31st Cherkasy Regiment (Ukraine) explained

Unit Name:31st Separate Regiment
Country: Ukraine
Allegiance: Ministry of Internal Affairs
Branch: National Guard of Ukraine
Type:Regiment
Role:Protection of Ukrainian territorial integrity
Command Structure: National Guard of Ukraine
Garrison:Cherkasy
Current Commander:Colonel Mykhailo Zhukovsky
Identification Symbol Label:Former Insignia
Nickname:Cherkasy
Battles:Russo-Ukrainian war

The 31st Cherkasy Regiment is a regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with escort, transportation, law enforcement and protection of the Ukrainian territorial integrity. It was established on 10 January 2001, as the 25th Separate Battalion on the basis of the 4th battalion of the 1st Convoy Brigade. Its headquarters in Cherkasy.

History

On 10 January 2001, it was established as the 25th Separate Battalion on the basis of the 4th battalion of the 1st Convoy Brigade in Cherkasy as a part of the Internal Troops of Ukraine tasked with the protection of public order in Cherkasy and escorting convicts and defendants.[1]

In 2014, the Battalion became a part of the National Guard of Ukraine. Its personnel saw action during the War in Donbass, first deployed to quell the pro-Russian unrest in Kharkiv and Donetsk and then to take part in the Battle of Mariupol but saw limited combat carrying out mostly support, patrol and escort missions during which they took part in a few engagements with separatists.[2]

The 25th Separate Battalion was expanded in 2022 becoming the 31st Regiment.[3]

Structure

Commanders

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Північне територіальне командування . https://web.archive.org/web/20140901192534/http://vv.gov.ua/trk.php?lang=ua&mid=22 . 2014-09-01 . vv.gov.ua/ . . 2 August 2017 .
  2. http://m.day.kyiv.ua/uk/article/cuspilstvo/andriy-savchuk-sil-yaki-maiemo-sogodni-dostatno-shchob-zahistiti-krayinu Андрій САВЧУК: «Сил, які маємо сьогодні, достатньо, щоб захистити країну»
  3. Web site: 31st Separate Regiment. 12 October 2023 . 8 October 2024.