108th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukraine)

The 108th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukrainian: 108-й зенітний ракетний полк (108 ЗРП); Military Unit Number A4527) was an air defense regiment of the Ukrainian Air Force, based at Zolotonosha until its 2012 disbandment. The regiment began as the 22nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division of the Red Army formed during World War II, which was reorganized as a brigade postwar. During much of the Cold War it was the 108th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Military Unit Number 36836).

108th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
Active1942–2012
Country
  • Soviet Union
  • Ukraine
Branch
  • Red Army (Soviet Army from 1946)
  • Ukrainian Ground Forces
  • Ukrainian Air Defence Forces
  • Ukrainian Air Force
TypeSurface-to-air missile unit
RoleAir defense
Garrison/HQZolotonosha
EngagementsWorld War II
Decorations
  •  Order of Kutuzov
  •  Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
Battle honoursZaporizhia
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Igor Danshin
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