1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)

1st Airmobile Division
1st Airmobile Division
1-ша аеромобільна дивізія
	Sleeve patch for the 1st Airmobile Division
Active	January 1, 1993 – 2003
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Airmobile Forces
Type	Brigade
Role	Airmobile
Part of	Southern Operational Command
Garrison/HQ	А0220 Bolhrad Ukraine
Motto(s)	Nobody but us
Engagements	peacekeeping missions (Yugoslavia, Iraq)
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Col.Artur Horbenko 2002–2003 (last)

The 1st Airmobile Division (Ukrainian: 1-ша аеромобільна дивізія, romanized: 1-sha aeromobilna dyviziya) was a formation of the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces from January 1, 1993, until it was disbanded in 2003. The formation was located in Bolhrad.

History

The formation of the 1st Airmobile Division was begun by an order of the Ministry of Defence on 5 May 1993 at Bolhrad from elements of the 98th Guards Airborne Division. Elements of the 217th Guards Airborne Regiment were used to form the 25th Airborne Brigade. Elements of the 299th Guards Airborne Regiment were used to form the 45th Airmobile Brigade. On 5 June 1993, soldiers of the division took an oath of allegiance to Ukraine. The formation of the division was completed on 1 December 1993. Between May and July 2002 the 25th Airborne Brigade moved to the village of Hvardiiske, Novomoskovsk Raion. The division disbanded in 2003 as part of the Ukrainian military reform.

Structure 2001

The Structure of the division on January 1, 2001:^[2]

25th Airborne Brigade – Bolhrad
45th Airmobile Brigade – Bolhrad
27th Mechanized Brigade – Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
91st Artillery Regiment – Veseliy Kut
5th Separate Anti-Tank Battalion – Bolhrad
615th Separate Anti-Aircraft Battalion – Bolhrad
32nd Separate Signal Battalion – Bolhrad
95th Separate Combat Engineer Battalion – Bolhrad
857th Separate Combat Service Support Battalion – Bolhrad
356th Separate Support Battalion – Bolhrad
160th Separate Maintenance Battalion – Bolhrad

Commanders

Major General Oleh Babich (1993–1998)
Major General – Shamil Kuliev – (2001)^[3]
Colonel Artur Horbenko (2002–2003)

References

^ "Міністерство оборони України – Новини". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
^ Soldat.ru, Вооруженные силы Украины
^ "Новини Управління Прес-служби МО". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-09-15.

[1] "Міністерство оборони України – Новини". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-09-15.

[2] Soldat.ru, Вооруженные силы Украины

[3] "Новини Управління Прес-служби МО". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-09-15.

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