164th Radio Technical Brigade

164th Radio Technical Brigade 164th Radiotechnical Brigade SSI (with tab).svg 150 1 June 1988 – present 164-та радіотехнічна бригада Ukraine Ukraine USSR Soviet Union (1988–1991) Ukraine Ukraine Brigade 25px Radio Technical Troops 25px Air Command East Kharkiv Slobidska Videmus non condonamus Various including the P18-"Malachite" Russo-Ukrainian war War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine 200pxFor Courage and Bravery Colonel Ptashchenko V.V. 100px|center Former Insignia The 164th Radio Technical Brigade "Slobidska" is a Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force concerned with radar operations in Kharkiv Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia Oblast, an area of about 200 thousand square kilometers and a population of eighteen million.http://vecherniy.kharkov.ua/news/61808/ В Харькове напали на воинскую часть. 22.03.2012 24 March 2016 9 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160609221140/http://vecherniy.kharkov.ua/news/61808/ It is subordinated to the Air Command East. It is headquartered in Kharkiv. History In 1944 the 44th Separate VNOS Battalion served successively under the Kharkiv Divisional Air Defence District, the Kharkiv Corps Air Defence District, and the 6th Air Defence Corps. During the closing months of the war it served under the 87th Air Defence Division and the 11th and 10th Air Defence Corps. In April and May 1945 the latter was assigned to protect the 1st Ukrainian Front.General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR Боевой состав Советской Армии. Часть IV: Январь—декабрь 1944 г. Combat Composition of the Soviet Army, Part IV: January–December 1944 https://www.soldat.ru/files/f/boevoj_sostav_sa_1944.pdf Moscow Voenиздат 1988 ruGeneral Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR Боевой состав Советской Армии. Часть V: Январь—сентябрь 1945 г. Combat Composition of the Soviet Army, Part V: January–September 1945 https://www.soldat.ru/files/f/boevoj_sostav_sa_1945.pdf Moscow Воениздат 1990 ru The 79th Radio-Technical Regiment was formed at Kharkiv on August 13, 1957 from the 44th Independent VNOS Battalion. On May 23, 1988 it was combined with the 50th Radio-Technical Regiment and redesignated the 164th Radio-Technical Brigade.Holm Michael 164th Radio-Technical Brigade https://www.ww2.dk/new/pvo/radar/164rtbr.htm Soviet Armed Forces 1945–1991 8 September 2026 In 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the 164th Radio Technical Brigade of the Soviet Army swore allegiance to Ukraine becoming a part of its armed forces. On 21 February 2008, the brigade received the Combat Flag.http://www.objectiv.tv/210208/12478.html Радиотехнической бригаде воздушного командования вручили боевое знамя Новости Харькова и Харьковской области. 21.02.2008, 20:28 24 March 2016 9 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160509140714/http://www.objectiv.tv/210208/12478.html In 2012, 15 radar units of the brigade and about 500 servicemen of the brigade ensured the security of Euro 2012 by providing radar coverage for air defense purposes.http://vecherniy.kharkov.ua/news/62996/ В харьковской Рогани активизировалась работа радиолокаторов: фото-факты. 26.04.2012 24 March 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105903/http://vecherniy.kharkov.ua/news/62996/ http://old.vp.donetsk.ua/statya.php?vstat=14353 Восточный проект новости Краматорска, Во время Евро-2012 аэродром Краматорска будет использоваться для обеспечения действий военной авиации 24 March 2016 4 March 2016 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085449/http://old.vp.donetsk.ua/statya.php?vstat=14353 On 22 March 2012, a unit of the brigade was attacked by armed attackers killing a soldier of the brigade (Berezyuk Volodymyr Volodymyrovych), the brigade's personnel launched a counterattack against the attackers killing one and capturing another who was later sentenced to life in prison.http://timeua.info/020412/57297.html Газета ВРЕМЯ 24 March 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090708/http://timeua.info/020412/57297.html http://izvestia.kharkov.ua/tv-proekty/hi/90/1114118.html У Харкові відкрили дошку на честь загиблого солдата 24 March 2016 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306030409/http://izvestia.kharkov.ua/tv-proekty/hi/90/1114118.html Напад на військову частину у Харкові – не випадковість https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/24524705.html Радіо Свобода 23 March 2012 2021-11-29 29 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129162528/https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/24524705.html Журавльова Юлія The brigade, as tasked with radar coverage for Eastern Ukraine and thus was most affected by the War in Donbas as the separatist and Russian forces were operating in the areas under the coverage of the Brigade. On 6 May 2014, the 35D6 radar detection radar of the brigade was attacked by separatists, the weapons of the personnel were confiscated and then the radar was burned by separatists near Sverdlovsk, Ukraine.http://warfiles.ru/show-55292-opolchency-luganskoy-oblasti-unichtozhili-radiolokacionnuyu-stanciyu.html Ополченцы Луганской области уничтожили радиолокационную станцию 24 March 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095505/http://warfiles.ru/show-55292-opolchency-luganskoy-oblasti-unichtozhili-radiolokacionnuyu-stanciyu.html On 4 June 2014, around three hundred separatists attacked the 2215th Radio Battalion "Luhansk", a part of the 164th Brigade and an engagement took place in which three vehicles of the battalion were destroyed as a warehouse of the battalion caught fire prompting the battalion to surrender, all its equipment was captured but all servicemen remained safe.http://anti-maidan.com/index.php?cat=2&p=news&tag=воинская+часть&id=1843 Антимайдан. 27 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110954/http://anti-maidan.com/index.php?cat=2&p=news&tag=воинская+часть&id=1843 4 March 2016 On 16 June 2014, the 2215th battalion's positions captured by the separatists were heavily shelled by Ukrainian Forces "almost" destroying the entire equipment of the battalion.http://www.ostro.org/lugansk/economics/news/447052/ В Александровске силами украинской армии разрушена радиолокационная часть, ранее захваченная сторонниками ЛНР ОстроВ 24 March 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193759/http://www.ostro.org/lugansk/economics/news/447052/ http://www.bagnet.org/news/society/242684 Батальоны просят воды, или Можно ли честно кормить солдата Общество Багнет 24 March 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120100/http://www.bagnet.org/news/society/242684 On 21 June 2014, the 755th Separate Radar Company (Avdiivka) subordinated to 2215th battalion but a separate formation was attacked by separatists who demanded its surrender but it refused so they attacked it using large caliber weapons and mortars destroying all its equipment.http://interpolit.ru/blog/opolchency_unichtozhili_radiolokacionnye_ustanovki_bliz_donecka/2014-06-21-1789 Ополченцы уничтожили радиолокационные установки близ Донецка 2016-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160818145101/http://interpolit.ru/blog/opolchency_unichtozhili_radiolokacionnye_ustanovki_bliz_donecka/2014-06-21-1789 2016-08-18 On 2 July 2014, the positions of the 771st Separate Radar Company subordinated to 2215th battalion but a separate formation were attacked by separatists using four mortars but the attack failed to cause any significant damage or casualties.http://avika.com.ua/?p=233&lang=ru Обстрел части AVIKA 24 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115503/http://avika.com.ua/?p=233&lang=ru 4 March 2016http://panoptikon.org/articles/57898-na-luganshhine-iz-minometov-obstreljali-vch-a-boeviki-bezhali-v.html На Луганщине из минометов обстреляли в ч, а боевики бежали в РФ Паноптикон 24 March 2016 9 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160509120118/http://panoptikon.org/articles/57898-na-luganshhine-iz-minometov-obstreljali-vch-a-boeviki-bezhali-v.html In September 2014, the brigade received modernized P-18 radar systems to boost detection capabilities for UAVs.http://kontrakty.ua/article/81567 Радиолокационные станции поедут на Донбасс прямо с выставки вооружения Турчинов 24 March 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190143/http://kontrakty.ua/article/81567 On 24 Match 2015, the 771st Separate Radar Company subordinated to 2215th battalion but a separate formation was again attacked by a separatist sabotage and reconnaissance unit but again failed to cause any significant damage or casualties.http://news.meta.ua/archive/24.03.15/cluster:41919393-Na-Luganshchine-okolo-granitsy-s-RF-obstreliali-voinskuiu-chast-PVO-Ukrainy/ На Луганщине около границы с РФ обстреляли воинскую часть ПВО Украины. Мета Новости. norubric. 24 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160505040539/http://news.meta.ua/archive/24.03.15/cluster:41919393-Na-Luganshchine-okolo-granitsy-s-RF-obstreliali-voinskuiu-chast-PVO-Ukrainy/ 5 May 2016 The brigade's personnel defended the Butivka-Donetska mine near Spartak from September 2016 and on 3 April 2017 a soldier of the brigade (Artur Viktorovych Latchenko) was killed near the mine as a result of separatist shelling.Полтавщина втратила ще одного бійця у війні з Росією https://web.archive.org/web/20180924224831/http://kolo.news/category/suspilstvo/3129 24 September 2018 У зоні АТО загинув боєць з Полтавщини https://web.archive.org/web/20180929160006/http://www.ltava.poltava.ua/news/10500/ 29 September 2018 Сумна доба на Шахті Бутівка: дві смерті та обстріл із партизанських «Градів» https://web.archive.org/web/20180929194607/https://tsn.ua/ato/sumna-doba-na-shahti-butivka-dvi-smerti-ta-obstril-iz-partizanskih-gradiv-908240.html 29 September 2018 On 17 March 2019, the brigade's personnel were serving in Vodiane when they were attacker by separatists using a variety of weapons followed by a separatist offensive towards theirs positions, however the Ukrainians held their ground and forced the separatists to retreat. In order to provide cover to the retreating separatists, other separatists started shelling with mortars killing a soldier of the brigade (Viktor Vasyliovych Grabar) and wounding three.Грабар Віктор Васильович https://web.archive.org/web/20190923070855/http://memorybook.org.ua/4/grabar.htm 23 September 2019 On 23 August 2021, the brigade was given the honorary name of Slobidska.https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4172021-39893 Указ Президента України №417/2021 "Про присвоєння почесного найменування 164 радіотехнічній бригаді Повітряних Сил Збройних Сил України" 25 August 2021 25 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210825202243/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4172021-39893 Russian Invasion of Ukraine The brigade participated and saw combat during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The radio engineering brigade were among the first Ukrainian radio-technical positions struck by Russian multiple-launch rocket systems, on February 24, 2022. The brigade, with other radio-technical units withdrew from targeted positions according to plan and maintained their ability to detect Russian aircraft.How Russians Failed to Eliminate Ukraine's Radars at the Beginning of the Full-Scale War https://en.defence-ua.com/events/how_russians_failed_to-eliminate-ukraines-radars-at-the-beginning-of-the-full-scale-war-5004.html Defense Express 1 December 2022 8 September 2026 On 1 March 2022, a female soldier of the Brigade (Yana Olehivna Makarovych) was killed due to wounds she received during the Russian airstrikes on the brigade's positions on 24 February 2022.У результаті нападу окупантів загинула військова із Бердянська https://web.archive.org/web/20220308233814/https://suspilne.media/212789-u-rezultati-napadu-okupantiv-zaginula-vijskova-iz-berdanska/ 8 March 2022 П'ять захисників України загинули в перші години російської агресії — МВС https://web.archive.org/web/20220319105541/https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/801216.html 19 March 2022 В Бердянске взорвали военную часть (ФОТО) https://web.archive.org/web/20220413153250/https://golos.zp.ua/proisshestvija/252573/v-berdjanske-vzorvali-voennuju-chast-foto 13 April 2022 Часть ПВО в Запорожской области после сильного обстрела понесла уже вторую потерю https://web.archive.org/web/20220308211835/http://iz.com.ua/zaporoje/chast-pvo-v-zaporozhskoy-oblasti-posle-silnogo-obstrela-ponesla-uzhe-vtoruyu-poteryu 8 March 2022 On 6 December 2023, the brigade was awarded the honorary award For Courage and Bravery by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.6 December 2023 Про відзначення почесною відзнакою "За мужність та відвагу" https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/8042023-49137 On 18 August 2024, a soldier of the brigade (Shelengivsky Maksym Gennadiyovych) was killed in combat whilst serving on the frontlines. Structure The structure of the brigade is as follows:http://mil.in.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&start=40&t=199&view=print mil.in.ua:: Перегляд теми Радіотехнічні війська ПС 24 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160513212336/http://mil.in.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&start=40&t=199&view=print 13 May 2016 164th Radio Technical Brigade 2315th Radio Engineering Battalion (Rohan)Концерт для радиотехнического батальона «Рогань»June 2026 InternetArchiveBot 766th Separate Radar Company (Poltava) 769th Separate Radar Company (Lozova) 770th Separate Radar Company (Borova) 764th Separate Radar Company (Okhtyrka) 2215th Radio Engineering Battalion (Luhansk) 755th Separate Radar Company (Avdiivka) 771st Separate Radar Company (Milove) 2323rd Radio Engineering Battalion (Mariupol) 761st Separate Radar Company (Berdyansk) 2316th Radio Engineering Battalion (Zaporizhzhia) 757th Separate Radar Company (Ingulets) 756th Separate Radar Company (Melitopol) 17th Separate Radar Company (Dnipro) Commanders Colonel Andreev M.K. (1990–1996) Colonel Rafalsky Y.I. (1996–1999) Colonel Bakumenko B.V. (1999–2005) Colonel Petruchyk V.I. (2005–2007) Colonel Kovalevsky S.M. (2007–2011) Colonel Hrynchak R.M. (2011–2013)"Украинская ракета" и MH17: вопросы и ответы Colonel Yevtushenko O.V. (2013–2018) Colonel Ptashchenko V.V. (2018-) Notes References Sources Радіотехнічна бригада відпрацювала дії під час Євро-2012 На Харківщині пройшла чергова ротація військовослужбовців до району проведення АТО https://web.archive.org/web/20170808184514/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2017/08/08/na-harkivshhini-projshla-chergova-rotacziya-vijskovosluzhbovcziv-do-rajonu-provedennya-ato/ 8 August 2017 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