19th Missile Brigade (Ukraine)

19th Missile Brigade "Saint Barbara"
19th Missile Brigade "Saint Barbara"
Active	1999
Country
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Artillery
Size	Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Khmelnytskyi
Engagements	War in the Donbass
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Yaroshevych Fedir Serhiiovych

The 19th Missile Brigade "Saint Barbara"^[1] is an artillery formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, based in Khmelnytskyi. Its main armament is tactical ballistic missiles Tochka-U. The brigade is directly subordinated to the Ground Forces Command.

Current Structure[]

As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows:

19th Missile Brigade "Saint Barbara", Khmelnytskyi
- Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
- 1st Missile Battalion (OTR-21 Tochka-U)
- 2nd Missile Battalion (OTR-21 Tochka-U)
- 3rd Missile Battalion (OTR-21 Tochka-U)
- 4th Missile Battalion (OTR-21 Tochka-U)
- Missile Training Battalion
- 7th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Zbruch"
- Engineer Company
- Maintenance Company
- Logistic Company
- CBRN-defense Platoon

References[]

^ https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/8832019-30901 DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №883/2019 "...1. To assign to the 19th missile brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the honorary title "Saint Barbara" and further to name it - the 19th missile brigade "Saint Barbara" of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

[1] ttps://www.president.gov.ua/documents/8832019-30901 DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №883/2019 "...1. To assign to the 19th missile brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the honorary title "Saint Barbara" and further to name it - the 19th missile brigade "Saint Barbara" of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

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