In 1968, the regiment was included in the Central Group of Forces (Czechoslovakia) and relocated to the town of Kurzhivody (Kuřivody) next to the city of Mimoni (Mimoň).

As a result of an expansion of the Soviet air defence troops, the 919th Separate Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment was formed in Uzhorod between 20 September and 20 November 1961 as part of the 38th Army.

The 919th was equipped with the S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile (SAM)[1] and was commanded by Colonel Ivan Antonovich Guly.

[2] In August 1968, attached to the 28th Army Corps, the brigade participated in Operation Danube, the suppression of the Prague Spring.

In 1995, the brigade participated in the "Phoenix-95" demonstration exercise at Embi, which resulted in foreign countries making contracts to acquire SAMs.