▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁By ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁brig ade ▁was ▁finally ▁formed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁A irm obile ▁Division . ▁ ▁From ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁ 8 0 0 ▁par atro op ers ▁from ▁the ▁brig ade ▁served ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 0 th ▁Special ▁Battalion ▁in ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁Later ▁they ▁served ▁as ▁peace keep ers ▁in ▁Kos ovo . ▁ ▁Between ▁May ▁and ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Brigade ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁urban - type ▁settlement ▁H vard i ys ke , ▁D n ip rop et rov sk ▁O blast . ▁The ▁brig ade ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁honor able ▁design ation ▁" D n ip rop et rov sk ", ▁for ▁their ▁battle ▁achiev ements ▁and ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁professional ism . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Leon id ▁K uch ma ▁awarded ▁the ▁unit ▁with ▁its ▁new ▁Battle ▁Flag . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence ▁the ▁Brigade ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁A irm obile ▁Division ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Army ▁Corps ▁on ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁brig ade ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁Crime a ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Crime an