The 5th Separate Mixed Slovozhansk Brigade is a brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine concerned with multiple roles including the extraction of Ukrainian personnel from the frontlines, logistical and combat support, maintenance of the public law and order, the protection of citizens' safety, administrative buildings and General Consulates amongst other roles. It was established on the basis of the 20th Convoy Brigade in February 1992 as the 5nd Convoy Brigade. It is headquartered in Kharkiv
| 5th Separate Slovozhansk Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 5-та окрема бригада НГ (Ukrainian) | |
 Brigade Insignia | |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Allegiance | .png){kind=small} Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Branch |  National Guard of Ukraine |
| Type | Brigade |
| Role | Extraction, logistical and combat support, maintainence of the public law and order, protection of citizens' safety, administrative buildings, General Consulates and the Ukrainian territorial integrity |
| Part of | National Guard of Ukraine |
| Garrison/HQ | Kharkiv |
| Nickname(s) | Slovozhansk |
| Engagements | Transnistrian conflict. Russo-Ukrainian war |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Mykhailo Yakobchuk |
History
editOn 2 January 1992, the 5th Separate Convoy Brigade was established on the basis of the 20th Separate Red Banner Convoy Brigade of the Internal Troops of the Soviet Union.[1]
The servicemen of the unit, in addition to performing the routine tasks, participated in many rescue and security operations. In 1992, the brigade defended the Ukrainian border in Odessa Oblast during the Transnistrian conflict. In April 1995, it participated in the cleanup operations form Dykaniv sewage treatment plant spillover. In May 1995, it took part in extinguishing forest fires in the Kharkiv Oblast.[2][3][4][5]
It was then transferred to the Internal Troops of Ukraine.
On 21 February 2000, the brigade was given the honorary name "Slobozhan Brigade".[6]
In 2014, it was again transferred to the National Guard of Ukraine after it's reestablishment and took part in the War in Donbass since 201r.[7] On 8 September 2014, a checkpoint near Mount Karachun in Yasnohirka, manned by the 5th brigade's personnel was attacked by separatists killing a soldier of the brigade,(Yurii Oleksandrovych Andrienko).[8][9]
In 2015, the combat support battalion of the brigade was disbanded.[10]
On 4 April 2017, a soldier of the brigade (Vadim Tretyakov) was killed while serving in Zaitseve.[11]
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade is known to have taken part in the Battle of Kharkiv and the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive.[12][13] On 5 March 2022, the brigade's HQ in Kharkiv were struck by Russian forces killing an officer (Kuguk Evgeny Ivanovich)[14] and a soldier (Denis Yuriyovych Mazhugin) [15] of the brigade. In September 2022, the brigade liberated the cities of Balakleya and Izium, and then operated in the Luhansk Oblast. On 8 July 2023, during a combat mission in Kreminna, the brigade's positions were shelled killing a soldier of the brigade (Gerasikov Evgeny Mykhailovych).[16][17]
Structure
edit- Patrol battalion
- 1st Patrol Company
- 2nd Patrol Company
- 3rd Patrol Company
- 4th Patrol Company
- Rifle Battalion
- 1st Rifle Company
- 2nd Rifle Company
- 3rd Rifle Company
Commanders
edit- Colonel Yury Makarchuk
Colonel Serhii Uniyatov (2017–2019)
- Colonel Oleg Savych (2019–2022)[18]
- Colonel Mykhailo Yakobchuk (2022-)
Sources
edit- Харківські гвардійці отримали посвідчення учасників бойових дій Archived 15 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Харківські гвардійці попрощалися з почесним ветераном України Archived 6 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
References
edit- ^ Слобожанська Окрема Бригада Внутрішніх військ МВС України (Харків) Archived 4 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ У Харкові відзначили 95-річчя окремої Слобожанської бригади Нацгвардії
- ^ "Слобожанська Окрема Бригада Внутрішніх військ МВС України". Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "5 окрема Слобожанська бригада Нацгвардії України відзначає своє 95-річчя". Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Окрема Слобожанська бригада Внутрішніх військ МВС України відзначила 90-річний ювілей". Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Указ Президента України від 21 лютого 2000 р. № 266/2000 Про присвоєння почесного найменування «Слобожанська» 5-й окремій бригаді внутрішніх військ Міністерства внутрішніх справ України". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "5-ая отдельная Слобожанская бригада Нацгвардии празднует 95-летие". Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Андрієнко Юрій Олександрович Archived 8 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Андрієнко Юрій Олександрович Archived 6 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Біла книга-2015: Національна гвардія України". issuu.com. National Guard of Ukraine. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Книга пам'яті". Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Псковская спецура сгорела заживо: нацгвардеец рассказал о жестких боях в Харькове". WAR OBOZREVATEL (in Russian). 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "Четверо військових Нацгвардії загинули внаслідок бомбардування Харкова". Public. 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Данные о боевых потерях военнослужащих в/ч 3033, 3005, 3035, 3028 обстоятельства их гибели и места захоронения [по состоянию на…". Telegraph. 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Данные о боевых потерях военнослужащих в/ч 3033, 3005, 3035, 3028 обстоятельства их гибели и места захоронения [по состоянию на…". Telegraph. 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Позивний Форест: «Пафос зайвий там, де просто треба бути чоловіком»
- ^ З IT- індустрії на передову: історія бійця Національної гвардії
- ^ "Про гвардію, особисті мотиви та відповідальність перед Батьківщиною: інтерв'ю командира 5 Слобожанської бригади полковника Олега Савича". Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.