▁crisis . ▁It ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few , ▁if ▁not ▁the ▁only , ▁Ukrain ian ▁unit ▁to ▁leave ▁Crime a ▁as ▁a ▁unit , ▁still ▁bearing ▁their ▁arms . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁its ▁IF V s ( Inf antry ▁Fight ing ▁Ve h icle ( s )) ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁reb els ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Don b ass . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁vehicles ▁was ▁a ▁B MD ▁ 1 ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁a ▁B MD ▁ 2 . ▁Both ▁are ▁now ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁separ at ists . ▁A ▁ 2 S 9 ▁N ona - S ▁was ▁also ▁captured ▁by ▁re bel ▁forces . ▁ ▁Transport ▁plane ▁shot ▁down ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁an ▁IL - 7 6 ▁Transport ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁killing ▁forty ▁ 2 5 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Brigade ▁tro op ers ▁near ▁Lu h ansk , ▁Ukraine . ▁“ On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 3 – 1 4 , ▁firing ▁from ▁an ▁anti - air craft ▁gun ▁and ▁a ▁large - cal iber ▁machine ▁gun , ▁anti - reg ime ▁forces ▁c yn ically ▁and ▁tre acher ously ▁shot ▁down ▁a ▁Ukraine ▁armed ▁forces ▁transport ▁plane ▁IL - 7 6 ▁which ▁was ▁bringing ▁personnel ▁for ▁rotation ,” ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁statement ▁posted ▁on ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Ministry ' s ▁official ▁website . ▁ ▁Current ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁brig ade ' s ▁structure ▁is ▁as ▁follows :