The unit was established as the 709 Night Bomber Aviation Regiment in Alatyr, Chuvash Republic at the end of 1941. On 22 November 1942, it was renamed as 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, from 1946 — 25th Guards Transport Aviation Regiment.
In January 1992 the regiment took the oath of loyalty to the Ukrainian people.
Operations
Il-76, bort number 76683, at RIAT 2019
In 1993, 3 Il-76 aircraft of the Brigade delivered humanitarian cargo from Cologne to Tbilisi during a Ukrainian humanitarian mission in Georgia.
Operation "Northern Falcon" is a joint Ukrainian-Danish operation for the transportation of fuel from the US Air Force "Thule" to the Danish Polar Station "Nord" by the military transport aircraft IL-76MD. It has been conducted annually since 2009.[1]
Supported the evacuation of Ukrainian Citizens from Libya in 2011.
Supported the evacuation of Ukrainian Citizens from Syria in 2013.
Supported the evacuation of Ukrainian Citizens from Nepal in 2015.
Airlift support to NATO operations in Mali.
On 8 January 2020, transport aircraft of the 25th Transport Aviation Brigade IL-76 has flown out from the Boryspil International Airport to the crash site of the Ukrainian International Airlines flight which took place near Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.[2]
On 19 January 2020 the bodies of 11 Ukrainian citizens, who died in the crash, were returned to Ukraine in a solemn ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport. The coffins, which were each draped in a Ukrainian flag, were carried one by one from a Ukrainian Il-76 military plane.[3]
On June 13, 2014, an IL-76 Transport was shot down killing forty 25th Airborne Brigade troopers near Luhansk, Ukraine. “On the night of June 13–14, firing from an anti-aircraft gun and a large-caliber machine gun, anti-regime forces cynically and treacherously shot down a Ukraine armed forces transport plane IL-76 which was bringing personnel for rotation,” said in a statement posted on the Defense Ministry's official website.[4]
References
^""Ukrainian-Danish fuel transportation operation "Northern Falcon 2019" has started". Ukraine.um.dk. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
^"Aircraft IL-76 of the Ukrainian Air Force has flown to Iran".
^"Bodies of 11 Ukrainians killed in Iran plane crash sent home". River Bender. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^"49 die as pro-Russia rebels down Ukraine army plane". Los Angeles Times. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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25th, transport, aviation, brigade, formation, ukrainian, force, based, melitopol, base, active1941, presentcountryukrainebranchair, forcetypebrigaderoleairliftgarrison, hqmelitopol, base, melitopolcommanderscurrentcommandercolonel, dmytro, mymrikovinsigniaair. The 25th Transport Aviation Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force based at Melitopol Air Base 25th Transport Aviation BrigadeActive1941 presentCountryUkraineBranchAir ForceTypeBrigadeRoleAirliftGarrison HQMelitopol Air Base MelitopolCommandersCurrentcommanderColonel Dmytro MymrikovInsigniaAir Force Sleeve patchLeft ArmRoundelFin flashAviation branch insigniacollarAircraft flownTransportAn 26 Il 76 Contents 1 History 2 Operations 3 Aircraft 4 Accidents 5 ReferencesHistory EditThe unit was established as the 709 Night Bomber Aviation Regiment in Alatyr Chuvash Republic at the end of 1941 On 22 November 1942 it was renamed as 25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment from 1946 25th Guards Transport Aviation Regiment In January 1992 the regiment took the oath of loyalty to the Ukrainian people Operations Edit Il 76 bort number 76683 at RIAT 2019 In 1993 3 Il 76 aircraft of the Brigade delivered humanitarian cargo from Cologne to Tbilisi during a Ukrainian humanitarian mission in Georgia Supported Ukrainian operations in UN missions in the former Yugoslavia IFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina UNPROFOR and UNTAES in Croatia KFor in Kosovo the Middle East Southern Lebanon Kuwait Iraq and Africa Angola Sierra Leone Liberia Brigade was involved in a Ukraine North Pole 2000 Ukraine parachute expedition to the North Pole in 2000 Operation Northern Falcon is a joint Ukrainian Danish operation for the transportation of fuel from the US Air Force Thule to the Danish Polar Station Nord by the military transport aircraft IL 76MD It has been conducted annually since 2009 1 Supported the evacuation of Ukrainian Citizens from Libya in 2011 Supported the evacuation of Ukrainian Citizens from Syria in 2013 Supported the evacuation of Ukrainian Citizens from Nepal in 2015 Airlift support to NATO operations in Mali On 8 January 2020 transport aircraft of the 25th Transport Aviation Brigade IL 76 has flown out from the Boryspil International Airport to the crash site of the Ukrainian International Airlines flight which took place near Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran 2 On 19 January 2020 the bodies of 11 Ukrainian citizens who died in the crash were returned to Ukraine in a solemn ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport The coffins which were each draped in a Ukrainian flag were carried one by one from a Ukrainian Il 76 military plane 3 Aircraft EditAn 26 Il 76Accidents EditMain article Ukrainian Air Force Ilyushin Il 76 shoot down On June 13 2014 an IL 76 Transport was shot down killing forty 25th Airborne Brigade troopers near Luhansk Ukraine On the night of June 13 14 firing from an anti aircraft gun and a large caliber machine gun anti regime forces cynically and treacherously shot down a Ukraine armed forces transport plane IL 76 which was bringing personnel for rotation said in a statement posted on the Defense Ministry s official website 4 References Edit Ukrainian Danish fuel transportation operation Northern Falcon 2019 has started Ukraine um dk Retrieved 25 March 2019 Aircraft IL 76 of the Ukrainian Air Force has flown to Iran Bodies of 11 Ukrainians killed in Iran plane crash sent home River Bender Retrieved 19 January 2020 49 die as pro Russia rebels down Ukraine army plane Los Angeles Times 14 June 2014 Retrieved 30 October 2014 This article about a specific military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This aviation related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article relating to Ukraine is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 25th Transport Aviation Brigade amp oldid 1104870981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
