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88th Marine Air Assault Battalion (Ukraine)
88th Separate Marine Air Assault Battalion is a battalion of the 35th Marine Brigade (Ukraine), 35th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Marine Corps tracing its origins to the Soviet 98th Airborne Division. It is an aeromobile and amphibious unit capable of performing combat operations from the land, sea and air. It is based at the city of Bolhrad in Odessa Oblast. History The battalion traces its origins to the 98th Guards Airborne Division, stationed in Bolgrad during Soviet era. In 1993, it was reformed into the 1st Aeromobile Division, being disband in 2003. However, on 1 October 2010, the 6th Army Corps (Ukraine), 12th Mechanized Brigade's formation started in Bolgrad. A headquarters and a support company were established and repairs of the abandoned base were initiated including repairs of housing facilities, training and logistical bases as well as an airstrip. Soon elements of the 51 separate mechanized brigades and a unit of the 79th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine), 79th Airmobi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolhrad
Bolhrad ( uk, Болгра́д, Bolhrad, ; bg, Болград, Bolgrad; ro, Bolgrad, Gagauz: ''Bolgrad''), is a small city in Odesa Oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, in the historical region of Budjak. It is the administrative center of Bolhrad Raion (district) and hosts the administration of Bolhrad urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History Bolhrad was founded in 1821 by Bulgarian settlers in Bessarabia, under the direction of General Ivan Inzov who is "revered" by Bolhrad residents as the "Founder of Our City." Bolhrad became part of Moldavia from 1856 to 1859, Romania from 1859 to 1878, 1918 to 1940, and 1941 to 1944, before being incorporated into the USSR (in the territory of the Ukrainian SSR), and later independent Ukraine. In 1921, there was a terrorist attack on a palace on the city. File:Bolgrad, Sveto Preobrazenie, katedrala, 1938.jpg, Transfiguration Cathedral File:Historical image of Bolhrad High School (Romania time).jpg, Bol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
