Women’s T-shirt dedicated to a truly unique brigade of Army Aviation — the only one founded in independent Ukraine.
The 18th Separate Army Aviation Brigade was established in 2015, making it the fourth aviation unit within Ukraine’s Ground Forces. In its relatively short history, the brigade has carried out so many heroic missions that it’s hard to keep count.
During the ATO and JFO operations, the brigade conducted medical evacuations and logistics missions along the entire frontline. After February 24, 2022, the aviators from Poltava were deployed to the most intense combat zones — in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions — and became especially known for their role in liberating Zmiinyi Island and carrying out a one-of-a-kind breakthrough into occupied Mariupol.
The brigade bears the name of Igor Sikorsky — the most famous helicopter designer of Ukrainian origin — but it’s known across the world not for its name, but for its actions.
The T-shirt features combat helicopters flying above the silhouettes of spoil tips, with a subtle yet powerful inscription: “Sons of Fortune.” It’s a name that fits them perfectly, because how else can you explain the extraordinary things they accomplished at Azovstal?
On the sleeve: a yellow-and-blue roundel and the inscription Ukraine Army Aviation.
On the back: the words that say it all: “FACING THE ENEMY – HEART TO UKRAINE”