14th Radio Technical Brigade

14th Radio Technical Brigade
14-та радіотехнічна бригада
Active1992 – present
Country Ukraine
Allegiance Armed Forces of Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Air Force
TypeBrigade
Role Radio Technical Troops
Part of Air Command South
Garrison/HQOdesa
NicknameBohdan Khmelnytsky
PatronBohdan Khmelnytsky
MottosLatin: OMNI VIDENS
English: We see everything!
Engagements
Russo-Ukrainian war
Decorations
For Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Hrytsaenko Serhii Anatoliyovych
Notable
commanders		Lieutenant Colonel Klimov Serhiy Borisovych
Insignia
Field Insignia

The 14th Radio Technical Brigade Bohdan Khmelnytskyi is a Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force concerned with radar operations in South Ukraine and is subordinated to the Air Command South. It is headquartered in Odesa and operates many radar systems including the "Pelican".

History

In 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the personnel of the 14th Radio Engineering Brigade of the Soviet Army took an oath of loyalty to Ukraine. In March 1992, the first Ukrainian commander of the brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Klimov Serhiy Borisovych, was appointed and the brigade was staffed with local Ukrainians as well as with the members of the Ukrainian diaspora. The units of the brigade that were stationed on the territory of Moldova were transferred to the Armed Forces of Moldova with the exception of one unit under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Kudar V.I. Many of its units were deployed along the border with Moldova for radar coverage and a separate radar unit of the brigade was deployed to Snake Island. It received automated radar systems and separate mobile radar platoons were established within companies and battalions of the brigade. In 2007, a separate research area for air defense "Oreanda PS" was created in the regiment. On 22 July 2008, the brigade received the honorary name of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.[1]

Since 2014, personnel and units of the brigade participated in the War in Donbas. Separate mobile radar platoons of the brigade were quickly redeployed and were used to create radar coverage for ATO zone. In 2016, the brigade received the newest Ukrainian-made Pelican radar systems.[2]

On 17 August 2016, a soldier of the brigade (Oleksandr Oleksandrovich Grebenkin) was killed whilst serving on a combat mission near Andriivka.[3] On 5 December 2016, the brigade was presented with a combat flag.[4]

On 24 February 2022, at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade's positions were struck by Russian warplanes killing eleven female soldiers of the brigade (Shoris Olga Pavlivna,[5] Kosar Liliya Ihorivna,[6] Tatyana Valentynivna Skurat,[5] Nataliya Andriivna Protsyshina,[7] Barbul Victoria Viktorivna,[8] Larisa Mykolaivna Hutsol,[7] Lyudmila Ruslanivna Kutishevska,[7] Nataliya Mykolayivn Shaporova,[7] Berina Olena Vitalyivna,[7] Straton Alla Viktorivna[7] and Olena Mykolayivna Dobrovolska[7]) of the brigade and eleven male personnel (Oleksiy Adolfovich Shuda,[9] Pavlo Vasyliovych Bondarenko,[10][11] Sabatyn Serhiy Serhiyov,[10][11] Dmytro Sergeyevich Zaitsev,[10][11] Dmytro Volodymyrovych Holodnyuk,[10][11] Bondar Andrii Andriyovych,[10][11] Serhiy Serhiyovych Len,[10][11] Oleksandr Serhiyovych Medvedenko,[10][11] Hutsol Oleg Viktorovych,[10][11] Dumbrava Andrii Ivanovych[10][11] and Yasko Oleksandr Oleksiiovych[10][11]) of the brigade.

On 15 June 2022, the brigade was awarded the honorary award For Courage and Bravery by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[12]

Equipment

Besides domestically produced Equipment, Ukraine also services several Radars donated or bought from NATO-States.[13]

Type Image Origin Role Number Note
79К6 Pelikan  Ukraine All-round surveillance radar ?
AN/TPQ-36  United States
 Netherlands		 Counter-battery radar 2-20 2 delivered by the US in 2015[14]
More delivered by the US and the Netherlands after 2022[15][16]
TRML-4D  Germany Autonomous mobile command system for air defense with an integrated search radar
Used in tandem with IRIS-T SL		 Up to 16 Donated by Germany after 2022[17]
Giraffe Mk IV  Sweden
 Ireland		 Short Range Air Defense-Radar Up to 5 Donated by Ireland after 2022[18]

Commanders

  • Lieutenant Colonel Serhii Borisovych Klimov (1992–1994)
  • Colonel Afanasov Viktor Volodymyrovych.
  • Colonel Yaroslavtsev Valery Mykolayovych.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Kostyantyn Mykolayovych Horlo[19][20][21]
  • Colonel Hrytsaenko Serhii Anatoliyovych (2018-)

Separate Battalions

The brigade has two separate Battalions in its structure:

Sources

  • Michael Holm. "14th Radio-Technical Brigade".

References

  1. ↑ "Про присвоєння імені Богдана Хмельницького 14 радіотехнічн... | від 22.07.2008 № 654/2008". zakon5.rada.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  2. ↑ «Пеликан»: одесская радиотехническая бригада Воздушных сил получила новейшую РЛС
  3. ↑ "Гребенкін Олександр Олександрович". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Радіотехнічній бригаді повітпяного командування "Південь" ручено бойовий прапор". Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 На Одещині російські окупанти вбили 18 осіб. 24.02.2022, 12:59 Archived 8 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Указ Президента України No. 145/2022 від 18 березня 2022 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України»
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Указ Президента України № 145/2022 від 18 березня 2022 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України»". Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Вічна пам`ять загиблим військовим ВЧ 0173". Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "В Подільську на Одещині прощаються з загиблими внаслідок ворожого авіаудару по військовій частині – новини Одеси". depo.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 На Одещині російські окупанти вбили 18 осіб. 24.02.2022, 12:59 Archived 8 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
    Обстріл військової частини на Одещині: кількість жертв зросла до 22. 24.02.2022, 17:24 Archived 25 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine
    В Подільську на Одещині прощаються з загиблими внаслідок ворожого авіаудару по військовій частині. 27.02.2022, 11:50 Archived 2022-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Указ Президента України № 145/2022 від 18 березня 2022 року «Про відзначення державними нагородами України»". Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Про відзначення почесною відзнакою "За мужність та відвагу"". 15 June 2022.
  13. ↑ ""Наші кадри — ціль для противника": інтерв'ю з офіцером Радіотехнічних військ" (in Ukrainian). 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  14. ↑ US Embassy Press Office, Kyiv (2015-11-16). "US delivers two Q-36 Counter Battery Radar Systems to Ukraine". US Army. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  15. ↑ "$100 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine". United States Department of Defense. 2022-05-19. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  16. ↑ Wasif, Naqi (2022-03-03). "Ukraine conflict: Netherlands to supply weapon locating radars to Ukraine". Jane's Defence Weekly. ISSN 0265-3818. OCLC 613908494. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved May 25, 2025. The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to supply two Squire manportable 2D ground surveillance radars and five AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder weapon locating radars to Ukraine
  17. ↑ "Military support for Ukraine | Federal Government". Website of the Federal Government | Bundesregierung. 2025-04-17. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  18. ↑ Zubkova, Daria, ed. (24 February 2025). "Ireland to provide Ukraine with Giraffe Mark IV radar systems".
  19. ↑ OMR. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ "Одесская радиотехническая бригада отпраздновала день рождения". ГЛАС (in Russian). 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  21. ↑ В Одессе задержали нетрезвого генерала и пьяного полковника ВСУ за рулем Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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