▁District , ▁Soviet ▁Air ▁Def ence ▁Forces . ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Then ▁reports ▁on ▁the ▁regiment ▁diver ge . ▁Hol m ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁regiment ▁absor bed ▁the ▁ 7 7 3 rd ▁F ighter ▁A viation ▁Regiment . ▁Pi otr ▁But owski , ▁writing ▁in ▁' Intern ational ▁Air ▁Power ▁Review ,' ▁Vol . ▁ 1 3 , ▁Summer ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁dis band ed . ▁But owski ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁number ▁and ▁trad itions ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 8 ▁G v ▁I AP ▁were ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁F ighter ▁A viation ▁Regiment , ▁which ▁had ▁just ▁returned ▁to ▁Andre ap ol ▁from ▁W itt stock ▁( and ▁briefly ▁at ▁Dam g arten ) ▁in ▁Germany , ▁under ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Gu ards ▁F ighter ▁A viation ▁Division . ▁Wh atever ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁regiment ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Air ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Military ▁District . ▁it ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁K ut uz ov ▁ ▁Hero es ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁▁ ▁Alex ei ▁S . ▁Sm ir nov ▁( tw ice : ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 ) ▁ ▁Captain ▁Aleks andr ▁Av de