160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)
# 160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)

The 160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force. The full name of the Brigade is the 160th Warsaw-Odessa Order of Suvorov 3rd degree Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade. (Ukrainian: 160-а Варшавсько-Одеська ордена Суворова ІІІ ступеня зенітна ракетна бригада). The Brigade is considered to be one of the best Anti-Aircraft Artillery units in Ukraine.

The 160th Brigade was part of the 21st Air Defence Division (1961-1989) and then the 60th Air Defence Corps from 1989-1992, both part of the 8th Air Defence Army. From 1961-92 it was located at Odessa.

## History

In 1999 the Brigade was given the honorable name "Odesa" for exhibiting high level of professionalism in protecting the skies over Odesa. The brigade was also awarded with its first Colour by the President of Ukraine.

## Awards

* 1944 received the honorable name «Warsaw»
* 1945 received the Order of Suvorov Third Class for its actions near Berlin
* 1999 received the honorable name «Odesa»

## Past commanders

* Lieutenant Colonel Mykola Oleshiuk
