The 76th Separate Communication and Radio Technical Support Regiment "

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" is a regiment of the

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tasked with providing command and communication facilities to the units of

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. It is garrisoned in

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History

With the declaration of the

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, the regiment became a part of the

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as its personnel swore allegiance to Ukraine in January 1992. After that, the regiment took part in multiple exercises including "Clear Sky", "Peace Shield", "Heavenly Thunder", "Adequate Response". On 30 October 2000, the regiment was returned its award from the

Soviet era The history of the Soviet Union (USSR) (1922–91) began with the ideals of the Russian Bolshevik Revolution and ended in dissolution amidst economic collapse and political disintegration. Established in 1922 following the Russian Civil War, ...

, after which it became the 76th Separate

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Communications and Automated Control Regiment of the 14th Air Corps of the

. During the unification of the

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and

, the 53rd Joint Communications Center was merged into the 76th Regiment. The 1st battalion of the regiment, then took part in joint air defense exercises with the

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. In 2011, the regiment took the second place for the best communication units of the

. The regiment also took part in such exercises as "Interaction-2012" and "Perspective-2012". In the summer of 2012, during the

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held in Ukraine, the regiment carried out operations to protect the airspace of the

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, deploying two auxiliary aviation guidance points near the

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. Moreover, the regiment was recognized three times in a row (2010–2012) as the best communications unit of the

. On 9 November 2012, the servicemen of the regiment celebrated the regiment's 70th anniversary. With the formation of the

in 2014, the regiment became part of it. On 18 November 2015, the unit was named "76th Separate Signal Regiment" and the

was removed in an effort to remove communist influences due to the start of the

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. On 28 December 2020, the regiment was renamed the 76th Separate Communications and Radio Technical Support Regiment, and it was also given the honorary title "

". Following the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

, it saw action. On 26 March 2024, a soldier of the regiment, Prachek Roman Hryhorovych, was killed in action on the frontlines.На Львівщині 28 травня прощаються із шістьма військовими
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Commanders

* Colonel Ihor Ivanovich Babyniuk (2002–2005) * Colonel Myroslav Mykolayovych Kurchak (2005–2012)

Sources

Notes

References

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