3rd Nuclear Power Plant Protection Battalion (Ukraine) explained
The 3rd Nuclear Power Plant Defense Battalion is a battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with CBRN defense specifically of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant and has seen action against Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In its current form, it was established in 1992 and headquartered at Khmelnytskyi.
History
It was established on 1 July 1992 as a part of the Internal Troops of Ukraine to protect and guard the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant.
In 2014, it became a part of the National Guard of Ukraine and started operations during the War in Donbass with its special purpose platoon seeing heavy combat.[1] [2]
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Battalion saw action against Russian troops. It was reported that throughout the Russo-Ukrainian war, at least four personnel of the Battalion were killed in action.[3] On 15 November 2022, during a large scale Russian assault on Ukraine, the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, under the battalion's protection, lost full access to the power grid and temporarily switched to backup power from diesel generators and both reactors had to be stopped.[4] On 10 February 2023, one of the units of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant stopped as result of a massive Russian attack causing instability on the nearby power grid.[5] Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant was again attacked on 29 November 2023 with several explosions being reported near it.[6] [7]
Structure
The structure of the battalion is as follows:[8] [9]
- Management and Headquarters
- Object Commandant's Office
- 1st Special Commandant's Office
- 2nd Special Commandant's Office
- Special Purpose Platoon
- Capture Group
- Artillery Support Group
- Robotic Intelligence Complexes Department
- Combat and Logistical Support Platoon
- Cynological Group
- Automobile Department
- Engineering, Technical and Communications Platoon
- Special Cargo Protection Group
- Medical Center
Commanders
- Colonel Kostyantyn Kabanov (2018-)
Sources
Notes and References
- https://ye.ua/syspilstvo/24928_U_Netishini_vidsvyatkuvali_30_richchya_ohoronnoyi_viyskovoyi_chastini_Hmelnickoyi_AES.html У Нетішині відсвяткували 30-річчя охоронної військової частини Хмельницької АЕС
- https://khm.depo.ua/ukr/khm/vipovnilosya-30-rokiv-viyskoviy-chastini-3043-z-ohoroni-haes-05062016102800 Виповнилося 30 років військовій частині 3043 з охорони ХАЕС
- https://shepetivka.com.ua/novyny/podii/15203-32-roky-z-dnia-stvorennia-vidznachaie-viiskova-chastyna-shcho-boronyt-khmelnytsku-aes.html 32 роки з дня створення відзначила військова частина, що боронить Хмельницьку АЕС
- Web site: МАГАТЕ: Через ракетну атаку росіян постраждали дві українські АЕС . Українська Правда . 2022-11-17 .
- https://apostrophe.ua/ua/news/society/accidents/2023-02-10/iz-za-obstrela-10-fevralya-ostanovil-rabotu-blok-hmelnitskoy-aes/290610 Через обстріл 10 лютого зупинив роботу блок Хмельницької АЕС. 10.02.2023, 23:15
- https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-199-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine Update 199 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine. 139/2023. Vienna, Austria
- https://espreso.tv/eksperti-magate-naperedodni-zafiksuvali-vibukhi-nepodalik-khmelnitskoi-aes Експерти МАГАТЕ напередодні зафіксували вибухи неподалік Хмельницької АЕС. 30.11.2023, 01:52
- Web site: Військова частина 3043 Національної гвардії України . 17 April 2022 . 24 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200224044515/https://declarations.com.ua/region/Хмельницька%20область/Військова%20частина%203043%20Національної%20гвардії%20України .
- Web site: Біла книга-2016: Національна гвардія України . 2017-06-26 . issuu.com . . 10 July 2017 . 24 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124005407/https://issuu.com/national_guard_of_ukraine/docs/wb_book_sm .
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