The 160th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force

Ukrainian Air Force

The Ukrainian Air Force is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force Command and headquarters are located in the city of Vinnytsia....

. The full name of the Brigade is the 160th Warsaw-Odessa Order of Suvorov 3rd degree Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade. . The Brigade is considered to be one of the best Anti-Aircraft Artillery units in Ukraine

Ukraine

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History

In 1999 the Brigade was given the honorable name "Odessa" for exhibiting high level of professionalism in protecting the skies over Odessa

Odessa

Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

. The brigade was also awarded with its Colour

Colours, standards and guidons

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 by the President of Ukraine

President of Ukraine

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Awards

• 1944 received the honorable name «Warsaw»
• 1945 received the Order of Suvorov Third Class
  Order of Suvorov
  The Order of Suvorov is a Soviet award, named after Aleksandr Suvorov , that was established on July 29, 1942 by a decision of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR. This decoration was created to award senior army personnel for exceptional leadership in combat operations...
  
   for its actions near Berlin
  Berlin
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• 1999 received the honorable name «Odessa»