301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukraine)

301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment
301-й зенітний ракетний полк
File:301 зенітний ракетний полк (з девізом).png Insignia of the Ukrainian 301st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
Active	1992 – present
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Air Force
Type	Missile
Role	Anti-Aircraft
Part of	File:PvK Shid 2021.png Air Command East
Garrison/HQ	Nikopol
Equipment	S-300PS and S-300PT
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian war War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine
Decorations	File:За мужність та відвагу (2022).svg For Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Andriy Mogilatenko
Insignia
Former Insignia	File:301-й зенітний ракетний полк.png
Collar Insignia	File:Емблема зенітних ракетних військ (2007).png

The 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Nikopolsky" is a regiment of the Ukrainian Air Force tasked with air defense operations throughout Donbass. It operates S-300PS and S-300PT Missile defense systems and is subordinated to the Air Command East. It is headquartered at Nikopol.

History

In 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the personnel of the 269th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade of the Soviet Army took an oath of loyalty to Ukraine. In 2002, the 269th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade became the 301st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment. In September 2010, during the military exercise "Interaction-2010" at Chauda, one of the divisions of the 301st Regiment destroyed all targets and received an "excellent" rating. On 31 December 2013, the 301st regiment was transferred to the 138th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade (Ukraine) in Kharkiv but in 2014 it again became a separate Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment. In October 2015, the regiment celebrated its 50th anniversary. In 2021, the regiment was deployed to Donetsk Oblast to take part in the War in Donbass. On February 24, 2022, at the Start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at 5 A.M. the regiment's positions in Donetsk Oblast were airstriked by Russian warplanes followed by a second aerial assault at 9 A.M, the airstrikes led to the death of a soldier of the regiment (Oleg Yaskovets). The regiment participated and saw air defense and monitoring operations during the Siege of Mariupol during which equipment of the regiment Including radars was destroyed by Russian strikes. On 24 August 2022, the regiment was awarded the honorary award "For Courage and Bravery". On 3 March 2023, the regiment shot down a Su-34 about 20 km from the front line near Yenakievo. One pilot was killed and the other severely wounded. On 5 August 2023, the regiment was given the honorary name "Nikopolsky".

Structure

• Management & HQ
• 3011th Anti-aircraft Missile Division (S-300PS)
• 3012th Anti-aircraft Missile Division (S-300PS)
• 3013th Anti-aircraft Missile Division (S-300PT)
• Logistics Company
• Repair and Maintenance Company
• Medical Center
• Command Post
• Technical Support Unit

Commanders

• Colonel Sergey Dmytrovych Uryupov (2002–2004)
• Colonel Serhiy Voznesenskyi (2004–2006)
• Colonel Volodymyr Pavlovich Karpenko (2006–2013)
• Colonel Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Reznichenko (2013–2015)
• Colonel Andriy Mogilatenko (2015-)

Sources

• Нікопольській військовій частині — 45 років! Archived 3 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Повітряні Сили Archived 19 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine