220th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment

220-й зенитно-ракетный полк

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 1.83 in Pereslavl-Zaleskiy, Yaroslavl Oblast, from parts of the 164th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

After extensive training at the Sary Shagan Test Center, Zhambul Oblast, transferred to Syria in 6.83.

Organisation:

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion with 6 S-200VE (SA-5) launchers

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion with 6 S-200VE (SA-5) launchers

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion with Osa-AK (SA-8) missiles

• Technical Battalion

10.84 disbanded - the equipment were handed over to the Syrians, and the crews returned home during 11.84.

Headquarters:

• Pereslavl-Zaleskiy, Yaroslavl Oblast, 1.83 - 6.83

• Damaskus, Syria, 6.83 - 10.84 [SAM site: 33 32 23N, 36 41 22E]

Subordinated:

• GK PVO, 1.83 - 10.84