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26th Separate Battalion
26-й окремий батальйон НГ (Ukrainian)
Battalion Insignia
Founded2000 (2000)
Country Ukraine
Allegiance Ministry of Internal Affairs
Branch National Guard of Ukraine
TypeBattalion
RoleMultipurpose
Part of National Guard of Ukraine
Garrison/HQKremenchuk
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian war
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant Colonel Dovhalyuk Oleg Pavlovich

The 26th National Guard Battalion is a battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with protection of public law and order and the protection of Ukrainian territorial integrity. It was established in 2000 and is garrisoned in Kremenchuk.

History

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It was established on 18 October 2000 in Kremenchuk as a part of the Internal Troops of Ukraine to control the situation and maintain public order in Kremenchuk and Molodizhne amidst increasing crime rates.[1]

In 2014, it was transferred to the National Guard of Ukraine and took part in the War in Donbass.[2]

During 2017, the Battalion saw three deployments in the ATO zone engaging in direct combat, protection of strategic objectives from UAVs and transport Protection in Volnovakha and Avdiivka.[2] In July 2017, it was reported that the Battalion would be reformed into a regiment,[3] which was officially confirmed in early 2018.[4][5] On 26 September 2017, the Kremenchuk Technical Carbon Plant personnel repaired the barracks of the Battalion.[6]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Battalion took part in direct engagements with Russian troops in the beginning but gradually shifted their role to protection of important sites in Poltava Oblast.[2]

It saw combat during the Eastern Ukraine campaign with a soldier (Yevhenii Kalish) being killed on 23 February 2023, in Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast.[7]

On 23 March 2024, the guardsmen of the battalion downed a Russian UAV over Kremenchuk.[2]

Structure

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  • 1st Patrol Company
  • 2nd Patrol Company
  • 3rd Patrol Company
  • Automobile Company
  • Combat and Logistical Support Company
  • Cynological Group
  • Medical Center

Commanders

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  • Colonel Viktor Mykolayovych Golovchenko (2001–2004)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Vasyliovych Khomenko (2004–2009)
  • Colonel Viktor Mykolayovych Golovchenko (2009–2010)[a]
  • Colonel Oleksandr Genadiyovych Alenin (2010–2018)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Shulga Evgeny Vyacheslavovych (2018–2020)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Dovhalyuk Oleg Pavlovich (2020-)[8]

Sources

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Notes

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  1. ^ Second Term

References

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  1. ^ "У Кременчуці військова частина 3059 відзначила 16-річчя з дня створення". 05366.com.ua/. 2016-10-18. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d 10 років на захисті України – кременчуцькі нацгвардійці вітають своїх побратимів
  3. ^ "Штат військової частини 3059 розширять до рівня полку". Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "У Кременчуці на базі військової частини 3059 планують створити полк Національної Гвардії України". np.pl.ua/. News of Poltava. 2018-01-23. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. ^ "На базі військової частини 3059 у Кременчуці хочуть створити полк Нацгвардії". vestnik.in.ua/. Herald of Kremenchuk. 2018-01-24. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  6. ^ підполковник Микола Шишко (2017-09-27). "У Кременчуці завершився ремонт казарменого приміщення". ngu.gov.ua/. National Guard of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. ^ "КАЛІШ Євгеній Анатолійович".
  8. ^ Кременчуцький батальйон нацгвардії України очолив підполковник Олег Довгалюк on YouTube
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