96th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

96-я зенитно-ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 27309

Activated 1.5.59 in Vasilkov, Kiev Oblast, from the 317th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

Initially with 5 S-75 (SA-2) battalions, followed by 7 S-125 (SA-3) battalions in 1969 (probably including at least two mobilisation battalions).

Organisation 1960's:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 34 40N, 30 11 27E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 18 23N, 30 58 26E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (49 35 46N, 30 24 05E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 13 20N, 30 32 25E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 38 02N, 30 46 40E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 35 28N, 30 26 12E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (49 49 32N, 30 11 12E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 15 08N, 30 10 31E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 30 04N, 30 51 24E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 16 44N, 30 48 32E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (00 00 00N, 00 00 00E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (mobilisation)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (00 00 00N, 00 00 00E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (mobilisation)
Technical Battalion
Technical Battalion

During 1968 an independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with 3 launch S-200 (SA-5) (from 1974 S-200V) battalions were added to the brigade:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 14 59N, 30 04 59E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 14 47N, 30 05 02E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 14 41N, 30 05 19E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 50 14 34N, 30 05 05E - guidance & tracking area: 50 15 07N, 30 05 31E)

One additional S-200V (SA-5) battalion were activated in 1973:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 37 52N, 30 23 50E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 50 37 41N, 30 24 01E - guidance & tracking area: 50 38 16N, 30 23 27E)

1985 began conversion to the S-300PS (SA-10) missile, with the first battalion operational in 1986:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 38 02N, 30 46 40E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 30 04N, 30 51 24E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 16 44N, 30 48 32E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 34 40N, 30 11 27E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 35 28N, 30 26 12E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 13 20N, 30 32 25E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (50 15 08N, 30 10 31E)

1991 with 4 S-200V (SA-5), 7 S-300PS (SA-10) and 2 S-125 (SA-3) battalions.

Taken over by Ukraine 1.92.

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