35th Separate Regiment | |
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35-й окремий Сумський полк (Ukrainian) | |
Founded | 1993 |
Country | Ukraine |
Allegiance | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Branch | National Guard of Ukraine |
Type | Regiment |
Role | Law enforcement and Protection of Ukrainian territorial integrity |
Part of | National Guard of Ukraine |
Garrison/HQ | Sumy |
Nickname(s) | Sumysky |
Patron | Saint Sergius of Radonezh |
Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian war |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Kolesnikov |
Insignia | |
Former Insignia |
The 35th Separate Sumysky Regiment is a regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with law enforcement and protection of Ukrainian territorial integrity. It was established in 1993 as the 11th Convoy Battalion. It is headquartered in Sumy and has seen combat during the Russo-Ukrainian war on multiple occasions and is currently deployed on the frontlines.
On 19 March 1993, the 11th convoy battalion was established in Kharkiv with Lieutenant Colonel Boris Germanovych Babintsev being appointed as its commander. On 20 February 20, 1997, subdivisions from the Military Intelligence Service were included in the unit. [1]
On 18 September 2007, a prayer room "Saint Sergius of Radonezh" (battalion's patron saint) was established by Archbishop Mark of Sumy and Okhtyrka.
In October 2015, the battalion was being reformed into a regiment. [1]
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the regiment saw combat during the Battle of Rubizhne setting up an ambush on 20 March 2022, along with Sloviansk Brigade and Rubizh Brigade killing around twenty four Russian soldiers in a single assault. [2]
In March 2024, its reformation was completed and it became the 35th Separate Sumysky Regiment of the National Guard. [3] The regiment took part in the Battle of Toretsk during which on 12 September 2024, a soldier of the regiment (Maxim Butenko) was killed as a result of an artillery strike on New York. [4]
The structure of the regiment is as follows: [5]
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