18th Separate Brigade of Army Aviation (named after Igor Sikorsky), was established in February 2015. In fact, the unit considers October 1 as its birthday, when the first Mi-8MSB-V helicopter appeared. The unit was formed on the basis of the 215th aviation commandant's office (military unit A2673) of the Air Force of Ukraine, which was a reserve airfield for fighters of the 831st Myrhorod Brigade. The brigade became the fourth such unit of army aviation within the Ground Forces of Ukraine.