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13th National Guard Battalion (Ukraine)

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13th Separate Battalion
13-й окремий батальйон НГ (Ukrainian)
Battalion Insignia
Founded1992 (1992)
Country Ukraine
Allegiance Ministry of Internal Affairs
Branch National Guard of Ukraine
TypeBattalion
RoleMultipurpose
Part of 40th Danylo Nechai Regiment
Garrison/HQKhmelnytskyi and Kamianets-Podilskyi
Nickname(s)Ravens
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian war
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Chernousov Volodymyr Volodymyrovych

The 13th Separate National Guard Battalion is a battalion of the 40th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with the protection of Ukrainian territorial integrity, maintenance of public order and escorting convicts during court proceedings. It's garrisons are located in Khmelnytskyi and Kamianets-Podilskyi.

History

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It was established on 31 October 1992, on the basis of a battalion of the 481st Convoy Regiment in Vinnytsia.[1][2]

On 23 December 1998, a special patrol company was established in the battalion and it was transferred to the Internal Troops of Ukraine.[3]

Since 1999, the battalion has been stationed in Khmelnytskyi and carries out tasks related to the protection of Ukrainian territorial integrity, public order in Khmelnytskyi and Kamianets-Podilskyi and escorting convicts during court proceedings.[4]

In 2014 it was transferred to the National Guard of Ukraine and after the start of the War in Donbass, it was deployed first to Luhansk Oblast to defend the Luhansk Airport and then saw heavy combat deployment during the Battle of Mariupol with over a hundred servicemen being deployed.[5]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the battalion has been deployed to the frontlines and saw combat against Russian forces.[6][7]

Structure

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The structure of the battalion is as follows:[8]

Commanders

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  • Major Andrii Martyniuk (?-2017)[9]
  • Colonel Bereznyuk Roman Vyacheslavovich (2017–2021)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Bohdan Ivan Bohdanovich (2021–2023)
  • Colonel Chernousov Volodymyr Volodymyrovych (2023)

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ Понад 300 захисників військової частини 3053 Нацгвардії України побували на сході країни з початку війни
  2. ^ "Хмельницька військова частина Нацгвардії: чверть століття відданої служби Україні". 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Західне територіальне командування". vv.gov.ua/. Internal Troops of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ Військова частина 3053 Національної гвардії України відзначила 26 – річницю
  5. ^ У 2014-му нацгвардійці хмельницької військової частини пройшли через воєнне пекло
  6. ^ Підрозділу Нацгвардії з Хмельницького — 30 років. Історія створення військової частини
  7. ^ https://www.ukr.net/news/details/hmelnitskiy/96382726.html
  8. ^ Військова частина 3053 Національної гвардії України відзначає своє 23-річчя Archived 7 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine Archived 18 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "У Львові та Хмельницькому нацгвардійцям урочисто вручили зброю". ngu.gov.ua. National Guard of Ukraine. 2017-06-22. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.