132nd Separate Reconnaissance Battalion | |
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132-й окремий розвідувальний батальйон | |
Active | 2018-present |
Country | Ukraine |
Branch | Ukrainian Air Assault Forces |
Type | Battalion |
Role | Reconnaissance |
Part of | Ukrainian Air Assault Forces |
Garrison/HQ | Zhytomyr |
Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
Decorations | For Courage and Bravery |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Chuprinyuk Dmytro Serhiyovych |
132nd Separate Reconnaissance Battalion is a bataillon of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces subordinated directly to the Air Assault Corps and is tasked with conducting combat reconnaissance operations for the Air Assault Forces. It was established in 2018 and has taken part in multiple combat operations throughout the Russo-Ukrainian war.
The battalion was established on October 29, 2018, for the purpose of conducting reconnaissance operations for the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. [1]
The battalion's personnel took part in Exercise Cambrian Patrol Servicemen of the battalion along with 127 other teams from 27 countries, the competition is considered one amongst the most difficult in Europe, but the battalion managed to secure a second place. [2]
The battalion has seen intensive combat during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It took part in the Battle for Ovruch with a battalion's sniper (Dmytro Oleksiyovych Karbovsky) being killed in action on 20 March 2022. [3] It also saw combat in Zhytomyr Oblast with a female soldier of the battalion (Polishchuk Victoria Olehivna) being killed on 21 March 2022. [4] A soldier of the battalion (Artem Pastovenskyi) was killed on 22 Match 2022. [5] [6] On 12 April 2022, a soldier of the battalion (Vdovichenko Vadim Viktorovych) was killed while operating in Kharkiv Oblast. [7] [8] [9] The battalion saw heavy combat during the battle of Izium, in May 2022, two soldiers of the battalion (Andriy Meheda [10] and Ivan Zaytec [11] ) being killed on 2 May 2022 while on a reconnaissance mission near the city of Izium. On 19 May 2022, another soldier (Oleg Mazur) was killed in an engagement with Russian forces in Izium. [12] A soldier (Maxim Sizov) was killed on 3 July 2022 after being wounded the day prior by a Russian grenade attack. [13] On 17 November 2022, the 132nd Separate Reconnaissance Battalion was awarded the honorary award "For Courage and Bravery" by the President of Ukraine. [14]
The battalion saw action during the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive with a soldier (Ilya Dotsenko) being killed as a result of a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia. [15] On 7 November 2023, the battalion received new "Atom Military" electric bikes for combat use. [16]
The battalion is taking part in the 2024 Kursk offensive with another soldier (Yuriy Andriyovych Pyvovarov) being killed on 31 August 2024 while performing a combat reconnaissance mission in Sheptukhivka. On 7 September 2024, another soldier (Serhiy Oliychuk) was killed in Donetsk Oblast. [17]
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