562nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment

562-й зенитно-ракетный полк

Military Unit: 51860

Activated 1953 in Elektrostal, Moscow Oblast - initially as the 1926th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment for Special Use and from 1955 as the 562nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment for Special Use.

1953 to 1988 equipped with 60 S-25 (SA-1) launchers:

• Launch area: 55 47 54N, 38 20 52E (US designation: Moscow SAM site C09-1)
• Support area: 55 48 20N, 38 18 52E
• Guidance area: 55 47 44N, 38 18 37E

From mid-1978 began conversion to the S-300P (SA-10) missile, and the first battalion became operational 20.4.79.

In 1979 the S-25 battalions were reduced to mobilisation battalions (cadre), and missiles were withdrawn to a central storage base - the S-25 battalions were disbanded 1988.

1.7.81 the regiment became operational with four S-300P (later S-300PM) battalions (as the second PVO unit):

• 1st independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Plaskinino, Moscow Oblast) - 55 32 37N, 38 22 22E
• 2nd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Zakharovo, Moscow Oblast) - 55 40 25N, 38 21 45E
• 3rd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion and HQ (Elektrostal, Moscow Oblast) - 55 47 48N, 38 21 27E
• 4th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Voskresenskoye, Moscow Oblast) - 55 55 10N, 38 19 43E

In 1988 absorbed by the 606th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, while the 4th independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion became part of the 629th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Subordination:

• 6th Special Air Defence Corps, 1953 - 1988