5th Nuclear Power Plant Protection Battalion (Ukraine)

5th Nuclear Power Plant Defense Battalion
5th Nuclear Power Plant Defense Battalion
5-й окремий батальйон охорони ОВДО НГ (Ukrainian)
	Regimental Insignia
Founded	1991
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Branch	National Guard of Ukraine
Type	Battalion
Role	CBRN defense of Rivne Nuclear Power Plant
Part of	National Guard of Ukraine
Garrison/HQ	Varash
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian war War in Donbas ; Russian invasion of Ukraine ;
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Arkady Agaltsov

Last updated November 23, 2024

The 5th Nuclear Power Plant Defense Battalion is a battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with CBRN defense, specifically of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant, and has seen action against Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In its current form, it was established in 1991 and is headquartered at Varash.

History

It was established in 1991 as a part of the Internal Troops of Ukraine to protect and guard the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant.

In 2014, it was transferred to the National Guard of Ukraine and the personnel of the Battalion were deployed to the ATO zone to take part in the War in Donbas.^[1]

The Battalion saw combat during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 10 July 2023, a soldier of the Battalion (Volodymyr Petruk) was killed in combat.^[2] Another soldier of the battalion (Vitaly Lazarets) was killed on 23 July in Berestov.^[3] On 29 August 2023, an Anti-aircraft gunner of the battalion (Oleksandr Zarutskyi) was killed in combat.^[4] On 16 September 2023, another soldier of the battalion (Kuzka Tarasa Mykolayovych) was killed in combat.^[5] During the massive missile attack on Ukraine on 15 November 2022, the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant, under the battalion's protection, lost connection with one of the 750 kV power lines. The plant's power had to be reduced, and one of the four units was automatically shut down.^[6] On 18 December 2023, two soldiers of the battalion (Volodymyr Yuriyovych Bal and Denisyuk Vladyslav Ivanovich) were killed in Robotyne.^[7]^[8]

On 27 April 2024, the Battalion received a combat flag.^[9] On 20 August 2024, a medic (Ruslan Mykhailovych Krysa) of the Battalion was seriously wounded while operating in Kramatorsk and died of his wounds on 27 August.^[10]^[11]

Structure

The structure of the battalion is as follows:^[12]^[13]

Management and Headquarters
Object Commandant's Office
1st Special Commandant's Office
2nd Special Commandant's Office
Special Purpose Platoon
- Special Cargo Protection Group
- Artillery Support Group
- Robotic Intelligence Complexes Department
Combat and Logistical Support Platoon
- Cynological Group
- Automobile Department
Engineering, Technical and Communications Platoon
Medical Center

Commanders

Colonel Arkady Agaltsov (2017–)

Sources

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