25th Airborne Brigade (Ukraine)
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The 25th Separate Airborne Brigade "Sicheslav" (Ukrainian: 25-та окрема повітрянодесантна Січеславська бригада)[2] is an airborne formation of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces.
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25th Separate Airborne "Sicheslav" Brigade | |
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25-та окрема повітрянодесантна «Січеславська» бригада | |
Active | 5 June 1993 – present[1] |
Country | Ukraine |
Branch | Ukrainian Air Assault Forces |
Role | Air Assault Forces |
Garrison/HQ | Hvardiiske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
Motto(s) | No One But Us (Ukrainian: Ніхто, крім нас!) |
Engagements | |
Decorations | For Courage and Bravery |
Website | Official Facebook page |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Yuriy Sodol |
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The brigade is the only airborne unit of Ukrainian Air Assault Forces which possesses BMD-1[3][4] and BMD-2[5][6][7] airborne infantry fighting vehicles, and is the only unit which can be deployed anywhere by parachute, together with armored vehicles, from Il-76MD aircraft.[8]