The Forpost Brigade (2382) formerly the Kramatorsk Border Detachment is a

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level detachment of the Eastern Department of the

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. The detachment guarded the

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contact line in

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prior to the

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following which it saw direct combat against Russian forces and was expanded to a brigade in 2024. The detachment guards contact length of 132 km.

History

It was established on 30 October 2015, to guard the security zone along the line of control in the "D" and "M" sectors of the

with a total length of 132 km. On 8 November 2015, a guardsman of the detachment (Ihor Volodymyrovych Neshko) died as a result of an accident near Heorhiivka, six more guardsmen of the detachment were wounded. In July 2016, three servicemen of the Kramatorsk Detachment received eye injuries following separatist use of

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s. On 17 March 2018, a guardsman of the detachment (Ihor Mykolayovych Dulko) died while performing duties at the "Mayorske" checkpoint. In 2021, the detachment conducted an operation seizing 2.2 thousand packs of illegal cigarettes. Following the

, the detachment has taken an active part in battles against Russian forces. On 7 September 2022, the 11th Kramatorsk border detachment was awarded the honorary award "

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". On 23 October 2023, a guardsman of the detachment (Vasiliev Oleksandr Borisovych) was killed during the

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. On 2 December 2023, a guardsman of the detachment (Kashchenko Rostyslav Mykolayovych) was killed during the

. In December 2023, the detachment received a

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ground drone. On 20 August 2024, a guardsman of the detachment (Martyniuk Oleksandr Viktorovych) was killed due to Mortar Shelling during the

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. On 21 August 2024, the detachment destroyed multiple Russian positions in

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. In September 2024, it struck hidden Russian positions. On 24 October 2024, the detachment struck Russian positions in

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using Vampire UAVs. On 8 November 2024, the detachment struck and immobilized a Russian BMP. The detachment also operates Leleka-100 reconnaissance drone. On 17 November 2024, during the Battle of Vovchansk, two Russian infantry detachments attacked the position of the Kramatorsk Detachment. Firstly the position was struck by 120mm mortars and then launched a bipronged assault supported by two IFVs. Following the two hour engagement, 12 Russian soldiers had been killed and 2 were captured, both IFVs had also been destroyed. On 30 November 2024, it was expanded to a brigade named the Forpost Brigade as a part of the Offensive Guard campaign.

Structure

The structure of the detachment is as follows:Краматорський прикордонний загінДержавної прикордонної служби України
* Management and Headquarters * 1st Rapid Response Mobile Checkpoint * 2nd Rapid Response Mobile Checkpoint * 1st Border Guard Service Department * 2nd Border Guard Service Department * Type C Department * Guardian Units It operates following checkpoints: * Automobile Checkpoints ** "Kramatorsk" ** "Mayorske" ** "Marinka" * Railway Checkpoints ** "Fenolna" (Lyman) ** "Bakhmut"

Commanders

* Colonel Golovko Yury Oleksiyovych * Colonel Tsapluk Ruslan Valeriyovych * Colonel Fedorchuk Anatoly Viktorovych * Colonel Pavlo Volodymyrovych Tsvelich * Colonel Kravchuk Genadiy Volodymyrovych * Colonel Deineko Andriy Vasyliovych * Colonel Tsapyuk Ruslan Valeriyovych

Sources

ttp://www.ukrmilitary.com/ Ukrainian Military Pages
У Краматорську починає діяти місцевий прикордонний загін

References

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