[9] During the 30th Independence Day of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky renamed the unit the 25th Separate Dnipropetrovsk Airborne Brigade.

[2] On 13 June 2014, an IL-76 transport plane was shot down near Luhansk, Ukraine, killing 40 25th Airborne Brigade troops.

According to a statement released by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, "On the night of June 13–14, firing from an anti-aircraft gun and a large-caliber machine gun, anti-regime forces cynically and treacherously shot down a Ukraine armed forces transport plane IL-76 which was bringing personnel for rotation.

[14] Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov announced his intention to disband the brigade, a decision that was later reversed.

[17] The 25th Brigade participated in the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv Oblast, publishing footage of its forces in the city of Izium on 10 September 2022.

[18] On 16 October 2023, Ukrainian Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said that the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade had shot down a Mi-8.

[19] In March 2024, Syrskyi publicly praised the 25th Brigade for its efforts in repelling Russian attacks on the villages of Berdychi and Orlivka.