138th Radio Technical Brigade (Ukraine)

138th Radio Technical Brigade
138-ма радіотехнічна бригада
Insignia of the Ukrainian 138th Radio Technical Brigade
Active1992 – present
Country Ukraine
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Air Force
TypeRadar
RoleRadar, Reconnaissance, Air Traffic Control, UAV operations
Part of Air Command Center
Garrison/HQVasylkiv
Motto(s)"Vigilance, reliability, professionalism!"
EquipmentP37, P18-"Malachite", 79k6-"Pelikan", 80K6KS1-"Fenix-1"
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian war
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Perepelitsa Yury Leonidovych
Insignia
Former Insignia

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".

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 Donbas 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]

Structure

  • 69th Radio Engineering Battalion (Vinnytsia)
  • 102nd Radio Engineering Battalion (Kyiv)
    • 10th Separate Radar Company (Brovary)
    • 752nd Separate Radar Company (Nizhyn)
    • 550th Separate Radar Company (Chernihiv)
    • 747th Separate Radar Company (Zhashkiv)
  • 115th Radio Engineering Battalion (Smila)
  • 116th Radio Engineering Battalion (Uman)
    • 688th Separate Radar Company (Karpivka)
    • 750th Separate Radar Company (Tulchyn)
  • 133rd Radio Engineering Battalion (Ozerne)

Commanders

  • Colonel Ihor Karkyshchenko (?-2016)
  • Colonel Volodymyr Hnyria (2016–2019)
  • Colonel Perepelitsa Yury Leonidovych (2019-)

Sources

References

  1. ^ "Чернігівщина втратила бійця". Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ Чернігівщина втратила бійців Archived 6 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Старший солдат Павло Смирнов помер від втрати крові після мінометного обстрілу Archived 6 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Дронов Сергій Анатолійович Archived 18 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "На Донбасі від кулі снайпера загинув військовослужбовець Андрій Проценко". Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ^ Проценко Андрій Юрійович Archived 28 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Битва за Київ: українська доблесть та російські прорахунки допомогли врятувати столицю". Nashigroshi (in Ukrainian). 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  8. ^ Rybakov, Dmitry (2022-08-26). "Західна преса про війну в Україні: як у березні ЗСУ боронили Київ та околиці. Нові деталі від безпосередніх учасників". mind.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  9. ^ "Неймовірна битва за Київ. Чим ризикувала столиця на початку війни і що дозволило дивом врятувати її від захоплення — детальна реконструкція WP". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-02-06.