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Sumy Border Detachment

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5th Sumy Border Detachment
5 прикордонний загін (Ukrainian)
Detachment Insignia
Founded1992 (1992)
Country Ukraine
Allegiance Ministry of Internal Affairs
Branch State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
TypeBrigade
RoleBorder Guard
Part of State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Garrison/HQSumy
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian war
DecorationsFor Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Mykola Stepanovych Romanchuk

The Sumy Border Detachment (MUN 9953) is a brigade level detachment of the Eastern Department of the State Border Service of Ukraine. The detachment guards the Russia-Ukraine border in three Raions (Konotop Raion, Sumy Raion and Okhtyrka Raion) of Sumy Oblast. The detachment guards a border length of 562.5 km, 464.5 km on land and 98 km on river.

History

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It was established on 20 October 1992 and armed with GAZ-66, UAZ and LuAZ vehicles and started operations in 1993. In 2000, the Sumy border control unit became the Sumy Border Detachment following the merger of "Krasnopillya" detachment into it. In 2001, 228 illegal migrants were detained by the detachment.[1]

From 2016 to 2018, the detachment saw combat during the War in Donbass.[2] On 3 October 2017 , 2 officers of the Sumy border detachment were monitoring the border. At around 8:00 p.m., the connection with them was lost, and at the same time, a message appeared in the Russian media about the detention of two guardsmen of the Sumy Detachment by the FSB Border Service of Russia.[3] The captured personnel were released on 2 March 2018, as a part of a prisoner exchange.[4] In 2021, the detachment conducted joint training with the National Guard of Ukraine.[5]

A column of Russian military vehicles crossed the international border at the Bachivsk [uk] checkpoint, manned by the personnel of the Sumy Detachment around 5:00 on 24 February.[6] Russian military vehicles were spotted near the villages of Bezdryk, Holovashivka [uk], and Postolne [uk] by 13:35, and Ukrainian officials announced that the Battle of Sumy had started on the Bilopillia highway by 13:40.[7][8] On 4 March 2022, a guardsman of the detachment (Serhii Anatoliyovych Lytvyak) was killed during the Siege of Chernihiv,[2] another guardsman of the detachment (Vladyslav Mykolayovych Fedchenko) was killed during the Siege on 14 March 2022.[9] On 13 March 2022, a guardsman of the detachment (Vitaliy Vasyliovych Abramchuk) was killed during the Battle of Kreminna.[10] On 11 February 2023, the detachment was awarded the honorary award "For Courage and Bravery".[11] On 17 March 2024, Russian sabotage groups failed to cross the border into Sumy after the detachment intercepted them.[12] In July 2024, the detachment clashed with Russian forces.[13]

Structure

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The structure of the detachment is as follows:[14]

  • Management and Headquarters
  • Border Service Department "Yunakivka"
  • Border Service Department "Svesa"
  • Border Service Department "Bilopillia"
  • Border Service Department "Velika Pysarivka"
  • Border Service Department "Krasnopillia"
  • Border Service Department "Nova Sloboda"
  • Border Service Department "Seredina-Buda"
  • Border Service Department "Shalygine"
  • Border Service Department "Znob-Novgorodske"
  • Border Service Department "Konotop"
  • Border Service Department "Sopych"
  • Border Service Department "Slavhorod"
  • Border Service Department "Zernove"
  • Border Service Department "Khutir Mykhailivskyi"
  • Mobile Border Outpost "Sumy"
  • Guardian units

Commanders

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  • Colonel Yurii Oleksiiovych Lozynskyi (October 1992-July 1999)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Danilov Pavlo Engelsovich (July 1999-January 2002)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Ihor Borisovych Tokovy (January 2002-January 2003)[15]
  • Lieutenant Colonel Legkodukh Vadym Anatoliyovych (January 2003-July 2005)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Ptitsya Oleksandr Hryhorovych (July 2005-November 2007)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Polovnikov Viktor Volodymyrovych (November 2007-October 2010)[16]
  • Berkut Lieutenant Colonel Volodymyr Yuriyovych (October 2010-November 2014)
  • Colonel Dmytro Valentinovych Ilchynskyi (November 2014-June 2015)[17]
  • Colonel Yuriy Volodymyrovych Ratnikov (June 2015-November 2015)
  • Colonel Valery Mykolayovych Kravchuk (December 2015 – 2020)
  • Colonel Mykola Stepanovych Romanchuk (2020-)[18]

References

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  1. ^ Сумський прикордонний загін Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine на сайті Погранец. Всеукраинский портал пограничников Archived 13 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Литвяк Сергій Анатолійович
  3. ^ "На Сумщині зникло два офіцера прикордонної служби". mil.in.ua/. Український мілітарний портал. 2017-10-04. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Україна та Росія обмінялись полоненими". ukrmilitary.com/. Ukrainian Military Pages. 2018-03-02. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ^ UNITS OF THE SUMY BORDER GUARD DETACHMENT AND THE NATIONAL GUARD OF UKRAINE ARE TRAINED IN EFFECTIVE INTERACTION
  6. ^ "Загинув під знаком Червоного Хреста в перший день війни…". Армія.inform (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  7. ^ "Військове вторгнення Росії в Україну: що відбувається на Сумщині. Тиждень перший. Онлайн". Суспільне. Новини (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  8. ^ "Росія атакувала українські міста: де відбулися бої". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. ^ Федченко Владислав Миколайович
  10. ^ Скакун, Сергей (2022-03-16). "Ще один глухівчанин загинув від рук окупантів". Данкор.онлайн (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  11. ^ "Про відзначення почесною відзнакою "За мужність та відвагу"". 11 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Ukrainian forces stop 3 Russian saboteur groups from advancing in Sumy Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  13. ^ No enemy saboteurs enter Sumy region recently – Border Guard Service
  14. ^ Сумський прикордонний загін Archived 2 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine на сайті Державної прикордонної служби України Archived 6 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Профіль військовика". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  16. ^ Нове призначення
  17. ^ У Сумського прикордонного загону новий керівник на http://www.sm.gov.ua/ Archived 22 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ "На Сумщині офіційно представили нового начальника Сумського прикордонного загону". Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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