138th Radio Technical Brigade (Ukraine)

In 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the 138th Radio Technical Brigade of the Soviet Army swore allegiance to Ukraine becoming a part of its armed forces. The brigade's personnel have been participating in the War in Donbas since 2015. In addition to radar and reconnaissance operations, it also saw action in the operations of FPV drones. On 25 February 2017, a soldier of the brigade (Dmytro Oleksandrovich Ponomarenko) was killed by a gunshot while operating a UAV in Verkhniotoretske. On 22 April 2017, the brigade's positions were shelled by separatists killing a soldier of the brigade (Pavlo Yuriyovych Smirnov) who was serving on an observational and reconnaissance mission. On 10 October 2018, a soldier of the brigade (Dronov Serhii Anatoliyovych) was killed as a result of a mine explosion while operating near Hranitne. On 2 September 2019, a soldier of the brigade was killed by a sniper near Vodiane which was followed by continued separatist bombardment on the positions in Vodiane. At the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade defended the Ukrainian capital Kyiv by providing radar coverage and UAV support to Ukrainian Forces during the Battle of Kyiv. ==Structure==