The battalion was established in November 2015.[2] After establishment, it took part in training exercises inChornomorske especially that of neutralizing sabotage and reconnaissance squads.[3] In December 2015, the battalion, along withUkrainian Naval Aviation and heavy artillery, conducted training in theOkny Raion at the border ofTransnistria as a deterrent against any possible conflict withTransnistria.[4]
The personnel of the battalion carried out patrols in theExclusive Economic Zone near theSnake Island, inducted into theBalkan Battlegroup, and participate in the "Sea Breeze" exercises and in February 2016, conducted training inMykolaiv Oblast andKherson Oblast[5] including multi-kilometer marches, target protection, amphibious assault, sea crossing, landing, evacuations amongst others.[6] In the spring and summer of 2016, the battalion's howitzer artillery underwent training inMykolaiv Oblast and the battalion took part in the international exercises "Sea Breeze 2016".[7] It received training from British and American instructors inmilitary theory and the usage ofunmanned aerial vehicles, respectively[8] It took part in combat operations inMariupol during 2016.[9] The battalion also fought at theShyrokyne standoff[10]
On April 28, 2017, during a combat operation near the village ofPavlopil, a vehicle of the battalion was struck by a landmine although the personnel remained same and evacuated but one soldier (Oleksandr Olehovych Berdnyk) returned to retrieve the vehicle but was killed in another landmine blast.[11][12] In mid-June 2017,Ihor Voronchenko conducted an inspection of the battalion's facilities in "Dachne-1" and "Dachne-2".[13] On June 3, 2017, the battalion's positions near the village ofChermalyk were shelled by separatist forces killing a soldier (Mykhailo Oleksandrovych Kobets) of the battalion.[14][15][16] On August 24, 2017, the President of UkrainePetro Poroshenko, presented a Battle Flag to the battalion commander.
The battalion saw intensive combat in the village ofMykolaivka during which two soldiers of the battalion (Kozma Denys Petrovych[17] and Sakal Ivan Volodymyrovych[18]) were killed on 1 and 6 May 2019 respectively and another was wounded.[19] On June 19, 2019, the villages ofMykolaivka andNovotroitske killing a soldier of the battalion (Oleksandr Ivanovych Lyashok).[20]
On July 13, 2020, while performing combat operations in Zaytseve, a unit of the battalion was ambushed.[21] The commander of the battalion's reconnaissance platoon (Krasnogrud Dmytro Anatoliyovych) was severely wounded in an explosion and later died.[22] Nine soldiers came to retrieve his body but were ambushed by the Russians.[23] The Russians indiscriminately attacked the medics of the battalion wearing white helmets.[24] A medic of the battalion (Ilin Mykola[25]) and another soldier (Yaroslav Serhiyovych Zhuravel[26]) were killed during the ambush and several more were wounded who were later returned after negotiations with the separatists.[25][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
In early 2022, during theRusso-Ukrainian war, several units from the battalion carried combat operations on a 200 km stretch in southern Ukraine. One platoon was stationed nearChonhar Bridge, one atKalanchak and one near the village of Kairy and they were the first to encounter Russian troops during theSouthern Ukraine campaign.[37] The battalion saw combat inKherson Oblast during which a soldier of the battalion (Mykhailo Mykolayovych Kravchuk) was killed on March 18, 2022[38] and another soldier of the battalion (Oleksandr Sosyedkin), was killed on September 14, 2022, during the2022 Kherson counteroffensive.[39] It also saw action in theZaporizhzhia Oblast where the commander of the battalion's air assault battalion (Berdnyk Ivan Igorovych) was killed in combat on April 11, 2022.[40]
In March 2024, the battalion was deployed to the left Bank of theKherson Oblast, and was highly successful in destroying Russian equipment by using FPV drones.[43]
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