| 5th Communications Regiment | |
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| 5-й окремий полк зв'язку | |
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| Founded | 2015 |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Ministry of Defence |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type | Regiment |
| Role | Communications |
| Garrison/HQ | Chernihiv |
| Mottos | "No communication, no victory" |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Igor Napolsky |
The5th Separate Communications Regiment (MUN A2995) is aregiment levelsignal andcommunication unit of theGround Forces of Ukraine, operationally under the command ofOperational Command North. It was established on 5 May 2015 and has since then taken part in both theWar in Donbass and theRussian invasion of Ukraine.
The 5th communication Regiment was formed on 5 May 2015 inChernihiv, to perform support tasks in theDonetsk andLuhansk Oblasts with many servicemen being awarded state awards and distinctions.[1][2] In the spring of 2018, it became part of Joint Forces Operation.[3]
At the onset of theRussian invasion of Ukraine, he 5th Separate Communication Regiment had to evacuated fromChernihiv to prevent an encirclement during theSiege of Chernihiv, becoming hypermobile and was deployed to perform communication support tasks throughout the front, working to actively stop Russian efforts aimed at cutting off Ukrainian communications. The regiment's task also shifted more towardselectronic warfare countermeasures, by conducting channel backup operations to hinder Russian attempts at jamming frequencies, using UAVs, video surveillance cameras and unspecified technologies to support the war effort throughout the front.[4] At the start, it was operating in theKherson,Luhansk andChernihiv directions. InChernihiv, the signalmen were given new tasks of reconnaissance, artillery adjustment and evacuated. The regiment's headquarters was also destroyed killing a soldier of the regiment and wounding one more.[5] Later, it took part in theBattle of Bakhmut,Battle of Soledar,Battle of Kherson and theBattle of Kharkiv.[5] The regiment was also involved in a financial scandal resulting in the losses of over 12 million hyrvnias.[6] A soldier of the regiment, Pavlo Hryhorenko died on 18 October 2023 by Russian shelling in theDnipropetrovsk Oblast.[7][8]
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