18th Public Order Battalion (Ukraine)

18th Public Order Protection Battalion uk 18-й окремий батальйон НГ I ngu 18battalion.png Battalion Insignia 1996 Ukraine 20px Ministry of Internal Affairs Ensign of the National Guard of Ukraine.svg National Guard of Ukraine Battalion Law enforcement and protection of Ukrainian territorial integrity 20px 11th Public Order Protection Brigade Izmail Major Rufanov Yevgeny Oleksandrovich Colonel Andriy Kovtun Russo-Ukrainian war Revolution of Dignity Russian invasion of Crimea War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine Siege of Mariupol The 18th Public Order Protection Battalion is battalion of the 11th Public Order Protection Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with law enforcement and maintenance of public order. It was established in 1996 in Yalta but temporarily ceased to exist following the defection of the majority of its personnel to Russia including its commander in 2014 but was reestablished in 2017. It is currently headquartered in Izmail. History The battalion was established in Yalta on 5 October 1996 as a part of the Internal Troops of Ukraine with Major Volodymyr Kondratiev as its first commander. It was tasked to protect public order on the streets of the cities of Yalta, Alupka, and Gaspra and also to participate in various operations to ensure the safety of high-ranking state officials, participants in international meetings and conferences, sports events, leisure facilities and socio-political events in Yalta and other cities of Crimea. It successfully apprehended hundreds of criminals and thousands of administrative offenses were averted by the battalion's actions in law enforcement. In addition, the Battalion also carried out search and rescue operations during disasters. From December 2013 to February 2014, the entire battalion was deployed to maintain public order during the Revolution of Dignity in Kyiv and then returned to Crimea following the end of deployment.http://vv.gov.ua/trk.php?lang=ua&mid=26 Військова частина 3058 (м. Гаспра) https://web.archive.org/web/20140901192025/http://vv.gov.ua/trk.php?lang=ua&mid=26 2014-09-01 vv.gov.ua/ Internal Troops of Ukraine 2 August 2017 dead Following the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, a large number of the battalion's personnel including the battalion's commander Oleg Karptsov defected to Russia.http://vgolos.com.ua/blogs/dolya_pidrozdiliv_mvs_ukrainy_u_ark_krym_ta_m_sevastopol_pislya_16_bereznya_2014_r_138786.html Доля підрозділів МВС України у АРК Крим та м. Севастополь після 16 березня 2014 р. 2014-03-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20170805131354/http://vgolos.com.ua/blogs/dolya_pidrozdiliv_mvs_ukrainy_u_ark_krym_ta_m_sevastopol_pislya_16_bereznya_2014_r_138786.html 2017-08-05 vgolos.com.ua/ Vgolos 5 August 2017 On 8 April 2014, the defectors of the battalion established themselves as a battalion of the Internal Troops of Russia with Lieutenant Colonel Andriy Kovtun as their commander and took oath to Russia in May 2014. From 2 to 10 April 2015, the defected battalion took part in the Russian exercise "Zaslin-2015".Батальйону внутрішніх військ МВС Росії в місті Ялті вручать Бойовий прапор https://web.archive.org/web/20170728053335/http://regions.lviv.ua/gospodarka/76814/page1.print 28 July 2017 In Ukraine, the battalion was however reestablished on the basis of the 4th battalion of the 11th Public Order Brigade in August 2018.http://ngu.gov.ua/ua/news/komanduvach-ngu-rozpoviv-pro-mozhlyvist-stvorennya-pidrozdilu-nacgvardiyi-v-izmayili Командувач НГУ розповів про можливість створення підрозділу Нацгвардії в Ізмаїлі 2017-06-10 ngu.gov.ua National Guard of Ukraine 11 June 2017 13 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170613130343/http://ngu.gov.ua/ua/news/komanduvach-ngu-rozpoviv-pro-mozhlyvist-stvorennya-pidrozdilu-nacgvardiyi-v-izmayili http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2017/06/10/7146559/ В Ізмаїл вводять додатковий підрозділ Нацгвардії: запобігти дестабілізації 2017-06-10 pravda.com.ua Ukrainian Pravda 11 June 2017 12 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170612203234/http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2017/06/10/7146559/ http://dumskaya.net/news/voenno-morskoy-litcey-v-izmaile-likvidiruyut-v-e-075573/ Военно-морской лицей в Измаиле ликвидируют: в его здании разместится батальон Нацгвардии 26 August 2019 4 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180804220926/http://dumskaya.net/news/voenno-morskoy-litcey-v-izmaile-likvidiruyut-v-e-075573/ http://ngu.gov.ua/ua/news/mvs-planuye-rozgortaty-pidrozdily-nacgvardiyi-v-dvoh-rayonah-odeskoyi-oblasti МВС планує розгортати підрозділи Нацгвардії в двох районах Одеської області 2017-09-12 ngu.gov.ua/ National Guard of Ukraine 13 September 2017 13 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170913183553/http://ngu.gov.ua/ua/news/mvs-planuye-rozgortaty-pidrozdily-nacgvardiyi-v-dvoh-rayonah-odeskoyi-oblasti http://dumskaya.net/news/v-izmaile-razmestili-podrazdelenie-natcgvardii-o-076912/ В Измаиле вместо военно-морского лицея разместили батальон Нацгвардии 2017-09-13 dumskaya.net Dumskaya 14 September 2017 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170914174953/http://dumskaya.net/news/v-izmaile-razmestili-podrazdelenie-natcgvardii-o-076912/ http://uprom.info/news/vpk/foto-natsionalna-gvardiya-izmayilu-otrimala-novu-spetstehniku/ Національна гвардія Ізмаїлу отримала нову спецтехніку 2018-02-14 uprom.info Uprom 13 February 2018 14 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180214153926/http://uprom.info/news/vpk/foto-natsionalna-gvardiya-izmayilu-otrimala-novu-spetstehniku/ Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Battalion saw combat against Russian forces during the Siege of Mariupol.Війна. 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Маріуполь During the Siege of Mariupol, a soldier of the brigade (Kunytskyi Timur Mykolayovych) was killed on 26 March 2022.https://yug.today/na-odeshchyni-rodyni-zahybloho-hvardiytsia-vruchyly-orden-za-muzhnist/ На Одещині родині загиблого гвардійця вручили орден "За мужність" 2023-07-29 2023-07-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20230729083723/https://yug.today/na-odeshchyni-rodyni-zahybloho-hvardiytsia-vruchyly-orden-za-muzhnist/ On 9 May 2022, another soldier of the battalion (Pantelii Ivanovich Boshkov) was killed during the Siege of Azovstal.На півдні Одещини відкрили меморіальну дошку загиблому гвардійцю – оборонцю Маріуполя 2023-05-09 https://yug.today/na-pivdni-odeshchyny-vidkryly-memorialnu-doshku-zahyblomu-hvardiytsiu-oborontsiu-mariupolia/ Yug Today 2023-05-10 2023-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20230514162500/https://yug.today/na-pivdni-odeshchyny-vidkryly-memorialnu-doshku-zahyblomu-hvardiytsiu-oborontsiu-mariupolia/ЗАВТРА КУБЕЙСЬКА ГРОМАДА ПРОВОДИТЬ В ОСТАННЮ ПУТЬ ЗАХИСНИКА МАРІУПОЛЯ https://mahala.com.ua/novyny/zavtra-kubeyska-hromada-provodyt-v-ostannyu-put-zakhysnyka-mariupolya/ Махала 2022-12-06 2024-01-10 uk Ганна КовальоваУКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №431/2022 Structure The structure of the battalion is as follows:Измаил чествовал нацгвардейцев https://web.archive.org/web/20200219192515/https://izmail-city.org/news/12659-izmail-chevstvoval-nacgvardeycev 19 лютого 2020 на http://izmail-city.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20191111071422/http://izmail-city.org/ 11 листопада 2019 Battalion Headquarters 1st Patrol Company 2nd Patrol Company Logistics Platoon Commanders Major Volodymyr Kondratiev (1996-?) Colonel Andriy Kovtun(?-2014)Currently the commander of the defected part of the battalion Lieutenant Colonel Andriy Ivanovich Boyko (2018–2023) Major Rufanov Yevgeny Oleksandrovich (2023-) Sources http://gorod24.info/sobytiya/5884-batalon-natsgvardii-v-izmaile-god-spustya-posle-osnovaniya-lichnyj-sostav-uvelichilsya-podrazdelenie-stalo-otdelnoj-voinskoj-chastyu-eksklyuziv-gorod-24 Батальон Нацгвардии в Измаиле год спустя, после основания: личный состав увеличился, подразделение стало отдельной воинской частью 2018-10-12 gorod24.info Gorod 24 https://web.archive.org/web/20190826160858/http://gorod24.info/sobytiya/5884-batalon-natsgvardii-v-izmaile-god-spustya-posle-osnovaniya-lichnyj-sostav-uvelichilsya-podrazdelenie-stalo-otdelnoj-voinskoj-chastyu-eksklyuziv-gorod-24 2019-08-26 26 August 2019 https://bessarabiainform.com/2019/03/territoriyu-batalona-natsgvardii-v-izmaile-segodnya-okkupirovali-shkolniki/ Территорию батальона Нацгвардии в Измаиле сегодня "оккупировали"…школьники 2019-03-22 bessarabiainform.com Bessarabia Inform. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115175058/https://bessarabiainform.com/2019/03/territoriyu-batalona-natsgvardii-v-izmaile-segodnya-okkupirovali-shkolniki/ 15 January 2021 26 August 2019 В Ізмаїлі гвардійці влаштували день відкритих дверей https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015509/http://ngu.gov.ua/ua/news/v-izmayili-gvardiyci-vlashtuvaly-den-vidkrytyh-dverey 25 January 2018 Notes References Category:Military units and formations established in 1995 Category:1995 establishments in Ukraine Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the war in Donbas Category:Battalions of the National Guard of Ukraine Category:Izmail