14th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade

14th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade 14AMR.svg Unit insignia 2022 – present 14-та зенітна ракетна бригада Ukraine Missile Anti-Aircraft 25px Air Command Center Poltava Oblast Umansky MIM-23 Hawk Russo-Ukrainian war Russian invasion of Ukraine Former Insignia 50px Collar Insignia The 14th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade is a brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force tasked with air defense operations throughout Lviv Oblast and Poltava Oblast. It operates MIM-23 Hawk Missile defense systems amongst other systems and is subordinated to the Air Command Center. It is headquartered at Poltava Oblast. History The 14th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment was established on 25 October 2022 to provide air defense for groupings of troops, critical infrastructure facilities, administrative and industrial centers and other important state facilities in Eastern Ukraine.На Полтавщині сформований новий зенітний ракетний полк https://armyinform.com.ua/2022/10/25/na-poltavshhyni-sformovanyj-novyj-zenitnyj-raketnyj-polk/ armyinform.com.ua 2023-12-07 uk The regiment has participated in multiple anti-aircraft engagements securing many victories during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 6 December 2023, the Regiment was presented with a combat flag.https://www.president.gov.ua/news/sogodni-den-najsilnishih-siniv-i-donok-ukrayini-yaki-boronya-87505 Сьогодні день найсильніших синів і доньок України, які боронять Батьківщину на суші, у повітрі, на воді – Президент вручив державні нагороди з нагоди Дня ЗСУ 6 December 2023 President of Ukraine The regiment used MIM-23 Hawk Missile defense systems, donated by Spain to destroy fourteen cruise missiles and more than forty HESA Shahed 136s.https://mil.in.ua/en/news/one-of-the-units-of-the-hawk-system-shot-down-14-missiles-and-40-shaheds/ One of the units of the HAWK system shot down 14 missiles and 40 Shaheds On 2 August 2024, the regiment was assigned the honorary name of "Umansky".https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4952024-51585 УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №495/2024 Про присвоєння почесного найменування 14 зенітному ракетному полку Повітряних Сил Збройних Сил України References Category:Surface-to-air missile brigades of the Ukraine Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:Military units and formations established in 2022 Category:Air defence brigades