| 12th Army Aviation Brigade | |
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| Active | 1943–present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type | Army Aviation |
| Size | at least 300 |
| Part of | Operational Command West |
| Garrison/HQ | Novyi Kalyniv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine[1] |
| Engagements | Soviet–Afghan War |
| Battle honours | Breslau (removed) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Dmytro Zbhnievych |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Mi-24 |
| Transport | Mi-8, Mi-26 |
The 12th Army Aviation Brigade is an army aviation formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade is directly subordinated to the Ukrainian Ground Forces command.[2]
The brigade was formed as 340th Separate Combat-Transport Helicopter Breslavlsk Regiment. From August 21, 1968 to June 1991 the Regiment was stationed in Czechoslovakia.[3] After 1992 the Regiment was redesignated to be 7th Separate Breslavlsk Army Aviation Regiment.[4] In 2016 it became the 12th Army Aviation Brigade.
The brigade was first formed in April 1943 as the 340th Long-Range Aviation Regiment. On 26 December 1944 it became a bomber aviation regiment. On 27 April 1946 it became a transport aviation regiment. On 12 October 1955 it became a military-transport aviation regiment. It was converted to a separate helicopter regiment on 17 November 1959.[5]
The regiment's honorific "Breslau (Breslavlsk)" was removed on 18 November 2015 as part of an Armed Forces-wide removal of Soviet awards and honorifics.[6]
It became the 12th Army Aviation Brigade in 2016.[7]
Since November 2007, 300 members of the Regiment are deployed to Liberia, supporting the United Nations Mission in Liberia, as part of the 56th Separate Helicopter Unit.[8][9][needs update]
During the 1970s the Regiment included 4 Squadron's with a total of 55-60 helicopters.
In 2004 the Brigade consisted of 2 Squadron's flying Mi-24, Mi-26 and Mi-8 helicopters.
2nd Squadron is intended to carry out missions under UN and NATO command.
Equipment in 2004[10]
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