219th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment

The 219th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment (Russian: 219-й зенитно-ракетный полк; Military Unit Number 06534)^[1] was a surface-to-air missile regiment of the Soviet Air Defense Forces during the Cold War and briefly the Russian Air Defense Forces.

219th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment
Active	1963–1993
Country	Soviet Union  Russia
Branch	Soviet Air Defense Forces Russian Air Defense Forces
Type	Surface-to-air missile regiment
Role	Air defense
Part of	54th Air Defense Corps (1986–1993)
Garrison/HQ	Pervomayskoye-1
Equipment	S-200V

Active from 1963, the regiment provided air defense for the Leningrad area with S-200V missiles. It was disbanded in 1993 as a result of the introduction of the more modern S-300PS in the Leningrad air defense system.

History

An S-200V of the type operated by the regiment

The regiment received its number, the 219th, on 1 November 1963; it was a unit originally planned to be armed with the cancelled 5V11 Dal missile. The 219th was part of the 6th Independent Air Defense Army, and was based at Pervomayskoye-1.^[1] The regiment became operational in 1967 with five S-200 battalions. It was reequipped with the S-200V in the early 1970s. In 1986, the 86th became part of the 54th Air Defense Corps. After the more modern S-300PS was introduced into the Leningrad air defense system, the S-200V units were gradually phased out. In 1988, the 219th was reduced to three battalions. It was disbanded in 1993.^[1][2]