8th Separate Air Defense Army

The army originates from the Voronezh-Borisoglebsky Division of Air Defense formed on November 24, 1941:

• Voronezh-Borisoglebsky Air Defense Division ^[1] ;
• Voronezh Corps Air Defense Region ^[2] ;
• Kursk corps air defense district ^[3] ;
• Kiev corps air defense district ^[4] ;
• 7th Air Defense Corps ^[5] ;
• 41st Air Defense Division ;
• 41st anti-aircraft artillery air defense division ^[6] ;
• Kiev district air defense ^[7] ;
• Kiev Army Air Defense ^[8] ;
• 8th Separate Air Defense Army ^[9] ;
• military unit 25342

The 8th Separate Air Defense Army was formed in March 1960 on the basis of the Kiev Air Defense Army on the basis of the Directive of the Main Headquarters of the Air Defense Forces No. omu / 1/454690 of 03.24.1960.

In connection with the collapse of the USSR, the 8th separate air defense army was transferred to the jurisdiction of Ukraine on June 1, 1992.

1960 year

• Lviv Air Defense Corps (formed on September 22, 1954, reorganized: 28th Air Defense Corps from 05/01/1960);
• Odessa Air Defense Corps (formed in July 1954, reorganized: 21st Air Defense Division from 05/01/1960);
• Dnepropetrovsk Air Defense Division (formed on January 30, 1960, the 11th Air Defense Division from 04/01/1960);
• Vasilkovsky Air Defense Division (formed on March 1, 1960, the 19th Air Defense Division from 03.24.1960);
• Crimean Air Defense Division (formed on January 1, 1957, 1st Air Defense Division from 04/01/1960);
• Kharkov Air Defense Division (formed on June 15, 1959, 9th Air Defense Division from 04/06/1960).

In 1960 - 1961, S-75 air defense missiles were massively delivered to formations and units of the army, parts of the ground forces and aviation regiments, which were converted into anti-aircraft missile regiments, were transferred to the army. Fighter aviation regiments are equipped with MiG-17pf , Yak-25p and Su-9 fighter interceptors. The frontier units and units of the RTV are equipped with Air-1P automation equipment.

1962 year

• 133rd command center ( Kiev );
• 28th Air Defense Corps ( Lviv );
• 1st Air Defense Division ( Sevastopol );
• 9th Air Defense Division ( Kharkov );
• 11th Air Defense Division ( Dnepropetrovsk );
• 19th Air Defense Division ( Vasilkov );
• 21st Air Defense Division ( Odessa ).

1969 year

Starting in 1969, the army began to receive the S -200 long-range air defense system.

1970 year

• 133rd command post ( Kiev );
• 28th Air Defense Corps ( Lviv );
• 1st Air Defense Division ( Sevastopol );
• 9th Air Defense Division ( Kharkov );
• 11th Air Defense Division ( Dnepropetrovsk );
• 19th Air Defense Division ( Vasilkov );
• 21st Air Defense Division ( Odessa ).

1980

Transferred to the military districts:

• to Odessa Military District :
  • 1st Red Banner Air Defense Division (Division Management, 174, 206 air defense , 1014 guards air defense , 3117 air defense , 16 air defense , 62 air defense , 97 obato, 1186 air defense, 227 air defense, 358 air defense);
  • 21st Air Defense Division (Division Management, 160, 208, 211, 275 zbr, 2653 prtb, 14 rtbr, 90th air defense , 154th obato, 263 orsrps, 167 commando) - in full force.
• in the Carpathian Military District ^[10] :
  • 894th IAP , 133 rtb, 149 obato, 392 ors.

Adopted from the Baku Air Defense District :

• 12 air defense corps consisting of:
  • Office of the corps (Rostov-on-Don)
  • 54th zrbr (Volgograd)
  • 73rd zrbr (Rostov-on-Don)
  • 879th SRP (Tuapse city)
  • 1244th zrp (Volgodonsk)
  • 3349th Prtb (Novorossiysk)
  • 3355th Prtb (Volgograd)
  • 3348 prtb (Nalchik city)
  • 64th rtp (Novo-Lesnoy settlement, Astrakhan region)
  • 77th rtp (Volgograd)
  • 93rd rtp (city of Grozny)
  • 83rd Guards IAP, 13th Obato, 1124th ODSRPS (Rostov-on-Don)
  • 393rd Guards IAP, 421st ATB, 1305th ODSRPS (town Volga, Astrakhan region)
  • 562nd IAP, 18th Obato, 1158th Odsrps (Krymsk)
  • 138th CSS (Rostov-on-Don)
  • 2632th RV Aviation Warehouse
  • 27th SWARM.

1985 year

A S-300 homing group was formed and included in the 96th air defense missile system; at the same time, a part of the S-75 and S-125 homing systems was disbanded. The reformation of some RTBs into RTCs has taken place.

1986 year

Admitted to the 8th Air Defense OA from the troops of the Odessa Military District:

• 1st Air Defense Division (Sevastopol)
• 21st Air Defense Division (Odessa) with support units
• 62nd IAP ( Belbek is included in the 1st Air Defense Division.

In the newly formed 19th separate air defense army transferred:

• 12th Air Defense Corps .

The 9th Air Defense Division and the 11th Air Defense Division on March 15, 1986 were merged into the 49th Air Defense Corps ^[11] . Equipping of army units with the S-300 complexes continues (148, 174th air defense missile system, 138th air defense system).

1988 year

The 49th Air Defense Corps on July 1, 1988 was reorganized into the 11th Air Defense Division ^[11] . The control of the 79th rtp into the control of the 164th rtbr (military unit 44343). The structure includes units of the 50th and 79th rtp. Reassigned from the 11th Air Defense Division to the 1st Air Defense Division: 738th IAP and 100th ZBR.

1989 year

Reformed ^[11] and reassigned to June 15, 1989:

• The directorate of the 1st Air Defense Division and the 21st Air Defense Division - to the Directorate of the 60th Air Defense Corps ^[11] (military unit 03119). The corps administration is stationed in Odessa on the management funds of the 21st Air Defense Division.
• The troops of the 1st and 21st air defense divisions are included in the 60th air defense corps (100, 160, 174, 206, 208, 275 air defense units, 1014, 1170 air defense units, 902nd frame. Air defense units, 62 and 738- th IAP, 97, 130th Obato, 1186th Obsro, 249th Ors RTO, 1200 CBU Aviation, 265, 259, 260, 348, 822, 816, 492, 963, 1315 PN IA, 398 orrr, 14 , 16 rtbr, 358th obreb, 1122th KP, 167th US).
• The Directorate of the 11th Air Defense Division and the 19th Air Defense Division are in charge of the 49th Air Defense Corps ^[11] (military unit 21941). The corps administration is stationed in Dnepropetrovsk on the funds of the 11th Air Defense Division.
• The troops of the 11th and 19th air defense divisions are included in the 49th air defense corps ^[11] (96, 148, 212nd air defense brigade, 138, 276, 317, 392, 508, 613th air defense regiment; 146, 636, 933th IAP; 114, 135, 143rd obato, 1196, 1199, 1204th obsro, 262, 263, 264, 266, 267, 530, 814 PN IA, 2204th obreb, 138, 164th RTBR, 1098th KP, 95th US).
• On October 1, 1989, the 737th IAP (military unit 36853) arrived from the 12th OA of air defense (Ayaguz) . Chervonoglinskoe and is included in the 60th Air Defense Corps.
• Disbanded:
  • 209th training regiment of communications, military unit 32384,
  • 13th Military Aviation School of Mechanics, military unit 78436.
  • The 18th school of junior specialists in the automotive service, military unit 27895, was transferred to the central subordinate units.
  • The 857th separate training SDP was reorganized into the 497th training air defense brigade, military unit 15122 (Yevpatoriya).
  • in the 1st division - 222nd command, military unit 03121; 1096 KP 1dPVO;
  • in the 19th Air Defense Division - the 107th Air Defense Forces, military unit 03407, 1113 KP of the 19th Air Defense Division.
• Formed:
  • 4803rd anti-aircraft missile supply and storage base, military unit 11257;
  • 4825th base of material and technical supply, military unit 11451, is included in the 60th air defense corps.
  • 4843rd base of material and technical supply, military unit 11662, is included in the 49th air defense corps, p. Dolinskaya.

1990 year

Combat composition for a year:

• 133rd Command Center (Kiev)
• 855th information processing center (Kiev)
• 49th Air Defense Corps (Dnepropetrovsk)
• 60th Air Defense Corps (Odessa)

Changes in the composition:

• Relocated the 138th SRP (military unit 96402) from Dnepropetrovsk to Dneprodzerzhinsk.
• by December 20 expelled from the army and redeployed to Priozersk 738th IAP , 130th Obato, 249th Orsrto and included in the 37th Air Defense Corps of the 12th Air Defense OA.

1992 year

• By February 15, the 28th Air Defense Corps with support units was accepted into the 8th OA AA;
• Transferred to the armed forces of the Republic of Moldova:
  • 275th Guards zrbr (control, group of zdn s-200, 3 zdn s-75, 2 zdn s-125, 2 zrdn s-125 frame., tdn-200, tdn-75, tdn-125); 4 RTV units from the 14th rtbr (707th rdl (Cahul), 206th rtb (Zaikany), 683th orlr (Lipkany), 705th orlr (Marculesti), 740th rtb (Durlesti), 499th Orlr (Leovo), 701th Orlr (Karneshty), 706th Orlr (Kaushany)).
• Adopted from the 4th Iad of the 14th VA and included in the 28th Air Defense Corps:
  • 92nd IAP (Mukachevo), 5429th ATB, 1158th Mission Control Center.
• Adopted 137th zbrb (Goncharovskoe), 74th rtbr (Fastov), ​​BHVT, 137th training rtbr (Kharkov), 141st educational center.

•     Colonel General of Aviation Pokryshkin Alexander Ivanovich (1959 - 1968),
•    Colonel General of Aviation Borovyh Andrey Egorovich (1968),
•    Colonel General Lavrinenkov Vladimir Dmitrievich (1969 - 1977),
• Lieutenant General Leonid Goncharov (1978 - 1983),
• Lieutenant General of Aviation Prudnikov Viktor Alekseevich (1983 - 1989),
• Lieutenant General Lopatin Mikhail Alekseevich (1989 - 1992). By the decree of the President of Ukraine dated 05.27.1992, No. 310/92 was appointed commander of the Air Defense Forces of Ukraine

• army headquarters - Kiev ;
• parts and connections - Kiev region, Odessa region, Nikolaev region, Kherson region, Dnipropetrovsk region, Kharkov region, Lviv region, Crimean peninsula, Chernivtsi region, Khmelnitsky region.

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• The historical form of the 8th Air Defense OA