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540th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment (Ukraine)
The 540th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Lviv Ivan Vyhovsky" is a regiment of the Ukrainian Air Force tasked with air defense operations throughout Lviv Oblast and Volyn Oblast. It operates S-200D and S-300PT Missile defense systems and is subordinated to the Air Command West. It is headquartered at Kamianka-Buzka and Lutsk Air Base. HistoryIn 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the personnel of the 540th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment swore allegiance to Ukraine. On 21 April 1999, the honorary name "Lviv" was assigned to the regiment.[1] On 23 June 2006, a combat flag was presented to the regiment.[2] In 2008, the regiment was assigned the honorary name of "Ivan Vyhovsky" who was the Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host during the 17th Century.[3] In 2012, the unit provided air defense operations for Euro 2012. On October 30, 2013, the regiment was the last to operate S-200B but they were stripped off from the regiment as its S-200 division ceased to exist.[4] In 2019, the regiment won the annual competition for the title "Best S-300 Anti-Aircraft Missile Division" and won the main prize - 180,000 hryvnias after successfully destroying most targets.[5] In March 2021, the regiment's division was deployed in the Volyn Oblast at the Lutsk Air Base to strengthen the air defense in a new sector of responsibility.[6][7] The base of the regiment, the Lutsk Air Base was the target of Russian airstrikes by Russian armed forces on 27 February and 11 March 2022.[8] and the airbase was completely destroyed, according to the town mayor.[9] On 5 August 2023, the 540th regiment was awarded the honorary award "For Courage and Bravery".[10] In 2024, the Ukrainian Air Force received S-200 longe-range anti-aircraft missiles, and they were inducted into the regiment, equipped with modern electronics.[11][12] StructureThe structure of the regiment is as follows[13]
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