10th Special Purpose Detachment (Ukraine)

10th Separate Special Purpose Detachment 10-й окремий загін спеціального призначення 10 ОЗСпП.png Insignia September 1993 Ukraine 25px Main Directorate of Intelligence Spetsnaz Reconnaissance, counteroffensive and sabotage War in Afghanistan 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan 2021 Kabul airlift Piracy off the coast of Somalia Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine Northern Ukraine campaign Battle of Antonov Airport Battle of Hostomel Battle of Kyiv Battle of Bucha Battle of Irpin Major General Maksym Shapoval The 10th Separate Special Purpose Detachment "Major General Maksym Shapoval" (uk 10-й окремий загін спеціального призначення імені генерал-майора Максима Шаповала, A2245) is a unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate subordinated to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The Battalion is headquartered in Rybalsky Island, Kyiv. History thumb|10th SPD special forces in Kabul during the 2021 Kabul airlift. It was established originally as the military unit A2245,http://desantura.org/ Спецназ України. Кіровоградська обласна громадська організація «Братство десантників» 19 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20180327040610/http://desantura.org/ 27 March 2018 in September 1993 http://www.gur.mil.gov.ua/ua/content/goroshko.html Герой Радянського Союзу Горошко Ярослав Павлович Офіційний сайт ГУР МО України https://web.archive.org/web/20141129080744/http://www.gur.mil.gov.ua/ua/content/goroshko.html 2014-11-29 2013-08-27 commanded by the veteran and legend of the Soviet-Afghan War, Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant Colonel Yaroslav Goroshko.Герой Радянського Союзу Горошко Ярослав Павлович https://web.archive.org/web/20141129080744/http://www.gur.mil.gov.ua/ua/content/goroshko.html 29 November 2014 Before 2022, this was the only unit that could be immediately deployed beyond the borders of Ukraine to protect the interests of Ukraine outside its borders and ensure the security of its citizens outside the country.Элитные отряды специального назначения разных стран https://web.archive.org/web/20160923194109/http://www.13min.ru/armiya/elitnye-otryady-specialnogo-naznacheniya-raznyx-stran.html 23 September 2016 It was composed exclusively of officers with combat experience and are specially skilled in diving, airborne, and mountain warfare.Спецназ ГУР МО https://web.archive.org/web/20181229182650/https://mil.in.ua/спецназ-гур-мо/ 29 December 2018 It was headquartered in Kyiv.March 2025 10-й загін спеціального призначення ГУР України On 25 September 2008, the ship MV Faina was hijacked http://coordination-maree-noire.eu/spip.php?rubrique542 https://web.archive.org/web/20120216003139/http://coordination-maree-noire.eu/spip.php?rubrique542 usurped February 16, 2012 Faina - september 25th, 2008 - Hinbarwaqo, Somalia 25 October 2008 Coordination maree noire 25 October 2008 by approximately 50 Somali pirates Nick Wadhams Somali Pirates' Unexpected Booty: Russian Tanks http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844914,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080927161128/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844914,00.html dead 27 September 2008 Time 26 September 2008 28 September 2008 calling themselves the Central Regional Coast Guard. Jeffrey Gettleman http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/q-a-with-a-pirate-we-just-want-the-money/ Q. & A. With a Pirate: "We Just Want the Money" The New York Times 30 September 2008 4 October 2008 The ship was allegedly heading to Mombasa, Kenya, from Ukraine with 33 Soviet-made T-72 tanks, weapons (including rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns) and ammunition on board, when it was seized. Jeffrey Gettleman Somalia Pirates Capture Tanks and Global Notice https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/world/africa/27pirates.html?em The New York Times 26 September 2008 28 September 2008 The pirates said they were unaware of the ship's cargo before they captured it.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/NEWS07/80930082 Pirates' spokesman: We want money, not arms 30 September 2008 Detroit Free Press 1 October 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081002134636/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080930%2FNEWS07%2F80930082 2 October 2008 However, the pirates claim that documents found on board indicate that the arms cargo was destined for Juba, Southern Sudan, instead of Kenya, as originally understood. The detachment delivered ransom to the pirates and the ship was let free.Зустріч екіпажу «Фаїни» в аеропорту «Бориспіль». 13 лютого 2009 рокуhttp://www.kyivpost.ua/ukraine/article/wikileaks-ukrayina-prodavala-zbroyu-v-pivdennij-sudan-tekst-telegrami.html WikiLeaks: Україна продавала зброю в Південний Судан // Kyiv Post 21 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101211194225/http://www.kyivpost.ua/ukraine/article/wikileaks-ukrayina-prodavala-zbroyu-v-pivdennij-sudan-tekst-telegrami.html 11 December 2010 From the very beginning of the War in Donbas, the detachment has been actively involved in confronting separatist sabotage and reconnaissance groups as well as conducting special operations behind the frontlines.https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-car-explosion-kyiv-terrorism-armed-forces-member/28581211.html Colonel In Ukrainian Military Intelligence Killed In Kyiv Car Bombing RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty 27 June 2017 2017-06-27 27 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210827135122/https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-car-explosion-kyiv-terrorism-armed-forces-member/28581211.html Miller Christopher On 30 June 2014, while performing a combat mission, a soldier of the detachment, Kiselev Igor Alexandrovich was ambushed and killed near the village of Kryva Luka by a sniper.Кісельов Ігор Олександрович https://web.archive.org/web/20141006140530/http://memorybook.org.ua/14/kiselev.htm 6 October 2014 On 10 February 2015, Colonel Dovhanyuk Volodymyr Leonidovych of the detachment was killed in the February 2015 Kramatorsk rocket attack.Довганюк Володимир Леонідович https://web.archive.org/web/20170424232836/http://memorybook.org.ua/5/dovganuk.htm 24 April 2017 On 16 May 2015, the detachment captured fighters of the 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade near Schastya in coordination with 92nd Assault Brigade who struck a group of 30 Russian servicemen, two members of the DRG, Russian servicemen, Captain Yevgeny Volodymyrovich Erofeyev and Sergeant Alexander Anatolyevich Alexandrov, were wounded and taken prisoner.В бою з російськими спецназівцями загинув військовий 92-ї бригади Вадим Пугачов https://web.archive.org/web/20150524154550/http://gazeta.ua/articles/np/_v-boyu-z-rosijskimi-specnazivcyami-zaginuv-vijskovij-92yi-brigadi-vadim-pugachov/626600?mobile=false 24 травня 2015 Аби приховати свою участь в окупації України російські артилеристи відкрили вогонь по російській розвідгрупі, яка потрапила у засідку https://web.archive.org/web/20150523164851/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2015/05/18/abi-prihovati-svoyu-uchast-v-okupaczii-ukraini-rosijski-artileristi-vidkrili-vogon-po-rosijskij-rozvidgrupi-yaka-potrapila-u-zasidku--10026/ 23 травня 2015 It was thanks to them that Ukraine substantiated its position in The Hague about Russia's involvement in armed aggression, and before that, it provided all such documented facts through diplomatic channels and channels of intelligence exchange with allied intelligence agencies. It carried out reconnaissance deep into the occupied territories and gave information regarding the deployment of Russian artillery, in particular long-range artillery, which significantly reduced Ukrainian casualties.https://www.unian.ua/war/1999556-vbitiy-u-kievi-polkovnik-gur-pratsyuvav-nad-dokazami-agresiji-rf-peremoga-v-gaazi-dosyagnuta-zavdyaki-yogo-roboti.html Вбитий у Києві полковник ГУР працював над доказами агресії РФ: перемога в Гаазі досягнута завдяки його роботі 2017-06-27 unian.ua УНІАН 27 June 2017 27 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170627171640/https://www.unian.ua/war/1999556-vbitiy-u-kievi-polkovnik-gur-pratsyuvav-nad-dokazami-agresiji-rf-peremoga-v-gaazi-dosyagnuta-zavdyaki-yogo-roboti.html According to a 2024 report by The New York Times, the detachment was trained by CIA and in 2016, conducted an amphibious raid on Russian-occupied Crimea to plant explosives at an airfield. It was ambushed by a Russian commando unit after landing; the Ukrainian force killed several Russian soldiers before retreating to Ukrainian-controlled territory.Entous Adam Schwirtz Michael 25 February 2024 The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/world/europe/the-spy-war-how-the-cia-secretly-helps-ukraine-fight-putin.html subscription 26 February 2024 The New York Times On 7 June 2017, commander of the Vympel special unit of the Russian FSB, Colonel Yuri Mikhailovich Cherkashin was killed by the detachment.https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-society/2258456-butusov-rozpoviv-pro-poluvanna-na-sapovala-specsluzb-rf.html Бутусов розповів про полювання на Шаповала спецслужб РФ 2017-07-03 ukrinform.ua Укрінформ 3 July 2017 17 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180917113354/https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-society/2258456-butusov-rozpoviv-pro-poluvanna-na-sapovala-specsluzb-rf.html https://censor.net.ua/resonance/446277/pamyati_maksima_shapovala_pochemu_rossiyiskie_spetsslujby_veli_ohotu_na_komandira_spetsnaza_gur_mo ПАМЯТИ МАКСИМА ШАПОВАЛА. ПОЧЕМУ РОССИЙСКИЕ СПЕЦСЛУЖБЫ ВЕЛИ ОХОТУ НА КОМАНДИРА СПЕЦНАЗА ГУР МО? Цензор.НЕТ ru-RU Цензор.НЕТ 2017-07-03 3 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170703122819/https://censor.net.ua/resonance/446277/pamyati_maksima_shapovala_pochemu_rossiyiskie_spetsslujby_veli_ohotu_na_komandira_spetsnaza_gur_mo On 24 June 2017, the detachment eliminated a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group led by Russian Captain Alexander Shcherba, who along with a Russian sniper were killed and four more saboteurs were detained, one of them was a Russian citizen Viktor Ageev,http://www.bbc.com/russian/features-40423925 Російський військовий потрапив у полон на сході України 2017-06-27 Російська служба ВВС 30 June 2017 ru 24 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220224173354/https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-40423925 https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/28586443.html На кого обміняють полоненого росіянина Агєєва? В соцмережах він назвав себе кадровим військовим Михайло Штекель 2017-06-27 Донбас.Реалії 30 June 2017 ru 29 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170629204737/https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/28586443.html belonging to the 22nd Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade.https://informnapalm.org/ua/rozvidnyk-22-yi-brygady-gru-rf-u-poloni-zsu-videofiksatsiya/ РФ знову кинула. Розвідник 22-ї бригади ГРУ РФ у полоні ЗСУ 2017-06-28 InformNapalm 30 June 2017 31 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170731090259/https://informnapalm.org/ua/rozvidnyk-22-yi-brygady-gru-rf-u-poloni-zsu-videofiksatsiya/ On 27 June 2017, at about 8:10 a.m. in the Solomyanskyi district of Kyiv, a powerful explosion occurred in a Mercedes-Benz car driven by the detachment's commander, Colonel Shapoval Maksym Mikhailovich, he was successfully assassinated by separatists and two civilians were wounded.http://kyiv.npu.gov.ua/uk/publish/article/364915 Поліція працює на місці вибуху у Солом'янському районі Києва 2017-06-27 ГУ НП у м. Києві 27 June 2017 30 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170630041331/http://kyiv.npu.gov.ua/uk/publish/article/364915 http://dtp.kiev.ua/kiev/item/8339-zhutkoe-smertelnoe-chp-v-kieve-na-solomenskoj-na-khodu-vzorvalsya-mersedes-postradal-voditel-foto-18.html Моторошна смертельна НП у Києві на Солом'янській: на ходу вибухнув Мерседес. Один загиблий. Двоє постраждалих 2017-06-27 ДТП.kiev.ua 27 June 2017 30 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170630192800/http://dtp.kiev.ua/kiev/item/8339-zhutkoe-smertelnoe-chp-v-kieve-na-solomenskoj-na-khodu-vzorvalsya-mersedes-postradal-voditel-foto-18.html https://ua.censor.net.ua/news/445592/u_kyyevi_zagynuv_maksym_shapoval_nachalnyk_odnogo_zi_spetspidrozdiliv_gur_minoborony_zmi У Києві загинув Максим Шаповал - начальник одного зі спецпідрозділів ГУР Міноборони 2017-06-27 ua.censor.net.ua Цензор.нет 27 June 2017 27 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170627130622/https://ua.censor.net.ua/news/445592/u_kyyevi_zagynuv_maksym_shapoval_nachalnyk_odnogo_zi_spetspidrozdiliv_gur_minoborony_zmi Нет Цензор On 7 September 2017, it received the honorary title of "Major General Maksym Shapoval".http://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/political/446740.html Порошенко присвоїв звання Герой України посмертно загиблому розвідникові Шаповалу Інтерфакс-Україна 2017-09-09 7 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170907122823/http://ua.interfax.com.ua/news/political/446740.htmlhttp://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2017/09/07/prezident-strategichne-zavdannya-gur-reformuvati-voennu-rozvidku-vprovaditi-usi-novitni-tehnologii-ta-standarti-evroatlantichnih-partneriv-ukraini/ Президент: Стратегічне завдання ГУР — реформувати воєнну розвідку, впровадити усі новітні технології та стандарти євроатлантичних партнерів України Міністерство оборони України 2017-09-09 10 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170910040521/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2017/09/07/prezident-strategichne-zavdannya-gur-reformuvati-voennu-rozvidku-vprovaditi-usi-novitni-tehnologii-ta-standarti-evroatlantichnih-partneriv-ukraini/http://www.president.gov.ua/news/prezident-vruchiv-zolotu-zirku-geroya-ukrayini-maksima-shapo-43142 Президент вручив «Золоту зірку» Героя України Максима Шаповала його вдові — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України uk Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України 2017-09-09 7 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170907183608/http://www.president.gov.ua/news/prezident-vruchiv-zolotu-zirku-geroya-ukrayini-maksima-shapo-43142 On August 18, 2021, an Il-76MD of the 25th Transport Aviation Brigade took off from Boryspil Airport to Kabul carrying the personnel of the detachment with a mission to evacuate citizens of Ukraine and foreigners.https://novynarnia.com/2021/08/18/il-76-povitryanykh-syl/ Іл-76 Повітряних сил вилетів до Кабула. Чекає дозволу на евакуацію Lyudmila Klishchuk 18 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20221003220146/https://novynarnia.com/2021/08/18/il-76-povitryanykh-syl/ 2022-10-03 19 January 2023 They performed 6 flights and evacuated more than 700 citizens of different countries. The operatives of the detachment went to Kabul 3 times per day to find and bring citizens who were subject to evacuation to Kabul Airport.https://babel.ua/texts/69124-navkolo-prosto-zombilend-z-tebe-vse-pochinayut-zrivati-yak-ukrajinskiy-specnaz-zrobiv-mayzhe-nemozhlive-dostaviv-z-kabulu-v-aeroport-700-osib-rozpovidaye-uchasnik-specoperaciji «Навколо просто зомбіленд — з тебе все зривають». Як українські спецпризначенці зробили (майже) неможливе — доставили з Кабулу в аеропорт 700 людей. Розповідає учасник спецоперації Babel 1 September 2021 Oksana Kovalenko Kateryna Kobernyk https://web.archive.org/web/20230408142743/https://babel.ua/texts/69124-navkolo-prosto-zombilend-z-tebe-vse-pochinayut-zrivati-yak-ukrajinskiy-specnaz-zrobiv-mayzhe-nemozhlive-dostaviv-z-kabulu-v-aeroport-700-osib-rozpovidaye-uchasnik-specoperaciji 2023-04-08 3 November 2023 Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the detachment undertook its first operations during the Battle of Kyiv on the first day of invasion.“Under the Sign of the Owl” Commanders Lieutenant Colonel Horoshko Yaroslav Pavlovych (1993–1994) Colonel Galva Vyacheslav Anatolyevich (?-2010) Colonel Shapoval Maksym Mikhailovich (2013-27 June 2017)https://www.unian.ua/war/1999764-vbitiy-u-kievi-polkovnik-rozvidki-buv-komandirom-grupi-spetsnazu-yaka-zvilnyala-donetskiy-aeroport-matios.html Вбитий у Києві полковник розвідки був командиром групи спецназу, яка звільняла Донецький аеропорт 2017-06-27 unian.ua УНІАН 27 June 2017 27 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170627183550/https://www.unian.ua/war/1999764-vbitiy-u-kievi-polkovnik-rozvidki-buv-komandirom-grupi-spetsnazu-yaka-zvilnyala-donetskiy-aeroport-matios.html http://gur.gov.ua/content/pam-iatatymemo-vichno.html Сьогодні загинув наш бойовий побратим полковник Максим Михайлович Шаповал 2017-06-27 gur.gov.ua ГУР МО України 27 June 2017 29 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170629232655/http://gur.gov.ua/content/pam-iatatymemo-vichno.html http://news.liga.net/news/incident/14776321-zhurnalist_soobshchil_podrobnosti_o_pogibshem_komandire_spetsnaza_gur.htm Журналист сообщил подробности о погибшем командире спецназа ГУР 2017-06-27 news.liga.net Ліга.Новости 27 June 2017 27 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170627132115/http://news.liga.net/news/incident/14776321-zhurnalist_soobshchil_podrobnosti_o_pogibshem_komandire_spetsnaza_gur.htm http://mil.in.ua/vybuh-v-centri-kyyeva-zabrav-zhyttya-komandyra-specpidrozdilu-holovnoho-upravlinnya-rozvidky/ Вибух в центрі Києва забрав життя командира спецпідрозділу Головного управління розвідки 2017-06-27 mil.in.ua Український мілітарний портал 27 June 2017 30 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170630072653/http://mil.in.ua/vybuh-v-centri-kyyeva-zabrav-zhyttya-komandyra-specpidrozdilu-holovnoho-upravlinnya-rozvidky/ http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2017/06/27/vnaslidok-vibuhu-avtomobilya-u-kievi-zaginuv-vijskovosluzhbovecz-ministerstva-oboroni-ukraini/ Внаслідок вибуху автомобіля у Києві загинув військовослужбовець Міністерства оборони України 2017-06-27 Міністерство оборони України 27 June 2017 27 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170627131856/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2017/06/27/vnaslidok-vibuhu-avtomobilya-u-kievi-zaginuv-vijskovosluzhbovecz-ministerstva-oboroni-ukraini/ References Sources Chuprin K. 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