299th Tactical Aviation Brigade
| 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Type | Brigade |
| Size | 950 personnel 65 aircraft (of which 34 operational) |
| Part of | Air Command South |
| Garrison/HQ | Kulbakino, Mykolaiv oblast |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Andriy Yastrebov |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber | Sukhoi Su-25 |
| Trainer | L-39 Albatros |
The 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force based at Kulbakino. The unit was established as the 299th Instructor-Research Shipborne Aviation Regiment of Soviet Naval Aviation in September 1976.[1] In 1990 it was renamed 299th independent Maritime Assault Aviation Regiment; in 1992 it was taken over by Ukraine, and renamed the 299th independent Assault Aviation Regiment.
The unit is equipped with Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft and is tasked with providing close air support for the Ukrainian Ground Forces and the Ukrainian Navy. It is subordinated to Air Command South headquartered at Odessa and has some 950 servicemen. Initially the airbase operated solely Su-25s but in November 2007 it inherited some 20 L-39 Albatros trainer aircraft from a disbanded unit. Known operational aircraft as of 2008 are 13 L-39Cs and 21 Su-25s (of which 6 are Su-25UBs).[2]
Operational aircraft
- L-39C (Blue) - 05, 33, 36, 63, 77
- L-39C (Yellow) - 05, 06, 08, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17
- Su-25 - 01, 05, 10, 16, 19, 20, 24, 27
- Su-25M1 - 02, 09, 15, 29, 07, 17, 37, 35, 38, 40, 41
- Su-25UB - 60, 61, 62
- Su-25UBM1 - 64, 65[3]
References
- ^ http://www.ww2.dk/new/navy/299iikap.htm
- ^ Base Tour; Kulbakino, Ukraine, Air Forces Monthly magazine, May 2008 issue, pp. 36–40.
- ^ http://www.ukrmilitary.com/2015/12/su-25-donbas.html