| 12th Army Aviation Brigade | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1943–present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type | Army Aviation |
| Size | at least 300 |
| Part of | Operational Command West |
| Garrison/HQ | Novyi Kalyniv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine[1] |
| Engagements | Soviet–Afghan War |
| Battle honours | Breslau (removed) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Dmytro Zbhnievych |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Mi-24 |
| Transport | Mi-8, Mi-26 |
The 12th Army Aviation Brigade is an army aviation formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade is directly subordinated to the Ukrainian Ground Forces command.[2]
The brigade was formed as 340th Separate Combat-Transport Helicopter Breslavlsk Regiment. From August 21, 1968 to June 1991 the Regiment was stationed in Czechoslovakia.[3] After 1992 the Regiment was redesignated to be 7th Separate Breslavlsk Army Aviation Regiment.[4] In 2016 it became the 12th Army Aviation Brigade.
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