| Harpoon Company | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian:Рота поліції «Гарпун» | |
 Harpoon Company Insignia | |
| Active | 2014–present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Type | Special Tasks Patrol Police |
| Part of |  Myrotvorets Battalion |
| Garrison/HQ | Kyiv |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Insignia | |
| Former Insignia |  |
TheHarpoon Company is the 3rd company of theMyrotvorets Battalion of theLiut Brigade of theSpecial Tasks Patrol Police subordinated toMinistry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The company is currently based inKyiv. It was established in 2014 and has, since then seen regular combat on the frontlines.
On 15 September 2014, the Harpoon Battalion was established as a volunteer Battalion composed of volunteers participants of theRevolution of Dignity, especially the activists of "Maidan Self-Defense", "Free People", "Plast", Youth Nationalist Congress and C14.[1][2] In November 2014, the personnel of the battalion were deployed to theATO zone and conducted successful combat operations inKramatorsk,Svitlodarsk,Chasiv Yar, among other settlements.[1] On 22 July 2015, two soldiera of the battalion (Mykola Mykolayovych Hordiychuk[3][4] and Biryukov Yevhen Andriyovych[5]) were blown up by a landmine nearAvdiivka, received numerous wounds and died on way toKrasnoarmiisk hospital.[1] Although the Battalion was designated for Reconnaissance and Counter-Reconnaissance operations[6] specializing incamouflage, survival in the wild, covert operations, operations behind the enemy lines amongst others[7]
Following the battalion's reformation into a Company, its tasks were changed to service at checkpoints despite the promises to keep the company for its specific tasks.[6] On 7 August 2015, "Kyivschyna", "Harpoon"[8] and a part of the "Tornado" Company were reformed into the 2nd, 3rd[9] and 4th Separate Companies of theMyrotvorets Battalion.[10]
Following are the main tasks of the company:[1]