138th Radio Technical Brigade (Ukraine)

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138th Radio Technical Brigade
138-ма радіотехнічна бригада
138-a radiotekhnichna brigada.svg
Insignia of the Ukrainian 138th Radio Technical Brigade
Active1992 – present
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
AllegianceFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
BranchEnsign of the Ukrainian Air Force.svg  Ukrainian Air Force
Type Radar
Role Radar, Reconnaissance, Air Traffic Control, UAV operations
Part of Pvk centr 2021 (1).png Air Command Center
Garrison/HQ Vasylkiv
Motto(s)"Vigilance, reliability, professionalism!"
EquipmentP37, P18-"Malachite", 79k6-"Pelikan", 80K6KS1-"Fenix-1"
Engagements Russo-Ukrainian war
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Perepelitsa Yury Leonidovych

The 138th Radio Technical Brigade is a Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force concerned with radar operations in Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Chernihiv and Sumy Oblasts and is subordinated to the Air Command Center. It is headquartered in Vasylkiv and operates many radar systems including the P37, P18-"Malachite", 79k6-"Pelikan", 80K6KS1-"Fenix-1".

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History

In 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the 138th Radio Technical Brigade of the Soviet Army swore allegiance to Ukraine becoming a part of its armed forces.[ citation needed ]

The brigade's personnel have been participating in the War in Donbass since 2015. In addition to radar and reconnaissance operations, it also saw action in the operations of FPV drones. On 25 February 2017, a soldier of the brigade (Dmytro Oleksandrovich Ponomarenko) was killed by a gunshot while operating a UAV in Verkhniotoretske. [1] On 22 April 2017, the brigade's positions were shelled by separatists killing a soldier of the brigade (Pavlo Yuriyovych Smirnov) who was serving on an observational and reconnaissance mission. [2] [3]

On 10 October 2018, a soldier of the brigade (Dronov Serhii Anatoliyovych) was killed as a result of a mine explosion while operating near Hranitne. [4]

On 2 September 2019, a soldier of the brigade was killed by a sniper near Vodiane which was followed by continued separatist bombardment on the positions in Vodiane. [5] [6]

At the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade defended the Ukrainian capital Kyiv by providing radar coverage and UAV support to Ukrainian Forces during the Battle of Kyiv. [7] [8] [9]

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