28th Air Defence Corps

28-й корпус ПВО

Military Unit: 78488

Activated 22.9.54 in Lvov, Lvov Oblast, as the Lvov Air Defence Corps.

5.60 renamed 28th Air Defence Corps

Organisation 1962:

• 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Stryy, Lvov Oblast)
• 254th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 540th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lvov, Lvov Oblast)
• 270th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Stryy, Lvov Oblast)
• 312th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Nadvornaya, Ivan-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 438th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kovel, Volynskaya Oblast)
• 521st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Borshschev, Ternopol Oblast)
• 1282nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lutsk, Volynskaya Oblast)
• 22nd Radio-Technical Regiment (Lipniki, Lvov Oblast)

Organisation 1970:

• 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Stryy, Lvov Oblast)
• 254th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 540th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 270th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment Stryy, Lvov Oblast)
• 312th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Nadvornaya, Ivan-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 438th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kovel, Volynskaya Oblast)
• 521st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Borshschev, Ternopol Oblast)
• 1282nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lutsk, Volynskaya Oblast)
• 1st Radio-Technical Brigade (Lipniki, Lvov Oblast)
• 17th independent Electronic Warfare Battalion (Kolomyya, Ivan-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 38th Communications Center (Lvov, Lvov Oblast)

In 1979 the 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO left the corps, and became a fighter-bomber aviation regiment.

Organisation 1980:

• 254th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 540th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 270th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Stryy, Lvov Oblast)
• 312th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Nadvornaya, Ivan-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 438th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kovel, Volynskaya Oblast)
• 521st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Borshschev, Ternopol Oblast)
• 1282nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Lutsk, Volynskaya Oblast)
• 1st Radio-Technical Brigade (Lipniki, Lvov Oblast)
• 17th independent Electronic Warfare Battalion (Kolomyya, Ivan-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 38th Communications Center (Lvov, Lvov Oblast)

In 6.82 the 1282nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was transferred to Mongolia.

In 5.86 the 894th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO joined the corps.

In 3.88 the 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO rejoined the corps.

Organisation 1988:

• 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Stryy, Lvov Oblast)
• 894th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Ozernoye, Zhitomir Oblast)
• 254th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya Oblast)
• 540th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kamenka-Bugskaya, Lvov Oblast)
• 270th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Stryy, Lvov Oblast)
• 312th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Nadvornaya, Ivan-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 438th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Kovel, Volynskaya Oblast)
• 521st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Borshschev, Ternopol Oblast)
• 1st Radio-Technical Brigade (Lipniki, Lvov Oblast)
• 17th independent Electronic Warfare Battalion (Kolomyya, Ivan-Frankovsk Oblast)
• 38th Communications Center (Lvov, Lvov Oblast)

The 312th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was disbanded 1.9.88.

In 1989 the 833rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (mobilisation) was activated in Korosten, Zhitomir Oblast.

1.2.92 taken over by Ukraine - 1.6.92 renamed Western Air Defence Region.

Headquarters:

• Lvov, Lvov Oblast, 1957 - 1992 [49 43 47N, 24 00 09E]

Subordination:

• Carpathian Air Defence Zone, 1954 - 1960
• 8th independent Air Defence Army, 5.60 - 4.80
• VVS Carpathian Military District, 4.80 - 3.86
• 2nd independent Air Defence Army, 3.86 - 24.1.92
• 8th independent Air Defence Army, 24.1.92 - 1.6.92