16th Army Aviation Brigade (Ukraine) explained

Unit Name:	16th Army Aviation Brigade
Native Name:	Ukrainian: 16-та окрема бригада армійської авіації
Dates:	- Today
Country:
Role:	Army Aviation
Garrison:	Brody Air Base, Lviv Oblast
Battles:	Russo-Ukrainian War
Website:	https://www.facebook.com/16OBrAA/?ref=page_internal

The 16th Army Aviation Brigade Brody is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.^[1]

History

The brigade initially started its service as the 119th Helicopter Regiment of the 13th Army.^[2] However, it was later relocated to the 38th Army Corps.^[3] On August 26, 2004, the regiment underwent restructuring and became a Brigade.^[4] The following year, in 2005, the Brigade was moved to the 8th Army Corps, and it has been a part of this corps ever since.

Structure

As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:

• 16th Army Aviation Brigade, Brody Air Base, Lviv Oblast
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company

References

1. Web site: 2007-08-28 . Розпорядження голови обласної ради від 28.08.2007 р. № 82 "Про нагородження Почесною грамотою обласної ради" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110823132902/http://oblrada.ks.ua/index.php?id=11005 . 2011-08-23 . 2007-11-21 . uk.
2. Web site: n.d. . 119th independent Helicopter Regiment . 2022-08-14 . WW2.DK.
3. Web site: 2004-05-28 . Мужність та героїзм воїнів-миротворців відзначено державними та відомчими нагородами . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607180949/http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=3905 . 2011-06-07 . MIL.
4. Web site: 2007-07-17 . В зоні лиха на Львівщині опинились 14 населених пунктів . https://archive.today/20070703065624/http://ua.proua.com/news/2007/07/17/094747.html . 2007-07-03 . Незалежний медіа-холдінг "Еволюшен Медіа" . uk.