| 80th Separate Galician Air Assault Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 80-та окрема десантно-штурмова Галицька бригада | |
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| Active | 1954 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Air Assault Forces |
| Role | Air assault forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Lviv, Lviv oblast |
| Motto(s) | No one but us! |
| Anniversaries | 19 December (formation) |
| Engagements | |
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| Website | https://www.facebook.com/80brigade |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Pavlo Rozlach[2] |
The 80th Separate Galician Air Assault Brigade (Ukrainian: 80-та окрема десантно-штурмова Галицька бригада; 80 ОДШБр);[3] Military Unit Number A0284)[4] is an airmobile formation of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. The brigade traces its history back to the 80th Airborne Regiment of the Soviet Union, formed in 1955 as part of the Soviet airborne's 7th Guards Airborne Division. Four years later, the regiment transferred to the 104th Guards Airborne Division. It participated in Operation Whirlwind in 1956 and Operation Danube in 1968. In 1979, the regiment was disbanded and used to form the 39th and 40th Separate Air Assault Brigades of the Soviet Army. The 39th Separate Air Assault Brigade became the 224th Training Center after transfer back to the Soviet airborne in 1990. The training center was taken over by Ukraine in 1992 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union and became the 6th Separate Airmobile Brigade in 1995. In 1999, the brigade was reorganized into the 80th Airmobile Regiment, part of the 13th Army Corps.[5] In 2013, the regiment was upgraded and became a brigade. The brigade fought in the War in Donbass, and was redesignated as an air assault brigade in 2015.
- ^ SPYER, JONATHAN (6 July 2023). "The Ukrainian Army's 80th Airborne Brigade returns to Bakhmut - exclusive". jpost.com. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/10/14/7479625/
- ^ "Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the ceremony dedicated to the Day of the Air Assault Forces". www.president.gov.ua. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Високомобільні десантні війська" [Airmobile Forces] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Military Pages. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Майже 200 військовослужбовців строкової служби призову «Осінь – 2007» на базі 80-го окремого аеромобільного полку 13 АК, дислокованого у Львові склали Військову присягу на вірність українському народові" [Almost 200 conscripts call "Autumn – 2007" of 80th separate airborne regiment take oath]. mil.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.