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35th Sumsky Regiment (Ukraine)

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35th Separate Regiment
35-й окремий Сумський полк (Ukrainian)
Regiment Insignia
Founded1993 (1993)
Country Ukraine
Allegiance Ministry of Internal Affairs
Branch National Guard of Ukraine
TypeRegiment
RoleLaw enforcement and Protection of Ukrainian territorial integrity
Part of National Guard of Ukraine
Garrison/HQSumy
Nickname(s)Sumysky
PatronSaint Sergius of Radonezh
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian war
Commanders
Current
commander
Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Kolesnikov
Insignia
Former Insignia

The 35th Separate Sumysky Regiment is a regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with law enforcement and protection of Ukrainian territorial integrity. It was established in 1993 as the 11th Convoy Battalion. It's headquartered in Sumy and has seen combat during the Russo-Ukrainian war on multiple occasions and is currently deployed on the frontlines.

History

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On 19 March 1993, the 11th convoy battalion was established in Kharkiv with Lieutenant Colonel Boris Germanovych Babintsev being appointed as it's commander. On 20 February 20, 1997, subdivisions from the Military Intelligence Service were included in the unit.[1]

  • 7th Patrol Company
  • 8th patrol company

On 18 September 2007, a prayer room "Saint Sergius of Radonezh" (battalion's patron saint) was established by Archbishop Mark of Sumy and Okhtyrka.

In October 2015, the battalion was being reformed into a regiment.[1]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the regiment saw combat during the Battle of Rubizhne setting up an ambush on 20 March 2022, along with Sloviansk Brigade and Rubizh Brigade killing around twenty four Russian soldiers in a single assault.[2]

In March 2024, it's reformation was completed and it became the 35th Separate Sumysky Regiment of the National Guard.[3] The regiment took part in the Battle of Toretsk during which on 12 September 2024, a soldier of the regiment (Maxim Butenko) was killed as a result of an artillery strike on New York.[4]

Structure

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The structure of the regiment is as follows:[5]

  • 1st Patrol Company
  • 2nd Patrol Company
  • Transport Company
  • Armoured Personnel Carrier Company
  • Special Purpose Company
  • Reserve Rifle Platoon
  • 1st Support Platoon
  • 2nd Support Platoon

Commanders

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  • Lieutenant Colonel Babintsev Boris Germanovych (1993-1995)
  • Colonel Magilin Vladyslav Oleksandrovych (1995-?)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Igor Kovalev (2010-2015)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Kozynets (2015-2018)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Yevhen Kazantsev (2018-?)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Kolesnikov (?-)

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ a b Воинская часть 3051: от батальона - до полка Archived 27 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Нацгвардія зупинила наступ ЗС РФ на Рубіжне — голова Луганської ОВДА". nv.ua. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  3. ^ "35th Regiment". Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ "У Донецькій області загинув нацгвардієць з Харківщини".
  5. ^ "Біла книга-2016: Національна гвардія України". issuu.com. National Guard of Ukraine. 2017-06-26. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2017.