news/society/10891.html Агенція регіональної інформації та аналітики "Гал-info" ] ]
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aircraft_attack=Mi-24
aircraft_transport=Mi-8, Mi-26

The 7th Army Aviation Regiment is an army aviation formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The regiment is part of the 13th Army Corps.

History

The Regiment was formed as 340th Separate Combat - Transport Helicopter Breslavlsk Regiment.From August 21, 1968 - June 1991 the Regiment was stationed in Czechoslovakia. [ [http://www.dunay1968.ru/unitslist.html Операция "Дунай" - перечень войсковых частей ] ] After 1992 the Regiment was redesignated to be 7th Separate Breslavlsk Army Aviation Regiment. [ [http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/p_4627.html President.Gov.Ua | ] ]

Deployments

Since November 2007, 300 members of the Regiment are deployed to Liberia, supporting the United Nations Mission in Liberia, as part of the 56th Separate Helicopter Unit. [ [http://www.zik.com.ua/index.php?news_id=112162 Сьогодні до Ліберії з Львівського аеропорту відбуде ще 120 миротворців ] ] [ [http://www.zaxid.net/newsua/2007/11/15/124304/ ZAXID.NET - 98 українських миротворців вилетять сьогодні зі Львова до Ліберії ] ]

tructure

During the 1970s the Regiment included 4 Squadron's with a total of 55-60 helicopters.

In 2004 Brigade consisted of 2 Squadron's flying Mi-24, Mi-26 and Mi-8 helicopters.

2nd Squadron is intended to carry out missions under UN and NATO command.

Equipment

Equipment in 2004 [Marnix Sap and Carlo Brummer: "International Air Power Review", Vol.15. , 2005]
*Mi-24B - 6
*Mi-24P - 15
*Mi-24VP - 3
*Mi-24R - 3
*Mi-24K - 7
*Mi-8T - 26
*Mi-8MT - 3
*Mi-8MTV-2 - 4
*Mi-9 - 6
*Mi-26 - 16

References