7th Anti-Aircraft Divizion (Ukraine)

7th Anti-Aircraft Divizion
Battalion insignia
ActiveJanuary 20, 2019 – present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Marine Corps
TypeMarines anti-aircraft unit
RoleAir defense
SizeDivizion (Equal to Battalion)
Part of 30th Marine Corps
Garrison/HQOchakiv
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War

The 7th Anti-Aircraft Divizion (Ukrainian: 7-й окремий зенітний ракетний дивізіон) is a marines anti-aircraft unit divizion unit of 30th Marine Corps, Ukrainian Marine Corps.[1]

History

Operationally under the command of the 30th Marine Corps. The Battalion was established in 2019 and is based in Ochakiv, it has seen combat during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

It was established in 2019 as a separate Anti-aircraft missile regiment for the Ukrainian Marine Corps, armed and equipped with modified and modernized S-125-2D1 anti-aircraft missile systems,[3] headquartered in Ochakiv.[4]

Structure

The structure of the divizion is as follows:[5]

  • 7th Anti-Aircraft Divizion
    • Management & Headquarters
    • 1st Anti-aircraft Battery
    • 2nd Anti-aircraft Battery
    • Guardian units
    • Commandant Platoon
    • Repair platoon

References

  1. ↑ "7th Anti-Aircraft Division". MilitaryLand.net. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  2. ↑ 7th Anti-Aircraft Division
  3. ↑ У морській піхоті ВМС України створять Archived 12 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine на Archived 29 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Військово-Морські Сили
  5. ↑ Дивізіон, батарея, зенітний ракетний комплекс: з чого складається й чому все відрізняється у НАТО