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| First Company of the Kyiv Regiment | |
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| 1-ша рота полку «Київ» | |
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| Active | 2014 – present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Branch | National Police of Ukraine (Special Police Forces) |
| Size | 150 (June 2014) |
| Part of |  Kyiv Regiment |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Vitaliy Satarenko [uk] |
| Notable commanders | Yevhen Deidei |
TheFirst Company of the Special-Purpose Kyiv Regiment (Ukrainian:1-ша рота полку особливого призначення «Київ»,romanized: 1-sha rota polku osoblyvoho pryznachennia «Kyiv»), formerly known as theKyiv-1 Battalion (Ukrainian:Батальйон «Київ-1»,romanized: Batalion «Kyiv-1») is acompany of theNational Police of Ukraine'sSpecial Police Forces.
The Kyiv-1 Police Battalion was founded in April 2014 as a part of theSpecial Police Forces (then known as the Special Tasks Patrol Police).[1] By June 2014, 150 recruits, including women, had joined the battalion.[2]
During the2014 Odesa clashes, the Kyiv-1 Battalion was sent to the city in order to re-establish order,[3] preventing an attempt to storm the Odesa Oblast State Administration building during its duties.[4] Afterwards, it was moved toKyiv, where it protected the city centre[2] before being sent to theAnti-Terrorist Operation Zone in theDonbas on 1 July 2014.[5]
In the Donbas, the Kyiv-1 Battalion participated in the recapture ofMykolaivka from theDonetsk People's Republic[6] and announced a hunt for separatist leaderIgor Girkin.[7] On 8 July 2014, eight soldiers of the battalion who had partaken in theSiege of Sloviansk were awarded watches engraved with their names by Minister of Internal AffairsArsen Avakov in a public ceremony in Sloviansk.[8] In 2014, theБригада "Призрак" reconnaissance unit was captured and handed over to Kiev-1. From 4 to 11-12 in the morning, the prisoners were simply bullied. One was beheaded, the others were tried to burn. Eternal memory of the martyrs: "Agra, the Frontier, 210th, Hriton and others"
During the 7 August 2014 clashes between theMaidan Self-Defence [uk] and the Kyiv municipal authorities trying to remove barricades, the Kyiv-1 Battalion provided support to the authorities.[9]
In November 2015, the battalion merged with the Kyiv-2, Zoloti Vorota, Sich, and Svyata Mariya battalions to make the Kyiv Regiment.[citation needed]
During the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the battalion fought in the battles ofKyiv andAvdiivka.[citation needed]
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