78th Airborne Assault Regiment (Ukraine)


The 78th Airborne Assault Regiment is a Regiment of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces established in 2022 during the Russo-Ukrainian war and has seen intensive combat actions, especially in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Oblasts. It is under the command of the 7th Air Assault Corps.
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History

The unit was established in 2022 after the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine under the command of the GUR, and took part in the Defense of Kyiv. Then during the Battle of Enerhodar, the unit participated in an amphibious assault to liberate the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant but was unsuccessful in achieving its objectives.
The regiment's personnel then underwent a five-week long military training course. The regiment saw combat during the Battle of Bakhmut during which a soldier of the regiment was killed by a mine explosion. The regiment took part in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive starting from June 2023. During the counteroffensive it saw combat in the village of Mala Tokmachka with a soldier of the regiment being killed in action on 20 June 2023, the commander of ATGM unit being killed on 25 June 2023 and another soldier being killed on 2 July 2023, the fighting continued with two more soldiers being killed on 8 July 2023. Then, it took part in the battle for Robotyne as a part of the counteroffensive with two soldiers of the regiment being killed in combat on 26 July 2023. Then it took part in the offensive towards Verbove with four soldiers of the regiment being killed in action. Anton Drobovych also joined the regiment in 2023.
With the resumption of hostilities in Robotyne, a soldier of the regiment was killed in action on 20 January 2024. Then, the regiment was deployed to Donetsk Oblast and saw heavy combat, two soldiers of the regiment were killed on 14 March 2024. The regiment took part in engagements near Tonenke and on March 20, 2024, while performing a combat mission an officer of the regiment, a public figure and the commander of AKS Assault Company was killed in action while saving his comrades. Them it also saw combat action in Netailove with a soldier being killed in action on 6 April 2024. On 17 April 2024, another soldier was killed in Donetsk Oblast. The battalion also participated in engagements near Kurakhove with two soldiers being killed on April 17, 2024. Another soldier was killed in Donetsk Oblast on 6 June 2024. The battalion was also engaged in the Battle of Bakhmut and on 11 June 2024, a female soldier of the regiment was killed near Bakhmut.

Structure

The regiment is composed of the following subunits.

Commanders

  • Vyacheslav Ponamarenko

Equipment