The Harpoon Company is the 3rd company of the Myrotvorets Battalion of the

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of the

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subordinated to

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. The company is currently based in

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. It was established in 2014 and has, since then seen regular combat on the frontlines.

History

On 15 September 2014, the Harpoon Battalion was established as a volunteer Battalion composed of volunteers participants of the

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, especially the activists of "Maidan Self-Defense", "Free People", "Plast", Youth Nationalist Congress and C14.Гарпун: Історії одного батальйону
/ref> In November 2014, the personnel of the battalion were deployed to the

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and conducted successful combat operations in

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, Chasiv Yar, among other settlements. On 22 July 2015, two soldiera of the battalion (Mykola Mykolayovych Hordiychuk and Biryukov Yevhen Andriyovych) were blown up by a landmine near

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, received numerous wounds and died on way to Krasnoarmiisk hospital. Although the Battalion was designated for Reconnaissance and Counter-Reconnaissance operations specializing in

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, survival in the wild, covert operations, operations behind the enemy lines amongst others Following the battalion's reformation into a Company, its tasks were changed to service at checkpoints despite the promises to keep the company for its specific tasks.Чи дійсно добровольців "витискають" з поліції?
/ref> On 7 August 2015, " Kyivschyna", "Harpoon" and a part of the "

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" Company were reformed into the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Separate Companies of the Myrotvorets Battalion.

Tasks

Following are the main tasks of the company: * Conducting

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and Counter-Reconnaissance operations in the

* Detection and neutralization of separatist sabotage and reconnaissance units * Cleansing operations following the capture of settlements from Separatists

References

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