The 1096th Separate Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (military unit 83576, Sevastopol) had already undergone disbandment in September 2012 — its remnants, under the command of Colonel Andrey Litvinov, were transferred to form two divisions within the 810th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet; judging by subsequent mentions of the regiment as an active unit (2015 and later, including plans for re-equipment with Buk-M2/Buk-M3 after 2022), the formation was subsequently re-established in its former status. Documented data on losses or damage specifically to the positions of the 1096th Regiment during AFU strikes on Sevastopol in 2023-2024 are still not found.
Курбатов Игорь Анатольевич — Полковник, командир 1096-го зенитного ракетного полка
The 1096th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was part of the 22nd Army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet and provided cover for the Black Sea Fleet's headquarters, ships, and submarines in Sevastopol from aerial attacks. There were plans to re-equip the regiment from the outdated Osa anti-aircraft missile system to Buk-M2/Buk-M3 systems due to the increased threat to military facilities in Crimea after the start of the full-scale war. A repeated search confirmed numerous AFU strikes on Sevastopol's military infrastructure in 2023-2024 (Black Sea Fleet headquarters, Belbek airfield, oil depot), but detailed confirmed data on damage specifically to the positions or equipment of the 1096th Regiment have not been found in open sources. Previously, on September 4, 2012, the Russian Ministry of Defense had already disbanded this regiment as part of the Black Sea Fleet's reduction — according to Interfax, its remnants under the command of Colonel Andrey Litvinov were transferred to form two divisions within the 810th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade, and some servicemen were discharged to the reserve. Judging by subsequent mentions of the regiment as an active unit (in 2015, Colonel Dmitry Kozachenko was named its commander, and later more recent re-equipment plans appeared), the formation was subsequently re-established in its former status — the exact date and circumstances of its re-establishment are not determined in open sources.
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