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1039th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukraine)
The 1039th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment "General-Cornet Mykola Kapustiansky" (A1964) is a regiment level military unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, operationally under the command of Operational Command East. The Regiment is based in Zarichne, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. It has seen combat during both the War in Donbass and the Russian invasion of Ukraine operating a variety of equipment. History The regiment traces its history back to a part of the Soviet Army, being created in November 1953. In August 2008, the regiment was preparing for military exercises near Feodosia. It saw combat during the War in Donbass. On 31 July 2015, Ruslan Ivanovich Batyr, a soldier of the 1039th Regiment, was killed by separatist fire near Avdiivka. On 10 September 2016, the 38th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukraine), 38th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was formed on the basis of the regiment's 2nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Division. On 20 March 2022, a soldier of the regiment, Sushkov Viktor Alexan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defence (Ukraine)
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine () is the ministry of defence, ministry of the Government of Ukraine, Ukrainian government that oversees national defence and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The head of the ministry is the List of Ministers of Defense (Ukraine), Minister of Defence. The President of Ukraine is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The ministry was established in Ukraine on 24 September 1991, one month after Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, Ukraine's declaration of independence resolution. The ministry was put in charge of all Soviet military forces reorganization on the territory of Ukrainian jurisdiction. In 1994, Ukraine voluntarily gave up all nuclear weapons. The ministry spent significant funds eliminating nuclear weapons, military bases and equipment to meet Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe requirements. In 2022 it was planned to provide 5% of Ukraine's GDP for the needs of the Ministry of Defence. In July 2022, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
