95th Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine)
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| 95th Airmobile Brigade | |
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| Active | 1994/95 - present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Airmobile Forces |
| Type | Brigade |
| Role | Airmobile |
| Size | ~100 females[1] |
| Part of | 8th Army Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | A0281 А1910 Zhytomyr Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine[2] |
| Motto | "Will or Death" |
| Anniversaries | October 5 1994 |
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| Current commander |
Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Shvets[3] |
The 95th Airmobile Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces. Brigade is located in Zhytomyr. The 95th is the only Ukrainian airmobile brigade which uses the BMP-2 as their infantry fighting vehicles.
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[edit] History
First jumps in the Brigade occurred in 1994. Until spring of 1996 all of the jumps were done from Mi-8. By the end of the Ukrainian summer of 1996 soldiers began jumping from Il-76 aircraft. All the jumps were in the region of Smokovka, and in the Brigades training range, located in the area of Starokonstantinin road across the Teterev river.
The Brigade originally had 4 battalions, 1 of them was disbanded.
Members of the Brigade were also deployed in Iraq between 2003-2005.
Brigade was also one of the first airmobile units to receive its Battle Banner. It received the Banner on October 5, 1994.
13th Battalion is currently deployed in Kosovo as part of POLUKRBAT. It is also the only battalion in the Brigade which consists of professionals soldiers and not conscripts.
[edit] Structure
All battalions are commonly referred to as 1st and 2nd and 3rd Battalions by the service members.
- ВЗРАБ
- Supply Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Chemical Platoon
- Combat Engineer
- Artillery Battalion
- Supply Company
- Field Signal Node
- Fire Fighting Platoon
- Commandant Platoon
- Anti-Tank Battalion
- Management Platoon of Commander of Artillery
- 11th Battalion
- Headquarters Company
- 12th Battalion
- Headquarters Company
- 4th Airmobile Company
- 5th Airmobile Company
- 6th Airmobile Company
- Mortar Battery
- Anti-Tank Platoon
- Anti-Aircraft Platoon
13th Battalion
[edit] Past Commanders
- Colonel Kinzerskiy
- Colonel Chabanenko
- Colonel Hortuyk
- Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Shvets - present
