unit no. 42838 18 BrAA Military Unit 42838 — 11st Army Air Force · SVO
Unit at a glance
- Part of
- 18-я бригада армейской авиации, 11-я армия ВВС и ПВО, Восточный военный округ
- Location
- Хабаровск, Хабаровский край
The unit is listed in the open database of Russian formations participating in the war against Ukraine (InformNapalm). No public data on its deployment, command, or confirmed combat episodes have been identified to date.
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The 18th Guards Army Aviation Brigade (military unit 42838) traces its history from the 265th Air Base (2010) through the 573rd Air Base to the brigade formed in 2017 as part of the 11th Air Force and Air Defense Army. Its armament includes various modifications of Mi-8, Ka-52 and Mi-26 attack helicopters, as well as An-12, An-26, and Tu-134 transport aircraft; the 12th Aircraft Repair Plant is also located at the airfield. Open sources used in this study do not contain details about specific combat episodes of the brigade in Ukraine after 2022, despite its confirmed status as an attack helicopter formation attached to the Far Eastern 11th Army.
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