The 26th Separate Kharkiv Aviation Squadron (1467) is an aviation squadron of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine with permanent basing of aviation forces and assets at the Kharkiv International Airport and Kyiv International Airport. It was established in 1993 as has seen combat during the Russo-Ukrainian war. It utilizes both fixed wing and rotor wing aircraft for its operations.
History On 31 May 1993, the 26th separate aviation squadron was established with permanent deployment at Kharkiv. On 27 March, an Mi-8T helicopter (aircraft number 07) of the Odessa squadron crashed on Zmiiny Island and all border guard aviation operations of the Kharkiv squadron were stopped for two months.Харківська оае на Погранец. Всеукраинский портал пограничников. In late 2000s, the squadron started two annual survival exercises aimed at increasing survival expertise of the aviation personnel in the case of an aviation incident.Харьковские пограничники умеют пить медуз On 28 March 2011, the squadron's personnel started training on DA40 and DA42MPP NG aircraft purchased from the Austrian company Diamond Aircraft Industries. In total, three such aircraft, a ground surveillance station and an airfield complex were added to the squadron. The aircraft were equipped with an on-board complex that includes a multifunctional platform with a gyro-stabilized camera with real-time image transmission.
In 2014, with the start of the War in Donbass, helicopters of the squadron evacuated about 150 wounded servicemen of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the frontlines of the ATO zone and also took a direct evacuation and support role during the Battle of the Border.Раненого пограничника вертолетом доставили в ХарьковОхрана границы с неба. Как проходят будни приграничных летчиков On 31 May 2018, the 26th Separate Aviation Squadron celebrated its 25th anniversary.Харьковская эскадрилья торжественно отпраздновала юбилей In January 2022, the squadron received two Airbus H125 aircraft.The Kharkiv separate aviation squadron was replenished with two modern AIRBUS H125 aircraft In 2024, H125 aircraft of the squadron were partaking in direct combat against Russian UAVs.Авіація Державної прикордонної служби України
Commanders Colonel Manmar Yuriy Alekseevich (1993-?) Colonel Vernydub Mykola Vyacheslavovich (?-?) Colonel Khilkovsky Oleg Vitalyevich (?-2010) Colonel Dmytro Volodymyrovych Khalyavka (2011-)
Inventory AircraftOrigin TypeNotesFixed Wing AircraftDiamond DA42 Twin StarReconnaissance and Utility aircraftDiamond DA40 Diamond StarReconnaissance Light aircraft HelicoptersMil Mi-8Military transport aircraftRobinson R66Utility aircraftAirbus H125Search and rescue / transport / utility
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