▁anywhere ▁by ▁par ach ute , ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁arm ored ▁vehicles , ▁from ▁Il - 7 6 MD ▁and ▁An - 7 0 ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁History ▁Between ▁June ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁ 2 1 7 th ▁Gu ards ▁Air bor ne ▁Regiment ▁( Base ▁# 1 1 3 8 9 ▁[ Mil it ary ▁Unit ▁No . 1 1 3 8 9 ? ]) ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 8 th ▁Gu ards ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Air bor ne ▁Tro ops ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁Bol hr ad ▁( B ol grad ), ▁Od essa ▁O blast . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁USS R , ▁the ▁ 9 8 th ▁Gu ards ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ▁was ▁split ▁between ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁ 2 1 7 th ▁Gu ards ▁Air bor ne ▁Regiment ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁Ivan ovo ▁in ▁Russia . ▁The ▁regiment ' s ▁Battle ▁Flag , ▁Order ▁of ▁K ut uz ov , ▁and ▁ 5 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁supplies ▁were ▁also ▁re located . ▁ ▁Current ▁unit ▁By ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁the ▁new ▁Ukrain ian ▁a irm obile ▁brig ade ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Soviet ▁ 2 1 7 th ▁Gu ards ▁ ▁Air bor ne ▁Regiment ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁Bol grad ▁in ▁May