| 79th Air Assault Brigade (2016–present) 79th Airmobile Brigade 79th Airmobile Regiment 40th Airmobile Brigade 40th Air Assault Brigade (1979–1993) | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian: 79-та окрема десантно-штурмова Таврійська бригада | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:79_%D0%9E%D0%94%D0%A8%D0%91%D1%80_%D0%BA.svg) 79th Air Assault Brigade shoulder sleeve patch | |
| Active | 1979–present |
| Country |  Soviet Union(1979–1991)  Ukraine(1992–present) |
| Branch | Ukrainian Air Assault Forces |
| Role | Air Assault |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Soliany[1] Mykolaiv Oblast[2] MUN А0224 |
| Motto(s) | "In Unity is Power" "В єднанні - сила!" |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:%D0%97%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%83_(2022).svg){kind=small} For Courage and Bravery |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Oleksandr Lutsenko |
The 79th Separate Tavrian Air Assault Brigade of Mykolaiv (Ukrainian: 79-та окрема десантно-штурмова Таврійська бригада; 79 ОДШБр)[3] (Military Unit Number A0224) is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. The paratrooper brigade is based in Mykolaiv.
Soldiers from the Brigade have served as peacekeepers in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Kosovo, and Sierra Leone.[4]
Starting in 2014, the brigade took part in the war in Donbas.[5] The brigade fought in the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport, where it and other Ukrainian military units became known as the "cyborgs" due to their stubborn defense of the Donetsk Airport.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) View from the window unto an army base Archived 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
MO1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the ceremony dedicated to the Day of the Air Assault Forces". www.president.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ "Commander for 9th rotation of the 56th Helicopter Detachment" (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Кроме нас им никто не поможет, - волонтеры собирают материальную помощь николаевским десантникам, находящимся в зоне АТО". NEWS.PN. Retrieved 2016-05-25.