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1st Serhii Kulchytskyi Battalion (Ukraine)
The 1st Operational Battalion named after the Hero of Ukraine Serhii Kulchytskyi is a volunteer Battalion of the 1st Presidential Operational Brigade (Ukraine), 1st Presidential Brigade, a part of the Offensive Guard (Ukraine), Offensive Guard of the National Guard of Ukraine. It is an all volunteer Battalion with its personnel being the former members of Maidan Defense and other paramilitary groups established by the Ukrainian opposition during the Revolution of Dignity. It was established in 2014 and is garrisoned at Novi Petrivtsi. It's a highly combat effective formation and has seen heavy combat during both the War in Donbass and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. History 2014 On 14 March 2014, about 500 volunteers from Maidan Self-Defense became reservists of the newly established National Guard of Ukraine, and went to Novi Petrivtsi and started training at the headquarters of the former Bars (special unit), Bars Regiment as the 1st Reserve Battalion. The training and coordinati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero Of Ukraine
A Hero of Ukraine (HOU; ) is the highest national decoration that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the president of Ukraine. The decoration was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma. As of 6 June 2025, the total number of recipients had been 1109. Additionally, at least 29 decrees assigned have not been published. The decoration is granted to two classes of recipients: to civilians, the Order of the State () ; and to military recipients, the Order of the Gold Star (). The first foreigner awarded the decoration was Belarusian Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi in June 2017. History The origin of the "Hero of Ukraine" award can be traced to the Hero of the Soviet Union (established 16 April 1934) and the Hero of Socialist Labor (27 December 1938), the highest Order (decoration), decorations established in the Soviet Union, of which Ukrainian SSR, Ukraine was a Republics of the Soviet Union, constituent republic. Most of the recipients of the former title received it for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Pechersk Brigade (Ukraine)
The 27th Separate "Pechersk, Kyiv, Pecherska" Brigade' is a brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with the transport and escort of soldiers and prisoners and the protection of the judicial facilities and Ukrainian territorial integrity. It was established in 2006 and is headquartered in Pechersk, Kyiv. History It was established in 2006 on the basis of a disbanded Separate Convoy Brigade, as the 48th regiment of the Internal Troops of Ukraine tasked mainly with phasing convicts into courts and prisons. In 2009, the 48th regiment was merged with some other transport units being reformed into a brigade. In 2014, the regiment became a part of the National Guard of Ukraine. In April 2014, the 1st Serhii Kulchytskyi Battalion (Ukraine), 1st operational reserve battalion "Major General Serhiy Kulchytskyi" of National Guard of Ukraine, became a part of the brigade. The brigade took part in the Siege of Sloviansk during which on 24 May 2014, separatists launched an armed attack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
