160th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

160th Varshavskaya order of Suvorov Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

160-я зенитно-ракетная Варшавская ордена Суворова бригада

Military Unit: 25252

Activated 2.3.61 in Odessa, Odessa Oblast, from the 679th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (activated 1960) and the 665th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

Initially with four S-75 (SA-2) and six S-125 (SA-3) battalions (including two S-125 mobilization battalions, which were disbanded 1.12.63).

Two new S-125 (SA-3) mobilisation battalions were activated 1.7.67.

Organisation 1960's:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 15 49N, 30 38 10E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 21 31N, 30 42 46E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles (US designation: SAM site B19-2)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 34 34N, 30 52 46E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles (US designation: SAM site B05-2)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (00 00 00N, 00 00 00E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 39 32N, 30 39 49E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 34 07N, 30 52 52E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site B05A-3)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 28 51N, 30 29 01E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 21 57N, 30 43 09E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (US designation: SAM site B19A-3)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 18 07N, 30 20 38E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 06 32N, 30 07 06E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Technical Battalion
Technical Battalion

In 4.69 an independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with 3 launch S-200 (from 1973 S-200V) (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 24 33N, 30 32 27E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 24 23N, 30 32 19E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 24 21N, 30 32 03E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 46 24 24N, 30 32 34E - guidance & tracking area: 46 24 48N, 30 32 00E)

1969 with 3 S-200 (SA-5), 3 S-75 (SA-2), 4 S-125 (SA-3) and 2 S-125 (SA-3, mobilisation) battalions.

Began conversion to the S-300PS (SA-10) missile in 1988, replacing the S-75 and S-125 battalions.

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 39 32N, 30 39 49E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 34 07N, 30 52 52E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 28 51N, 30 29 01E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 21 57N, 30 43 09E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 18 58N, 30 20 39E)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (46 15 20N, 30 37 43E)

1991 with 3 S-200V (SA-5) and 6 S-300PS (SA-10) battalions.

Taken over by Ukraine 1.6.92.

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