79th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine)

79th Air Assault Brigade
(2016–present)

79th Airmobile Brigade
(2007–2016)

79th Airmobile Regiment
(199X–2007)

40th Airmobile Brigade
(1990–1993)

40th Air Assault Brigade
(1979–1993)
79th Air Assault Brigade; (2016–present) 79th Airmobile Brigade; (2007–2016) 79th Airmobile Regiment; (199X–2007) 40th Airmobile Brigade; (1990–1993) 40th Air Assault Brigade; (1979–1993)
Ukrainian: 79-та окрема десантно-штурмова Таврійська бригада
	79th Air Assault Brigade shoulder sleeve patch
Active	1979–present
Country	Soviet Union; (1979–1991); Ukraine; (1992–present)
Branch	Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
Role	Air Assault
Size	Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Soliany Mykolaiv Oblast; MUN А0224
Motto(s)	"In Unity is Power"; "В єднанні - сила!"
Engagements	Russo–Ukrainian War; Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine offensive Battle of Mykolaiv; ;
Decorations	; For Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Oleksandr Lutsenko

The 79th Separate Tavrian Air Assault Brigade of Mykolaiv (Ukrainian: 79-та окрема десантно-штурмова Таврійська бригада; 79 ОДШБр) (Military Unit Number A0224) is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. The paratrooper brigade is based in Mykolaiv.

Soldiers from the Brigade have served as peacekeepers in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Kosovo, and Sierra Leone.

Starting in 2014, the Brigade took part in the war in Donbas. The brigade fought in the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport, where it and other Ukrainian military units became known as the "cyborgs" due to their stubborn defense of the Donetsk Airport.

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