137th Marine Battalion

Ukrainian military unit 137th Separate Marine Battalion 137th Separate Marine Battalion.png 150px Battalion Insignia 137-й окремий батальйон морської піхоти 2015-present Odessa Ukraine UKR Flag of the Ukrainian Naval Infantry.png Ukrainian Marine Corps Battalion Marines 22px 35th Marine Brigade22px HELBROC (international deployments) Latin: "Vi et armis"Прапор 137 ОБМП (окремий батальйон морської піхоти) ВМС України. Варіант-05(By Force of Arms) Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 200px For Courage and Bravery 100px|center Former Patch 100px|center Former Insignia 137th Separate Marine Battalion is a marine battalion of the 35th Marine Brigade. It was established in late 2015 as a part of the Ukrainian Navy but was transferred to the Ukrainian Marine Corps in 2018. Internationally, it's also a part of the Balkan Battlegroup of the European Union. It is headquartered at Dachne, Odesa Oblast. History The battalion was established in November 2015.http://dumskaya.net/news/odessu-teper-ohranyaet-i-batalon-morskoj-pehoty-052145/ Одессу теперь обороняет и морская пехота: сформирован новый батальон "черных беретов" 3 November 2015 dumskaya.net Думская.net 18 November 2016 20 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170620125652/http://dumskaya.net/news/odessu-teper-ohranyaet-i-batalon-morskoj-pehoty-052145/ After establishment, it took part in training exercises in Chornomorske especially that of neutralizing sabotage and reconnaissance squads.http://rian.com.ua/photolents/20151110/1000072253_1000071388.html Учения 137 отдельного батальона морской пехоты под Одессой 10 November 2015 rian.com.ua/ RIA Novosti Ukraine 18 November 2016 16 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035323/https://rian.com.ua/photolents/20151110/1000072253_1000071388.html In December 2015, the battalion, along with Ukrainian Naval Aviation and heavy artillery, conducted training in the Okny Raion at the border of Transnistria as a deterrent against any possible conflict with Transnistria.http://www.milnavigator.com/odesskij-batalon-morskoj-pexoty-vmeste-s-aviaciej-i-artilleriej-vmsu-poshumel-na-pridnestrovskoj-granice/ Одесский батальон морской пехоты вместе с авиацией и артиллерией ВМСУ "пошумел" на приднестровской границе 18 December 2015 milnavigator.com Military Navigator November 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161023134027/http://www.milnavigator.com/odesskij-batalon-morskoj-pexoty-vmeste-s-aviaciej-i-artilleriej-vmsu-poshumel-na-pridnestrovskoj-granice/ 23 October 2016 The personnel of the battalion carried out patrols in the Exclusive Economic Zone near the Snake Island, inducted into the Balkan Battlegroup, and participate in the Exercise Sea Breeze and in February 2016, conducted training in Mykolaiv Oblast and Kherson Oblasthttp://www.5.ua/video/odeski-morpikhy-provely-svoiu-pershu-navchalnu-desantnu-operatsiiu-107454.html Одеські морпіхи провели свою першу навчальну десантну операцію 27 February 2016 5.ua/ Channel 5 18 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170223235154/http://www.5.ua/video/odeski-morpikhy-provely-svoiu-pershu-navchalnu-desantnu-operatsiiu-107454.html 23 February 2017 including multi-kilometer marches, target protection, amphibious assault, sea crossing, landing, evacuations amongst others.http://dumskaya.net/news/odesskie-morpehi-proveli-uchebnuyu-desantnuyu-op-055686/ Одесские морпехи провели учебную десантную операцию February 28, 2016 dumskaya.net Dumskaya.net 18 November 2016 23 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161023134241/http://dumskaya.net/news/odesskie-morpehi-proveli-uchebnuyu-desantnuyu-op-055686/ In the spring and summer of 2016, the battalion's howitzer artillery underwent training in Mykolaiv Oblast and the battalion took part in the international exercises "Sea Breeze 2016".http://dumskaya.net/news/sibriz-2016-artilleyristy-proveli-boevye-strelby-060895/ «Си Бриз-2016»: артиллеристы Одесского батальона морской пехоты поразили условные цели в море 28 July 2016 dumskaya.net Dumskaya.net 18 November 2016 11 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161011214704/http://dumskaya.net/news/sibriz-2016-artilleyristy-proveli-boevye-strelby-060895/ It received training from British and American instructors in military theory and the usage of unmanned aerial vehicles, respectivelyKozliuk Stanislav 18 March 2018 Морпіх і його щоденники uk A Marine and his diaries The Ukrainian Week https://tyzhden.ua/morpikh-i-joho-shchodennyky/ 8 December 2023 It took part in combat operations in Mariupol during 2016.http://dumskaya.net/news/budni-peremiriya-kak-odesskiy-batalon-morskoy-pe-064330/ Будни "перемирия" под Мариуполем: одесские морпехи и "Громобой" житомрской бригады 27 October 2016 dumskaya.net Dumskaya.net 18 November 2016 22 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161122200554/http://dumskaya.net/news/budni-peremiriya-kak-odesskiy-batalon-morskoy-pe-064330/ The battalion also fought at the Shyrokyne standoff24 November 2020 Благодійний фонд "Повернись живим" очолив Тарас Чмут LB.ua https://lb.ua/society/2020/11/24/471424_blagodiyniy_fond_povernis_zhivim.html 8 December 2023 On April 28, 2017, during a combat operation near the village of Pavlopil, a vehicle of the battalion was struck by a landmine although the personnel remained same and evacuated but one soldier (Oleksandr Olehovych Berdnyk) returned to retrieve the vehicle but was killed in another landmine blast.У ВМС повідомили ім'я загиблого в АТО морського піхотинця https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172346/https://tsn.ua/ato/u-vms-povidomili-im-ya-zagiblogo-v-ato-morskogo-pihotincya-922200.html 13 October 2018 Морпіх Олександр Бердник підірвався на міні в авто під Павлополем (відео) https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172246/http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/0/2006/111149/ 13 October 2018 In mid-June 2017, Ihor Voronchenko conducted an inspection of the battalion's facilities in "Dachne-1" and "Dachne-2".http://www.ukrmilitary.com/2017/06/vidnovlennya-infrastruktury-vms.html Хід відновлення інфраструктури військових частин ВМС в Одеському гарнізоні 2017-06-21 ukrmilitary.com Ukrainian Military 21 June 2017 24 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170624040802/http://www.ukrmilitary.com/2017/06/vidnovlennya-infrastruktury-vms.html On June 3, 2017, the battalion's positions near the village of Chermalyk were shelled by separatist forces killing a soldier (Mykhailo Oleksandrovych Kobets) of the battalion.У мережі опубліковано деталі загибелі юного бійця у зоні АТО https://web.archive.org/web/20181104173210/https://24tv.ua/u_merezhi_opublikovano_detali_zagibeli_yunogo_biytsya_na_donbasi_n825792 4 November 2018 Поблизу Маріуполя після обстрілу з «Граду» помер Михайло Кобець https://web.archive.org/web/20170807170200/http://www.umoloda.kiev.ua/number/0/2006/112345 7 August 2017 Вічна пам'ять нашому бойовому побратиму! On August 24, 2017, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, presented a Battle Flag to the battalion commander. The battalion saw intensive combat in the village of Mykolaivka during which two soldiers of the battalion (Kozma Denys Petrovychhttps://novynarnia.com/2019/05/10/kolishniy-komandir-poleglogo-morpiha-denisa-kozmi-rozpoviv-pro-zhittya-pobratima/ "Він був неймовірно крутим". Екс-командир полеглого морпіха Дениса Козьми розповів про побратима 8 October 2019 8 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191008063339/https://novynarnia.com/2019/05/10/kolishniy-komandir-poleglogo-morpiha-denisa-kozmi-rozpoviv-pro-zhittya-pobratima/ and Sakal Ivan Volodymyrovychhttp://memorybook.org.ua/21/sakal.htm Книга пам'яті 8 October 2019 8 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191008064008/http://memorybook.org.ua/21/sakal.htm ) were killed on 1 and 6 May 2019 respectively and another was wounded.https://nastup.net/society/dev-jat-zagiblih-geroiv-travnja-pam-jataiemo-kozhnogo/ Дев'ять загиблих героїв травня: пам'ятаємо кожного 12 January 2020 12 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200112073233/https://nastup.net/society/dev-jat-zagiblih-geroiv-travnja-pam-jataiemo-kozhnogo/ On June 19, 2019, the villages of Mykolaivka and Novotroitske killing a soldier of the battalion (Oleksandr Ivanovych Lyashok).https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/styler/donbasse-tragicheski-pogib-komandir-razvedki-1560843767.html На Донбасі трагічно загинув командир розвідки: всі деталі і фото героя 12 October 2019 12 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191012084534/https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/styler/donbasse-tragicheski-pogib-komandir-razvedki-1560843767.html On July 13, 2020, while performing combat operations in Zaytseve, a unit of the battalion was ambushed.Стало відоме ім'я офіцера, який загинув 13 липня на Донбасі https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3064091-stalo-vidome-ima-oficera-akij-zaginuv-13-lipna-na-donbasi.html www.ukrinform.ua 2020-07-16 uk 16 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200716144915/https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3064091-stalo-vidome-ima-oficera-akij-zaginuv-13-lipna-na-donbasi.html The commander of the battalion's reconnaissance platoon (Krasnogrud Dmytro Anatoliyovych) was severely wounded in an explosion and later died.Стало відомо ім'я загиблого в районі Зайцевого військового https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/stalo-izvestno-imya-pogibshego-rayone-zaytsevo-1594889756.html РБК-Украина 2020-07-16 ru 16 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200716171557/https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/stalo-izvestno-imya-pogibshego-rayone-zaytsevo-1594889756.html Nine soldiers came to retrieve his body but were ambushed by the Russians.На Донбасі під час обстрілу загинув військовий медик, ще двоє отримали поранення https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/donbasse-vremya-obstrela-pogib-voennyy-medik-1594663689.html РБК-Украина 2020-07-16 ru 15 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200715235628/https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/donbasse-vremya-obstrela-pogib-voennyy-medik-1594663689.html The Russians indiscriminately attacked the medics of the battalion wearing white helmets.Commandant Dmytro Krasnogrud "Mir" died near Horlivka http://umoloda.kiev.ua/number/0/2006/148147//fb Club-tourist 2020-07-16 en-US A medic of the battalion (Ilin MykolaПід Зайцевим загинули розвідник Дмитро Красногрудь і медик Микола Ілін із 35 обрмп. ФОТО https://novynarnia.com/2020/07/16/mykola-ilin-dmytro-krasnogrud/ Новинарня 2020-07-16 2020-07-21 uk 17 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200717205215/https://novynarnia.com/2020/07/16/mykola-ilin-dmytro-krasnogrud/) and another soldier (Yaroslav Serhiyovych ZhuravelЧи можна було врятувати пораненого морпіха в «сірій зоні»? // ВВС Україна, 24.07.20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200725101121/https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/features-53514547 25 July 2020) were killed during the ambush and several more were wounded who were later returned after negotiations with the separatists.Бойовики передали ще одне тіло загиблого захисника — ОС https://web.archive.org/web/20200722142745/https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2020/07/21/7260122/ 22 July 2020Стало відоме ім'я українського військового, загиблого під Зайцевим на Донеччині https://web.archive.org/web/20200726003737/https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-yaroslav-zhuravel/30741558.html 26 July 2020Повідомлення пресцентру ООС. 22.07.2020, 18:00Загинув від поранень, бо не дали евакуювати. Історія третього загиблого під Зайцевим — Ярослава Журавля // Радіо Свобода, 23.07.20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724144857/https://ua.krymr.com/a/istoriia-tretioho-zahybloho-pid-zaitsevym-yaroslava-zhuravlia/30743962.html 24 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200725101121/https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/features-53514547 25 July 2020На Дніпропетровщині поховали морського піхотинця Ярослава Журавля https://web.archive.org/web/20200724184719/https://armyinform.com.ua/2020/07/na-dnipropetrovshhyni-pohovaly-morskogo-pihotynczya-yaroslava-zhuravlya/ 24 July 2020Кілька днів помирав у «сірій зоні»: на Дніпропетровщині попрощалися із Ярославом Журавлем https://web.archive.org/web/20200724222554/https://www.5.ua/suspilstvo/kilka-dniv-pomyrav-u-sirii-zoni-na-dnipropetrovshchyni-poproshchalysia-iz-yaroslavom-zhuravlem-220114.html 24 July 2020Загиблого на Донбасі морпіха Ярослава Журавля поховали на Дніпропетровщині https://web.archive.org/web/20200724144855/https://censor.net.ua/ua/photo_news/3209845/zagyblogo_na_donbasi_morpiha_yaroslava_juravlya_pohovaly_na_dnipropetrovschyni_videofotoreportaj 24 July 2020На Дніпропетровщині попрощалися з полеглим під Зайцевим розвідником 137 обмп Ярославом Журавлем https://web.archive.org/web/20200727013957/https://novynarnia.com/2020/07/24/zhuravel-pohoron/ 27 July 2020На Дніпропетровщині попрощалися з бійцем, якого кілька днів не могли евакуювати з поля бою під Зайцевим https://web.archive.org/web/20200724154854/https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-jaroslav-zhuravel/30743547.html 24 July 2020 In early 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, several units from the battalion carried combat operations on a 200 km stretch in southern Ukraine. One platoon was stationed near Chonhar Bridge, one at Kalanchak and one near the village of Kairy and they were the first to encounter Russian troops during the Southern Ukraine campaign. https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2023/09/18/7420200/ Генерал-майор Соколов командував обороною півдня, яку розслідує ДБР. Велике інтерв'ю про Чонгар, Херсон і Мелітополь Соня Лукашова, Євген Будерацький Українська Правда 2023-09-18 The battalion saw combat in Kherson Oblast during which a soldier of the battalion (Mykhailo Mykolayovych Kravchuk) was killed on March 18, 2022https://krupetskaotg.gov.ua/kravchuk-mihajlo-mikolajovich-14-42-41-18-04-2023/ ГЕРОЇ НЕ ВМИРАЮТЬ! Крупецька громада, Хмельницька область, Шепетівський район krupetskaotg.gov.ua uk 2024-05-04 and another soldier of the battalion (Oleksandr Sosyedkin), was killed on September 14, 2022, during the 2022 Kherson counteroffensive.https://www.victims.memorial/people/oleksandr-sosedkin It also saw action in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast where the commander of the battalion's air assault battalion (Berdnyk Ivan Igorovych) was killed in combat on April 11, 2022.https://snovmr.gov.ua/geroyi-ne-vmyrayut-3/ ГЕРОЇ НЕ ВМИРАЮТЬ! Сновська міська рада snovmr.gov.ua 2024-05-03 The battalion took part in the Battle of Vuhledar.Під Вугледаром розбили бронегрупу Росії https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/pid-vugledarom-rozbyly-bronegrupu-rosiyi/ Мілітарний 2023-02-09 uk On June 13, 2023, the battalion was involved in the liberation of the village of Makarivka as a part of the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.https://war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/chastinu-okupantiv-vzyali-v-polon-u-zsu-pokazali-kadri-zvilnennya-makarivki-na-donechchini-video.htm Частину окупантів взяли в полон: у ЗСУ показали кадри звільнення Макарівки на Донеччині. Відео In March 2024, the battalion was deployed to the left Bank of the Kherson Oblast, and was highly successful in destroying Russian equipment by using FPV drones.Херсонська ОВА показала, як морпіхи знищують ворога на лівобережжі Дніпра Structure March 2025 Management & HQ Amphibious Assault Company 1st Marine Company 2nd Marine Company Fire Support Company Anti-tank Artillery battery Mortar battery Anti-aircraft missile platoon Guardian company Aerial Reconnaissance company "Hydra" Engineering vehicle platoon IT platoon Medical center Commanders Rodion Klepchenko (2015–2017) Andrii Fedichev (2017–2020) Vadym Rymarenko (2020–2022)Командира 137-го батальйону морської піхоти Римаренка поранено на Донбасі, — ЗМІ. ФОТО. 25.08.2020, 19:32 Equipment BTR-60 - an unknown number of vehicleshttp://dumskaya.net/news/odesskiy-batalon-morskoy-pehoty-poluchil-tehniku-062004/ Одесский батальон морской пехоты получил плавающие бронетранспортеры 29 August 2016 5.ua/ Dumskaya.net 18 November 2016 22 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161022094053/http://dumskaya.net/news/odesskiy-batalon-morskoy-pehoty-poluchil-tehniku-062004/ 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) - At least five artillery pieces References External links Навчання новоствореного 137-го окремого батальйону морської піхоти. 1GPQ6uc0nDU БЕРДЯНСК 2016 АТО МОРСКАЯ ПЕХОТА 29 137 ОБМП (Окремий батальйон морської піхоти) _Ukrainian marines https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2023/07/6/7410027/ Військовий Сестриватовський вперше розповідає, як намагався підірвати мости на Чонгар в день вторгнення Ukrainian Pravda 2023-07-06 Category:Military units and formations established in 2015 Category:2015 establishments in Ukraine Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine