14th Radio Technical Brigade (Ukraine)
{{Infobox Military Unit
| unit_name = 14th Radio Technical Brigade
| image = 14th Radiotechnical Brigade SSI (with tab).svg
| caption = Insignia of the Ukrainian 14th Radio Technical Brigade
| dates = 1992 – present
| native_name = 14-та радіотехнічна бригада
| country = {{UKR}}
| allegiance = {{UKR}}
| branch = {{air force|Ukraine}}
| type = Radar
| role = Radar, Reconnaissance, Air Traffic Control
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| command_structure = 25px Air Command South
| garrison = Odesa
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| nickname = "Bohdan Khmelnytskyi" Brigade
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| motto = Latin: OMNI VIDENS
English: We see everything!
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| equipment = "Pelican" Radar
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| battles = Russo-Ukrainian war
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| decorations = For Courage and Bravery
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| current_commander = Colonel Hrytsaenko Serhii Anatoliyovych
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| notable_commanders = Lieutenant Colonel Klimov Serhiy Borisovych
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| identification_symbol_label = Field Insignia
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The 14th Radio Technical Brigade "Bohdan Khmelnytskyi" is a Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force concerned with radar operations in South Ukraine and is subordinated to the Air Command South. It is headquartered in Odesa and operates many radar systems including the "Pelican".
History
In 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the personnel of the 14th Radio Engineering Brigade of the Soviet Army took an oath of loyalty to Ukraine. In March 1992, the first Ukrainian commander of the brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Klimov Serhiy Borisovych, was appointed and the brigade was staffed with local Ukrainians as well as with the members of the Ukrainian diaspora. The units of the brigade that were stationed on the territory of Moldova were transferred to the Armed Forces of Moldova with the exception of one unit under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Kudar V.I. Many of its units were deployed along the border with Moldova for radar coverage and a separate radar unit of the brigade was deployed to Snake Island. It received automated radar systems and separate mobile radar platoons were established within companies and battalions of the brigade. In 2007, a separate research area for air defense "Oreanda PS" was created in the regiment. On 22 July 2008, the brigade received the honorary name of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.{{Cite web|url=http://zakon5.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/654/2008|title=Про присвоєння імені Богдана Хмельницького 14 радіотехнічн... {{!}} від 22.07.2008 № 654/2008|website=zakon5.rada.gov.ua|accessdate=2016-12-06|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226035727/http://zakon5.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/654/2008}}
Since 2014, personnel and units of the brigade participated in the War in Donbas. Separate mobile radar platoons of the brigade were quickly redeployed and were used to create radar coverage for ATO zone. In 2016, the brigade received the newest Ukrainian-made Pelican radar systems.[http://dumskaya.net/news/odesskaya-radiotehnicheskaya-brigada-vozdushnyh-064249/ «Пеликан»: одесская радиотехническая бригада Воздушных сил получила новейшую РЛС]
On 17 August 2016, a soldier of the brigade (Oleksandr Oleksandrovich Grebenkin) was killed whilst serving on a combat mission near Andriivka.{{Cite web |url=https://unalib.ks.ua/grebenkin-oleksandr-oleksandrovich.htm |title=Гребенкін Олександр Олександрович |accessdate=25 December 2018 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225175757/https://unalib.ks.ua/grebenkin-oleksandr-oleksandrovich.htm }} On 5 December 2016, the brigade was presented with a combat flag.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2016/12/05/radiotehnichnij-brigadi-povitryanogo-komanduvannya-pivden-vrucheno-bojovij-prapor/ |title=Радіотехнічній бригаді повітпяного командування "Південь" ручено бойовий прапор |accessdate=5 December 2016 |archive-date=6 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206151409/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2016/12/05/radiotehnichnij-brigadi-povitryanogo-komanduvannya-pivden-vrucheno-bojovij-prapor/ }}
On 24 February 2022, at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade's positions were struck by Russian warplanes killing eleven female soldiers of the brigade (Shoris Olga Pavlivna,[https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/24/7325379/ На Одещині російські окупанти вбили 18 осіб. 24.02.2022, 12:59] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308145229/https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/24/7325379/|date=8 March 2022}} Kosar Liliya Ihorivna,[https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1452022-41741 Указ Президента України No. 145/2022 від 18 березня 2022 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України»]
Tatyana Valentynivna Skurat, Nataliya Andriivna Protsyshina,{{Cite web|url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1452022-41741|title=Указ Президента України № 145/2022 від 18 березня 2022 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України»|accessdate=19 March 2022|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318145028/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1452022-41741}} Barbul Victoria Viktorivna,{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWn6pJKjHt0|title=Вічна пам`ять загиблим військовим ВЧ 0173|accessdate=12 May 2022|archive-date=12 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512115224/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWn6pJKjHt0}} Larisa Mykolaivna Hutsol, Lyudmila Ruslanivna Kutishevska, Nataliya Mykolayivn Shaporova, Berina Olena Vitalyivna, Straton Alla Viktorivna and Olena Mykolayivna Dobrovolska) of the brigade and eleven male personnel (Oleksiy Adolfovich Shuda,{{Cite web|title=В Подільську на Одещині прощаються з загиблими внаслідок ворожого авіаудару по військовій частині – новини Одеси|url=https://odesa.depo.ua/ukr/odesa/v-podilsku-na-odeshchini-proshchayutsya-z-zagiblimi-vnaslidok-vorozhogo-aviaudaru-po-viyskoviy-chastini-202202271429461|website=depo.ua|accessdate=2023-05-19|language=uk}} Pavlo Vasyliovych Bondarenko, Sabatyn Serhiy Serhiyov, Dmytro Sergeyevich Zaitsev, Dmytro Volodymyrovych Holodnyuk, Bondar Andrii Andriyovych, Serhiy Serhiyovych Len, Oleksandr Serhiyovych Medvedenko, Hutsol Oleg Viktorovych, Dumbrava Andrii Ivanovych and Yasko Oleksandr Oleksiiovych[https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/24/7325379/ На Одещині російські окупанти вбили 18 осіб. 24.02.2022, 12:59] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308145229/https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/24/7325379/ |date=8 March 2022 }}
[https://glavcom.ua/odesa/news/obstril-viyskovoji-chastini-na-odeshchini-kilkist-zhertv-zrosla-do-22-824744.html Обстріл військової частини на Одещині: кількість жертв зросла до 22. 24.02.2022, 17:24] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225015952/https://glavcom.ua/odesa/news/obstril-viyskovoji-chastini-na-odeshchini-kilkist-zhertv-zrosla-do-22-824744.html |date=25 February 2022 }}
[https://odesa.depo.ua/ukr/odesa/v-podilsku-na-odeshchini-proshchayutsya-z-zagiblimi-vnaslidok-vorozhogo-aviaudaru-po-viyskoviy-chastini-202202271429461 В Подільську на Одещині прощаються з загиблими внаслідок ворожого авіаудару по військовій частині. 27.02.2022, 11:50]{{Cite web |url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1452022-41741 |title=Указ Президента України № 145/2022 від 18 березня 2022 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» |accessdate=19 March 2022 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318145028/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1452022-41741 }}) of the brigade. On 15 June 2022, the brigade was awarded the honorary award "For Courage and Bravery".{{Cite web|date=15 June 2022|title=Про відзначення почесною відзнакою "За мужність та відвагу"|url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4082022-42869}}
Commanders
- Lieutenant Colonel Serhii Borisovych Klimov (1992–1994)
- Colonel Afanasov Viktor Volodymyrovych.
- Colonel Yaroslavtsev Valery Mykolayovych.
- Lieutenant Colonel Kostyantyn Mykolayovych Horlo[http://omr.gov.ua/ru/news/2198/ OMR.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112416/http://omr.gov.ua/ru/news/2198/ |date=4 March 2016 }}{{Cite web |date=2017-02-17 |title=Одесская радиотехническая бригада отпраздновала день рождения |url=http://glasweb.com/news49034/ |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=ГЛАС |language=ru}}[http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2015/09/26/7082707/?attempt=1 В Одессе задержали нетрезвого генерала и пьяного полковника ВСУ за рулем] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120531/http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2015/09/26/7082707/?attempt=1 |date=4 March 2016 }}
- Colonel Hrytsaenko Serhii Anatoliyovych (2018-)
Separate Battalions
Sources
- {{Cite web|author=Michael Holm|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/pvo/radar/14rtbr.htm|title=14th Radio-Technical Brigade}}