81st Airmobile Brigade (Ukraine)

81st Airmobile Brigade
Active 2014-present
Country  Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Airmobile Forces
Type Airborne troops
Motto(s) Nobody except us
Engagements War in Donbass
Commanders
Current
commander		 Colonel Yevhen Moysyuk

The 81st Airmobile Brigade is a brigade of the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces. It is currently deployed in Druzhkivka and Kostiantynivka. The brigade fought in the War in Donbass.

History

The 81st Airmobile Brigade was established in fall 2014 from elements of the 25th Airborne Brigade.[1] The brigade includes the 90th and 122nd Separate Airborne Battalions. In May 2015, the volunteer OUN Battalion became part of the brigade.[2] The brigade fought in the Battle of Donetsk Airport.On 30 December 2015, brigade Lieutenant Ivan Zubkov was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine posthumously for calling in artillery fire on himself during the battle at Donetsk Airport.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "81-я бригада получила первую часть инструментов и стройматериалов от "ДоброДія"". 248.dp.ua. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Бійці батальйону "ОУН" стали розвідниками у складі ЗСУ". ТСН.ua. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ↑ "President confers name of Hero of Ukraine Ivan Zubkov to 90th battalion, 81st airborne brigade". Міністерство оборони України. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
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