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The military unit of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, numbering in the regiment.
The 1039th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment named after General-Cornet Mykola Kapustianskyi is a unit of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that performs air defense tasks and provides protection for troops and important facilities against enemy air attacks.
The regiment was formed in 1992. Servicemen of the regiment participated in peacekeeping missions abroad, and since 2014 they have been carrying out combat missions to protect the Ukrainian sky. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion and up to the present, the regiment’s units have been defending the airspace in the eastern direction and in other regions of Ukraine.
The regiment has also implemented the use of interceptors against enemy UAVs, which have demonstrated effectiveness in destroying enemy aerial targets. With their help, the regiment’s servicemen protect Ukrainian airspace every day from enemy strike and reconnaissance UAVs.
