Izmail Sea Guard Detachment
The 18th Marine Guard Detachment (1560) is a military unit of the Ukrainian Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, State Border Service of Ukraine. The detachment guards and patrols the maritime border of 172 km along the Danube in Odesa Oblast. History In February 1996, on the basis of the 3rd River Brigade of Ukrainian Navy, the Izmail Sea Guard brigade was formed, consisting of four vessels of the project "21204" and one PSKR of the project "Trofeiny" along with a division of small boats and auxiliary vessels in Kiliya with Captain 1st Rank Martiyan M. P. as the brigade's first commander. On 6 July 1996, the vessel Lubny became the brigade's first vessel to be operationally deployed. The brigade performed regular patrols along Ukraine's maritime border on the Danube delta at the junction of the Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania to the river's mouth. In 1999, the Izmail Brigade was recognized as the best naval unit of the Ukrainian Sea Guard and was awarded the Trans ...
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