302nd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukraine)
| 302nd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment
(2015-) 3020th Anti-aircraft Missile Divisions Group (2014–2015) 302nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (2002–2014) 148th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade (1992—2002) | |
|---|---|
| 302-й зенітний ракетний полк | |
 Insignia of the Ukrainian 302nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment | |
| Active | 1992 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Air Force |
| Type | Missile |
| Role | Anti-Aircraft |
| Part of |  Air Command East |
| Garrison/HQ | Kharkiv |
| Nickname(s) | Kharkiv Regiment |
| Motto(s) | "We hold the sky" |
| Equipment | S-300PS and S-300PT |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian war |
| Decorations | For Courage and Bravery |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Ihor Kolesnik |
| Insignia | |
| Former Insignia |  |
| Collar Insignia | .png) |
The 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Kharkiv" is a regiment of the Ukrainian Air Force tasked with air defense operations throughout Kharkiv Oblast. It operates S-300PS and S-300PT Missile defense systems and is subordinated to the Air Command East. It is headquartered at Kharkiv.
History
[edit]In January 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the 148th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade of the Soviet Army took an oath of loyalty to Ukraine and became the 302nd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment in December 2002.[citation needed]
In January 2014, the 3020th group of anti-aircraft missile divisions was created on the basis of the 302nd and 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment[1] and became a part of the 138th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade (Ukraine)[2]
During the War in Donbass, the 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment came out of subordination of the 138th Brigade, becoming a separate military formation within the Air Command East and was deployed from 2015 to 2017 in Donbass.[3][4]
On 23 August 2021, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Ukrainian independence , the regiment was given the honorary name "Kharkiv".[5]
On 24 February 2022, at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the regiment's positions were shelled by Russian forces killing a soldier of the regiment (Vergulenko Ihor Serhiyevich).[6] On 27 February 2022, during the Battle of Kharkiv, Russian Ministry of Defence spokesman Igor Konashenkov claimed that Russian forces had secured the surrender of the Ukrainian 302nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment and captured 471 Ukrainian soldiers, a claim that was disputed by Ukrainian officials.[7][8] In April 2022, a soldier of the brigade (Andriy Myroslavovych Osinskyi) was killed in a battle with Russians at an undisclosed location.[9] The regiment participated in the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive and on 15 September 2022, a soldier of the regiment (Oleksiy Gennadiyovych Venchenko)[10] was killed in a battle with Russians near Hurakove. On 5 October 2022, the 302nd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Kharkiv" shot down three Iranian-made HESA Shahed 136 Kamikaze UAVs.[11]
On 16 May 2024 two soldiers of the regiment [a] (Zhitnikov Kyrylo Vyacheslavovich and Mizyak Tamila Ivanivna) were killed as result of Russian shelling on the regiment's positions.[12][13]
Structure
[edit]3022nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division (S-300PT) (Rohan)
- 3023rd Anti-aircraft Missile Division (S-300) (Kulinichi)
- 3024th Anti-aircraft Missile Division (S-300PT) (Ruska Lozova)
- Guardian Platoon
- Anti-aircraft Missile Department
- Machine gun Department
- Anti-aircraft Artillery Department
- Medical center
Commanders
[edit]- Lieutenant Colonel Andriy Viktorovych Novozhilov (2016–2017)[14]
- Colonel Ihor Kolesnik (2017-)
Sources
[edit]- Символіка 302 зенітного ракетного ордена Червоної Зірки полку[15] Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Форум mil.in.ua[16] Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- 302-й зенитно-ракетный полк (в/ч А-1215) (Харьков)[17] Archived 9 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Notes
[edit]- ^ And also a married couple
References
[edit]- ^ Форум ПВО и ЗРВ Archived 31 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://gorod.dp.ua/news/178403 Под Днепром обнаружили заброшенную военную часть
- ^ Нікопольський зенітно-ракетний полк відзначив «золотий» ювілей Archived 29 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine Archived 5 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ЗСУ провели навчання зі стрільбами з зенітно-ракетного комплексу С-300: фоторепортаж Archived 24 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine Archived 18 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Указ Президента України 418/2021 «Про присвоєння почесного найменування 302 зенітному ракетному полку Повітряних Сил Збройних Сил України»". Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ https://www.victims.memorial/people/igor-vergulenko Ігор Вергуленко. 24 лютого
- ^ "Center for Countering Misinformation: Russian reports about surrendered 302nd anti-aircraft regiment in Kharkiv region fake". Interfax-Ukraine. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Brown (27 February 2022). "Defense Ministry: The 302nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment of The Armed Forces of Ukraine, Armed With BukM-1 Systems, Voluntarily Laid Down Arms". ePrimefeed. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20220429143632/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/2702022-42245
- ^ https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/7822022-44861 Указ Президента України № 782/2022 від 17 листопада 2022 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України»
- ^ https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3586849-prezident-podakuvav-voinam-povitranih-sil-zsu-aki-vcora-vnoci-zbili-sist-dronivkamikadze.html Президент подякував воїнам Повітряних сил ЗСУ, які вчора вночі збили шість дронів-камікадзе
- ^ https://2day.kh.ua/ua/kharkow/na-viyni-zahynula-rodyna-viyskovykh-iz-kharkova-u-nykh-zalyshyvsya-malenkyy-syn На війні загинула родина військових із Харкова, у них залишився маленький син. 22.05.2024, 19:30
- ^ "Суспільне".
- ^ Захисники повітряного простору відзначили 75-річчя! Archived 13 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine Archived 18 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://vijsko.milua.org/Chmyr_302_zrp.html
- ^ "MIL.IN.UA - Інформація".
- ^ "Григоровское шоссе, 54 - Харьков".