2nd State Objects Protection Regiment (Ukraine)

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2nd Shostkinsky Special State Objects Guard Regiment
2-й полк охорони особливо важливих державних об'єктів (Ukrainian)
Viis'kova chastina 3022 Natsional'noyi gvardiyi Ukrayini logo.png
Regimental Insignia
Founded1991 (1991)
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Allegiance Prapor MVS Ukrayini (avers).png Ministry of Internal Affairs
BranchEnsign of the National Guard of Ukraine.svg National Guard of Ukraine
Type Regiment
RoleProtection of Strategic Sites
Size~300
Part ofEnsign of the National Guard of Ukraine.svg National Guard of Ukraine
Garrison/HQ Shostka
Nickname Shostkinsky
Engagements Russo-Ukrainian war
Decorations For Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Maxim Kitseluk

The 2nd Shostkinsky Special State Objects Guard Regiment is a regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with the protection of strategically important sites, especially those in Sumy Oblast. It was established in 1991 on the basis of 467th Special Units Regiment of the Internal Troops of the Soviet Union as a part of the Internal Troops of Ukraine. It is headquartered at Shostka. [1]

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History

It was established on 28 November 1952 as the 467th Special Units Regiment of the Internal Troops of the Soviet Union which on 30 September 1991 was transferred to the Internal Troops of Ukraine becoming the 2nd Separate Regiment. [2] Since 1993, the regiment has been tasked with the defense of strategic sites, residential areas and railway routes utilizing personnel, weapons, automobile equipment, communication and a wide range of technical means. In 1999, the regiment was presented with a combat flag. From 2008 to 2020, the State Research Institute of Dielectrics was also guarded by the regiment. In 2017, the regiment's composition was reformed. [3]

On 13 October 2021, on the island of Khortytsia, the 2nd Regiment was awarded the honorary name "Shostkinsky" and a ribbon with an honorary title was awarded to the commander of the regiment, Colonel Maksym Kitseluk. [4]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the regiment saw intensive combat. During the invasion, a soldier of the regiment (Anatoly Viktorovych Shapovalov) was killed on 11 March [5] [6] and three other soldiers of the regiment (Biryuk Vyacheslav Mykolayovych, [7] Kolyada Anatoliy Yuriyovych [8] and Andrii Hermanovych Kagalniak [9] ) on 30 March 2022.

On 11 February 2023, the regiment was awarded the honorary award "For Courage and Bravery". [10]

Structure

The structure of the regiment is as follows: [11] [12]

Commanders

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "На Сумщині влада перевірила боєздатність військової частини". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Части ГУВВ МВД СССР по УССР и МССР, 1991 г." Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Військова частина 3022 (м. Шостка)". vv.gov.ua/. Internal Troops of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ↑ У Запоріжжі президент України Володимир Зеленський надав почесні найменування та бойові прапори військовим частинам Archived 14 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Завтра Шостка прощатиметься з трьома загиблими захисниками". shostka.online (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  6. ↑ "Шостка попрощалася з трьома захисниками". ШосткаNews.City (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  7. ↑ "На війні загинули троє військових з Шостки". Суспільне Новини (in Ukrainian). 2022-04-01. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  8. ↑ "На війні загинули троє військових з Шостки". Суспільне Новини (in Ukrainian). 2022-04-01. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  9. ↑ "На війні загинули троє військових з Шостки". Суспільне Новини (in Ukrainian). 2022-04-01. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  10. ↑ "Про відзначення почесною відзнакою "За мужність та відвагу"". 11 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Біла книга-2016: Національна гвардія України". issuu.com. National Guard of Ukraine. 2017-06-26. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Військова частина 3022 Національної Гвардії України
  13. ↑ "Військову частину очолив холостяк із Харківщини". Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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