138th Radio Technical Brigade

138th Radio Technical Brigade 138th Radio Technical Brigade.webp Insignia of the Ukrainian 138th Radio Technical Brigade 1992 – present 138-ма радіотехнічна бригада Ukraine Radar Radar, Reconnaissance, Air Traffic Control, UAV operations 25px Air Command Center Vasylkiv "Vigilance, reliability, professionalism!" P37, P18-"Malachite", 79k6-"Pelikan", 80K6KS1-"Fenix-1" Russo-Ukrainian war War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine Colonel Perepelitsa Yury Leonidovych 200px 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. September 2024 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.http://cg.gov.ua/index.php?id=232699&tp=0 Чернігівщина втратила бійця 27 February 2017 3 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180903115107/http://cg.gov.ua/index.php?id=232699&tp=0 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.Чернігівщина втратила бійців https://web.archive.org/web/20181006195008/http://cg.gov.ua/index.php?id=241690&tp=0 6 October 2018 Старший солдат Павло Смирнов помер від втрати крові після мінометного обстрілу https://web.archive.org/web/20181006155032/http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/0/2006/110972/ 6 October 2018 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.Дронов Сергій Анатолійович https://web.archive.org/web/20190818070836/http://memorybook.org.ua/5/dronov.htm 18 August 2019 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.http://kolo.news/category/suspilstvo/15951 На Донбасі від кулі снайпера загинув військовослужбовець Андрій Проценко 24 October 2019 7 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190907054204/http://kolo.news/category/suspilstvo/15951 Проценко Андрій Юрійович https://web.archive.org/web/20200228093849/http://memorybook.org.ua/19/procenkoandr.htm 28 February 2020 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.Битва за Київ: українська доблесть та російські прорахунки допомогли врятувати столицю https://nashigroshi.org/2022/08/24/bytva-za-kyiv-iak-ukrains-ki-viys-ka-zakhystyly-ta-vriatuvaly-svoiu-stolytsiu/ Nashigroshi 2022-08-24 2023-01-16 uk Західна преса про війну в Україні: як у березні ЗСУ боронили Київ та околиці. Нові деталі від безпосередніх учасників https://mind.ua/publications/20246206-zahidna-presa-pro-vijnu-v-ukrayini-yak-u-berezni-zsu-boronili-kiyiv-ta-okolici-novi-detali-vid-bezpos mind.ua 2022-08-26 2023-01-23 uk Dmitry Rybakov Неймовірна битва за Київ. Чим ризикувала столиця на початку війни і що дозволило дивом врятувати її від захоплення — детальна реконструкція WP https://nv.ua/ukr/kyiv/bitva-za-kijiv-zavdyaki-komu-i-chomu-stolicya-vistoyala-pid-chas-vtorgnennya-rf-rekonstrukciya-podiy-wp-50265462.html nv.ua 2023-02-06 uk Structure 138th Radio Technical Brigade 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) 548th Separate Radar Company (Kropyvnytskyi) 551st Separate Radar Company (Konotop) 786th separate Radar Company (Hrebinka) 116th Radio Engineering Battalion (Uman) 688th Separate Radar Company (Karpivka) 750th Separate Radar Company (Tulchyn) 133rd Radio Engineering Battalion (Ozerne) 746th Separate Radar Company (Popilnya) 748th Separate Radar Company (Bohonyky) Commanders Colonel Ihor Karkyshchenko (?-2016) Colonel Volodymyr Hnyria (2016–2019) Colonel Perepelitsa Yury Leonidovych (2019-) Sources Військові частини Повітряних Сил за родами військ References Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:Air force brigades of Ukraine Category:Military units and formations established in 1992 Category:1992 establishments in Ukraine