18th Anti-Tank Battalion (Ukraine)

18th Anti-Tank Battalion 18th Marine Battalion (2018-2025) 18th Motorized Infantry Battalion (2014-18) 18th Territorial Defense Battalion (2014) 18th Separate Marine Battalion.png 150px 18-й окремий протитанковий батальйон 2014-present Sarata, Odesa Oblast Ukraine Flag of the Ukrainian Naval Infantry.png Ukrainian Marine Corps 25px Marines Anti-tank warfare Battalion 25px 30th Marine Corps There are no obstacles for us Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Full scale invasion 200pxFor Courage and Bravery Major Dmytro Veretennikov 100px|center Former Insignia The 18th Separate Anti-Tank Battalion ( A4210) is a marine battalion of the Ukrainian Marine Corps and was formerly attached to the 28th Mechanized Brigade. It was initially established as the 18th Territorial Defense Battalion, a volunteer formation based at Odessa, eventually becoming a permanent formation of the Marine Corps. History It was initially established as the 18th Territorial Defense Battalion in Odessa Oblast in May 2014 with the head of the Odessa state administration Volodymyr Nemyrovskyi leading its formation.http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/v_odesi_stvoryue_tsya_batalyon_teritorialnoii_oboroni_1935149 В Одесі створюється батальйон територіальної оборони 24 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513010731/http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/news/v_odesi_stvoryue_tsya_batalyon_teritorialnoii_oboroni_1935149 13 May 2014 On May 30, 2014, the newly appointed head of Odessa State Administration Ihor Palytsia and the commander of the Operational Command South, Lieutenant General Anatoliy Syrotenko presented a battle flag to the battalion.http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2014/05/30/golova-odeskoi-oblasnoi-derzhadministraczii-vruchiv-prapor-osobovomu-skladu-bataljonu-teritorialnoi-oboroni/ Голова Одеської обласної держадміністрації вручив Прапор особовому складу батальйону територіальної оборони 24 November 2014 15 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715072613/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2014/05/30/golova-odeskoi-oblasnoi-derzhadministraczii-vruchiv-prapor-osobovomu-skladu-bataljonu-teritorialnoi-oboroni/ It was also informed to the press that the battalion wasn't a temporary unit as they're not given combat flags.http://dumskaya.net/news/gosflag-vmesto-boevogo-znameni-v-odesse-zavershi-036272/ Держпрапор замість бойового прапора: в Одесі завершилося формування батальйону територіальної оборони (фото) 24 November 2014 9 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141109190318/http://dumskaya.net/news/gosflag-vmesto-boevogo-znameni-v-odesse-zavershi-036272/ A reserve officer and former commander of an Airmobile Brigade was appointed as the commander although his name wasn't disclosed. 420 soldiers and officers were enrolled into the battalion.http://zbroya.info/uk/blog/3142_v-odesi-stvoriuiut-batalion-teritorialnoyi-oboroni/ В Одесі створюють батальйон територіальної оборони 24 November 2014 9 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141109174309/http://zbroya.info/uk/blog/3142_v-odesi-stvoriuiut-batalion-teritorialnoyi-oboroni/ The deputy military commissar of the Odesa region started that only volunteers were to join the battalion.http://www.day.kiev.ua/uk/news/050514-na-odeshchini-formuyut-teritorialnu-oboronu-mou На Одещині формують територіальну оборону 24 November 2014 7 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140507221733/http://www.day.kiev.ua/uk/news/050514-na-odeshchini-formuyut-teritorialnu-oboronu-mou Colonel Yury Piskun reported that the standard weapons of the battalion included pistols, submachine guns, machine guns and grenade launchers and that the personnel were being trained at the Training Center of the Odessa Military Academy.http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2014/05/25/osobovij-sklad-bataljonu-teritorialnoi-oboroni-vdoskonalyue-navichki-z-vognevoi-pidgotovki/ Особовий склад батальйону територіальної оборони вдосконалює навички з вогневої підготовки 24 November 2014 6 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043904/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2014/05/25/osobovij-sklad-bataljonu-teritorialnoi-oboroni-vdoskonalyue-navichki-z-vognevoi-pidgotovki/ On 2 September 2014, 420 armored vests were purchased from the battalionhttp://dumskaya.net/news/vydany-novye-bronegilety-000000-038745/ Видані нові бронежилети 24 November 2014 5 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140905091105/http://dumskaya.net/news/vydany-novye-bronegilety-000000-038745/ at the personal expense of Ihor Palytsia.http://dumskaya.net/news/odesskij-gubernator-peredal-bojcam-terbatalona-b-038737/ Одеський губернатор передав бійцям тербатальону бронежилети 24 November 2014 5 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141005221501/http://dumskaya.net/news/odesskij-gubernator-peredal-bojcam-terbatalona-b-038737/ In September 2014 it was redeployed to Mariupol and started facing financial and logistical problems, which were resolved by charity.http://vesti.md/?mod=news&id=35029 В Одеській області зріє невдоволення з боку родичів воїнів, які б'ються на сході України 24 November 2014 29 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129171804/http://vesti.md/?mod=news&id=35029 In June 2014, the battalion equipped with 18 armored personnel carriers was sent to strengthen the defense at the border of Transnistria with the base of deployment being Rozdilna Raion.http://www.hromadske.tv/society/batalion-18-----mizh-kontrabandistami-ta-rosiiskim/ "Південні кордони. Між невизнаною та окупованою": Батальйон 18 24 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141109162943/http://www.hromadske.tv/society/batalion-18-----mizh-kontrabandistami-ta-rosiiskim/ 9 November 2014 In mid September 2014, it was transferred to Donetsk Oblast to reinforce the Mariupol garrison.http://provokacia.net/uncategory/14_10_17_18y_batalon_merznet_pod_mariupolem 18-й батальйон мерзне під Маріуполем 24 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043729/http://provokacia.net/uncategory/14_10_17_18y_batalon_merznet_pod_mariupolem 6 March 2019 The battalion began operations at two checkpoints at the outskirts of northern Mariupol building dugouts and other fortifications.В секторе М: как одесские гвардейцы, «плохиши» и «сурикаты» Мариуполь обороняют (фоторепортаж) https://web.archive.org/web/20150122023806/http://dumskaya.net/news/sektor-m-kak-odesskie-plohishi-i-nacgvardejcy-ma-042796/ 22 January 2015 Their posts were shelled on 18 October 2014, killing four soldiers of the battalionhttp://dumskaya.net/news/batalon-teroborony-odessa-poteryal-chetyreh-bojc-040194/ Батальон теробороны "Одесса" потерял четырех бойцов Новости Одессы dumskaya.net 2016-10-03 28 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180928200735/https://dumskaya.net/news/batalon-teroborony-odessa-poteryal-chetyreh-bojc-040194/ (Yevhen Volodymyrovych Kravets,Кравець Євген Володимирович https://web.archive.org/web/20170503215333/http://memorybook.org.ua/14/kravec.htm 3 May 2017 Boychenko Hennadiy Vasylyovych,Бойченко Геннадій Васильович https://web.archive.org/web/20170208175807/http://memorybook.org.ua/2/boychenko.htm 8 February 2017 Mykola Valeryovich Mokan,Мокан Микола Валерійович https://web.archive.org/web/20170607033752/http://memorybook.org.ua/16/mokan.htm 7 June 2017 and Oleksandr Ivanovych Orlyk Орлик Олександр Іванович). In November 2014, the battalion was reformed into the 18th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 28th Mechanized Brigade.http://dumskaya.net/news/odesskaya-mehbrigada-prodolgaet-nesti-poteri-v-z-040455/ Одеська мехбригада продовжує нести втрати в зоні АТО 24 November 2014 11 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141111232930/http://dumskaya.net/news/odesskaya-mehbrigada-prodolgaet-nesti-poteri-v-z-040455/ On November 4, 2014, a soldier of the brigade (Mykhailo Viktorovych Sviatkovsky) was killed in action while on a combat operational duty in the village of Pavlopil.Святковський Михайло Вікторович https://web.archive.org/web/20170425220538/http://memorybook.org.ua/21/svyatkovski.htm 25 April 2017 The battalion took part in the battle for Hnutove providing support and reinforcement to protect a Platoon base during which a soldier of the battalion (Agapiy Ivan Ivanovich) was killed in combat on March 20, 2015.Агапій Іван Іванович https://web.archive.org/web/20170617233823/http://memorybook.org.ua/1/agapiy.htm 17 June 2017 From May 18 to November 11, 2015, the battalion took part in the battle for Stanytsia Luhansk.Книга пам'яті https://web.archive.org/web/20170711063556/http://memorybook.org.ua/5/dusivan.htm 11 July 2017 Іван Дусь https://web.archive.org/web/20180826041923/http://kostlibr.at.ua/index/ivan_dus/0-255 26 August 2018 The battalion took part in a battle near the village of Kremenivka during which a Platoon commander of the battalion (Ihor Viktorovych Hetmanchuk) was killed in action on December 20, 2015.http://memorybook.org.ua/4/getmanchuk.htm Книга пам'яті 14 April 2018 14 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234017/http://memorybook.org.ua/4/getmanchuk.htm On May 18, 2016, a soldier of the battalion (Dus Ivan Petrovych) was hit by sniper fire near Malinove coming from Hristovo and was killed in action. The battalion took part in combat operations near Krasnohorivka and on September 9, 2017, a soldier of the battalion (Maksym Ihorovych Krivydenko) was killed as a result of shelling.Зведення прес-центру штабу АТО за 9.09.2017 року https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173751/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2017/09/10/zvedennya-pres-czentru-shtabu-ato-za-9-09-2017-roku/ 24 February 2019 In 2018, the battalion became a part of the 35th Marine Brigade becoming the 18th Separate Marine Battalion.https://www.ukrmilitary.com/p/ukrainian-navy.html/ Військово-Морські Сили 23 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190330190551/https://www.ukrmilitary.com/p/ukrainian-navy.html 30 March 2019 The battalion took part in combat operations in the village of Hranitne and on April 11, 2019, an ATGM attack at the brigade's position left six soldiers of the battalion wounded and one soldier (Lysakivsky Volodymyr Yuriyovych) killed in action.Лисаківський Володимир Юрійович https://web.archive.org/web/20200623162809/http://memorybook.org.ua/15/lysakivsky.htm#gsc.tab=0 23 June 2020 The battalion's commander (Derduga Serhii Mykolayovych) was killed in Mykolaiv Oblast during the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a battle near the village of Velyke Artakove uk Велике Артакове.Дердуга Сергій Миколайович. Український меморіалhttps://usionline.com/v-odesse-prostjatsja-s-pogibshim-geroem/ В Одесі попрощаються із загиблим Героєм. 05.06.2022, 11:51 2024-09-03 2024-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20241202202759/https://usionline.com/v-odesse-prostjatsja-s-pogibshim-geroem/ dead У Миколаївській області загинув командир одеського батальйону морської піхоти. 05.06.2022, 10:54 The battalion took part in the 2022 Kherson counteroffensive and three personnel of the battalion (Bohdan Omelyanovich Pasterkevich,BMP division commander Lepekha Vadim VasyliovychAirborne platoon commander and Volodymyr Kreminsky) were killed in action. On 23 March 2023 the unit was awarded the honorary award For Courage and Bravery by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/2912023-46845 УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №291/2023 President of Ukraine 6 December 2024 29 March 2026 uk In late 2025 the unit was reorganized into the first dedicated marine anti-tank unit. The 18th Marine Battalion therefore becoming the 18th Anti-Tank Battalion.https://militaryland.net/news/18th-marine-battalion-reorganized-as-anti-tank-unit/ 18th Marine Battalion Reorganized as Anti-Tank Unit Military Land 1 September 2025 29 March 2026 Commanders Derduga Serhii Mykolayovych (2018–2022) Autonomous Units 18th Amphibious Assault Company FPV Drone Unit "Boar" Sources Одеський батальйон тероборони: хто нас захищає https://web.archive.org/web/20141110173731/http://od.vgorode.ua/news/luidy_horoda/234960-odesskyi-batalon-teroborony-kto-nas-zaschyschaet 10 November 2014 M. Zhirokhov, Одеський характер: 18-й батальйон тероборони https://web.archive.org/web/20170206104523/http://cheline.com.ua/news/mens-club/odeskij-harakter-18-j-bataljon-teroboroni-50874 6 February 2017 http://world-of-sarata.at.ua/news/bijci_bataljonu_razom_z_tekhnikoju_pribuli_na_misce_postijnoji_dislokaciji_do_smt_sarata/2018-01-22-1396 Бійці батальйону разом з технікою прибули на місце постійної дислокації до смт Сарата. 2018-01-21 world-of-sarata.at.ua/ Сарата 9 April 2018 10 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072123/http://world-of-sarata.at.ua/news/bijci_bataljonu_razom_z_tekhnikoju_pribuli_na_misce_postijnoji_dislokaciji_do_smt_sarata/2018-01-22-1396 vJe2SF5s7l4 18 батальйону територіальної оборони передали 420 бронежилетів 8XPeDyYz_oo Батальон територіальної оборони на Одещині. S7PryNJkAzc#t «Південні кордони. Між невизнаною та окупованою»: Батальйон 18 Примари 2 рота 18 ОМПБ 28 ОМБр // 16 April 2016 2 рота 18 ОМПБ 28 ОМБр, 2015—2016 р. // 18 April 2017 Notes References expanded Category:Military units and formations established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in Ukraine Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine