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14th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment (Ukraine)
The 14th Separate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment is a regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces, which was originally established in 2023 as a separate regiment of the Ukrainian Ground Forces and has seen combat during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including combat operations on Russian territory. HistoryThe unit has been performing tasks during the Russian invasion of Ukraine since October 2022, at first as a combat unit of the 190th Training Center. On 22 August 2023, the unit was officially recognized as a separate regiment specialized in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Units of the 14th Regiment are performing reconnaissance and striking operations along the entire front line and in numerous directions. In November 2023, the regiment fought in the Zaporizhia Oblast as part of the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive,[2] and struck multiple Russian positions in Oleshky.[3] The regiment was involved in supporting combat operations in Robotyne and on November 3, 2023, a soldier of the regiment (Davidyuk Taras Dmytrovych) was killed near Robotyne.[4][5] Then it was involved in the battle of Avdiivka with a soldier (Mykhailo Ughryniuk Mytnyk) being killed on 23 November 2023.[6] In February 2024, the regiment performed combat operations along with the 46th Aeromobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces.[7] In June 2024, aerial reconnaissance of the 14th Regiment in coordination with M142 HIMARS artillery destroyed the Russian high-valued Buk missile system in the Donetsk direction [8] On July 22, 2024, soon after the establishment of Unmanned Systems Forces, the regiment was transferred there.[9][10] In August 2024, units of the 14th Regiment participated in August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion alongside other units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine providing combat support.[11][12][13] Commanders
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