32nd Volyn Battalion (Ukraine)

32nd Separate Battalion
32-й окремий батальйон НГ (Ukrainian)
Battalion Insignia
Founded	1994 (1994)
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Branch	National Guard of Ukraine
Type	Battalion
Role	Multipurpose
Part of	National Guard of Ukraine
Garrison/HQ	Volyn
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian war War in Donbas Battle of Mariupol Russian invasion of Ukraine Northern Ukraine campaign Southern Ukraine campaign
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant Colonel Volodymyr Oliynyk

The 32nd Volyn Battalion is a battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with various duties including the protection of Public Order, Ukrainian territorial integrity and foreign diplomatic missions. It was established in 1994 and is currently headquartered in Volyn.

History

On 3 June 1994, the 16th Separate Battalion was established at Ulyaniki on the basis of the Missile regiment of the 37th Guards Missile Division of the Soviet Armed Forces. On 6 October 1994, it was transferred to Lutsk ^[1] where on 10 June 1998, all separate battalions it became the 16th Special Purpose Battalion which was transferred to the Internal Troops of Ukraine on 17 December 1999.

Throughout 90s, the main tasks of the Battalion included thwarting of small scale crimes mostly involving the stealing of copper and protection of borders, thwarting illegal crossing attempts in cooperation with the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. ^[2]

In 2000s, the battalion saw action mostly in law enforcement and thwarting of robberies including carrying out of operations in civilian clothes in some cases. They also maintained public order in Kyiv and Western Ukraine especially during the visits of the President of Ukraine and President of Poland, the Pope and during census. ^[2]

In 2014 it was transferred to the National Guard of Ukraine as the 32nd Separate Battalion. After the Russian invasion of Crimea and the start of the War in Donbass, the battalion was deployed to the ATO zone ^[3] to take part in combat in Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast. It took part in the First Battle of Mariupol and on 9 May 2014, the personnel of the Battalion engaged separatists occupying the office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine successfully liberating it, during the battle, the battalion's commander and another serviceman were wounded. ^{[2] [4]}

On 14 August 2017, a cross was installed at the construction site of the Church of the Battalion whose foundation was laid by Lieutenant Colonel Vasyl Gurtovskyi, commander of the battalion. A Golden Crucifix was also awarded to the battalion. ^[5]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the battalion saw action during the Northern Ukraine campaign defending the border with Belarus in addition to maintaining public order and curfew in various cities. The battalion also destroyed several Russian UAVs during the war. ^{[2] [6]} The medics of the battalion operated in Zaporizhzhia Oblast to heal the wounded. ^[7] In June 2022, the battalion along with the National Police of Ukraine carried out a search operation in 60 settlements in Volyn Oblast and captured two Belarusian military uniforms, one RPG, guns, 1000+ rounds of ammunition, TNTs, anti-tank mines, knives, walkie-talkies and drugs suspected to be linked to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ^[8] The battalion also received ANTIDRON KVS G-6+ anti-UAV weapons to aid in their shootdown of Russian UAVs. ^[9]

On 28 April 2024, the battalion was presented with a Combat Flag. ^[6]

Structure

The structure of the battalion is as follows:

• Rifle Company ^[10]
• 1st Patrol Company
• 2nd Patrol Company
• Canine Platoon
• Logistical and Technical Support Platoon
• Orchestra
• Security Platoon for Consular Institutions and Foreign Diplomatic Missions ^[11]

Commanders

• Lieutenant Colonel Volodymyr Oliynyk ^[12]

Sources

• Військова частина в Луцьку святкує день народження Archived 3 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Військова частина Нацгвардії 1141 міста Луцька потребує допомоги Archived 2 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Волинським нацгвардійцям повернули бойовий стяг Archived 3 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Сьогодні військова частина 1141 святкує 22-у річницю з дня створення

References

1. "Західне територіальне командування". vv.gov.ua/. Internal troops of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
2. Відслужив у Нацгвардії 25 років: лучанин повернувся на службу, щоб захищати Україну
3. Відзначення з нагоди 5-ї річниці із дня створення Військова частина 1141 Національної гвардії України
4. Пораненим на Сході луцьким нацгвардійцям надали грошову допомогу
5. "Митрополит Луцький та Волинський Михаїл освятив місце для храму у військовій частині 1141". National Guard of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
6. Волинські нацгвардійці отримали бойовий прапор
7. "Використовуємо прості, але ефективні методи": бойові медики волинського підрозділу НГУ — про навички, що рятують життя
8. На Волині знайшли білоруську військову форму, вибухівку, зброю та наркотики
9. Луцька громада придбали для гвардійців антидронову рушницю
10. Військова частина 1141 святкує 23-ю річницю з дня створення Archived 19 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine Archived 22 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
11. Військова частина 1141 НГУ відзначила 25-ту річницю створення Archived 19 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine Archived 28 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine
12. 32nd Battalion of Ukrainian National Guard