223rd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukraine)

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223rd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment
223-й зенітний ракетний полк
Emblema polku.png
Insignia of the Ukrainian 223rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
Active1992 – present
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
AllegianceFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
BranchEnsign of the Ukrainian Air Force.svg  Ukrainian Air Force
Type Missile
Role Anti-Aircraft
Part of Pvk zahid 2021 (1).png Air Command West
Garrison/HQ Stryi
Nickname(s) Ukrainian Sich Riflemen Regiment
Terebovlianska Regiment (formerly)
Patron Ukrainian Sich Riflemen
Motto(s)"With the fire of zeal"
Equipment Buk M1
Engagements Russo-Ukrainian war
Decorations For Courage and Bravery
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Ivan Velichko
Insignia
Collar Insignia Emblema zenitnikh raketnikh viis'k (2007).png

The 223rd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Ukrainian Sich Riflemen" formerly the 223rd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment Order of Alexander Nevsky "Terebovlianska" is a regiment of the Ukrainian Air Force tasked with air defense operations. It operates Buk M1 missile systems and is subordinated to the Air Command West. It is headquartered at Stryi.

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History

In January 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the personnel of the 223rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade of the 38th Combined Arms Army took an oath of loyalty to Ukraine.[ citation needed ]

On March 16, 1998, the 223rd brigade was given the honorary name "Terebovlianska". [1]

The 223rd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment was stationed in Terebovlia, Ternopil Oblast till 2004 when it was relocated to Stryi, Lviv Oblast at the base of the disbanded 25th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade. [2]

The regiment participated in the War in Donbass. The regiment's personnel saw combat near Hranitne and on 10 October 2018, a soldier of the regiment (Roman Volodymyrovych Magas) was killed as a result of a mine detonation. [3] In November 2018, the 223rd regiment's Buk M1 systems took part in a firing competition in Kherson Oblast with two systems securing the 1st and 2nd places in the competition for which they were awarded 150k and 90k hyrvnias respectively and the regiment was considered the best [4]

On 23 August 2021, the regiment was awarded the honorary title "Ukrainian Sich Riflemen" after the Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, a unit of the Austro-Hungarian Army that saw combat during the World War I and later the Polish–Ukrainian War as a part of Ukrainian People's Army. [5]

Insignia of the 223rd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment Maliunok narukavnogo znaku.pdf
Insignia of the 223rd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the regiment was deployed for combat operations. On 23 April 2022, the regiment was officially granted a new insignia. The regiment took part in the Eastern Ukraine campaign with a soldier of the regiment (Nazar Shved) being killed near Kamainka on 9 May 2022. [6] On 15 June 2022, the regiment was awarded the honorary award "For Courage and Bravery". [7]

The regiment took part in the Battle of Sumy during which on 15 August 15, 2024 a soldier of the regiment (Dmytro Orestovych Yatsyshin) was killed in a Russian rocket attack on the city. [8] [9]

Structure

The structure of the regiment is as follows: [10]

Commanders

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