540th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment | |
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540-й зенітний ракетний полк | |
Active | 1992 – present |
Country | Ukraine |
Allegiance | Ukraine |
Branch | Ukrainian Air Force |
Type | Missile |
Role | Anti-Aircraft |
Part of | Air Command West |
Garrison/HQ | Kamianka-Buzka and Lutsk Air Base |
Nickname(s) | Ivan Vyhovsky Regiment Lviv Regiment |
Patron | Ivan Vyhovsky |
Equipment | S-200D and S-300PT |
Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian war |
Decorations | For Courage and Bravery |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Viacheslav Evgenovich Shamko |
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The 540th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Lviv Ivan Vyhovsky" is a regiment of the Ukrainian Air Force tasked with air defense operations throughout Lviv Oblast and Volyn Oblast. It operates S-200D and S-300PT Missile defense systems and is subordinated to the Air Command West. It is headquartered at Kamianka-Buzka and Lutsk Air Base.