Chernivtsi Border Detachment Explained

Unit Name:31st Chernivtsi Border Detachment
Country: Ukraine
Allegiance: Ministry of Internal Affairs
Branch: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Type:Brigade
Role:Border Guard
Command Structure: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Garrison:Chernivtsi
Patron:Major-General Oleksandr Pylkevich
Battles:Russo-Ukrainian war
Current Commander:Colonel Yevheny Babych
Identification Symbol Label:Former Insignia

The Chernivtsi Border Detachment "Major-General Oleksandr Pylkevich" (2195) is a brigade level detachment of the Western Regional Department of the State Border Service of Ukraine. The detachment guards the Ukraine-Moldova border and the Ukraine-Romania border in three Raions (Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Raion and Dnistrovskyi Raion) of Chernivtsi Oblast, one Raion (Verkhovyna Raion) of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast as well as guarding the Ivano-Frankivsk Airport and Chernivtsi International Airport. The total border guarded by the detachment is 404.7km of which Ukrainian-Romanian section is 234.7km and the Ukrainian-Moldovan section is 170km.

History

It was established in 1992 to Ukraine-Romania border and Ukraine-Moldova border in Chernivtsi Oblast. Since 2008, the border detachment has been staffed exclusively by contract servicemen. On 12 August 2014, the Chernivtsi border detachment celebrated its 70th anniversary.[1] On 22 June 2016, for the first time in 8 years, more than a hundred conscripts joined the detachment.[2] On 22 August 2018, the Chernivtsi border detachment was awarded the honorary name of "Colonel-General Oleksandr Pylkevich", commander of the Ukrainian People's Republic's Border Corps.[3] In March 2021, it prevented a smuggling attempt of 6,400 cigarettes into Romania.[4] In May 2021, the detachment again foiled the smuggling attempt of 4,400 more cigarettes.[5]

In January 2023, a guardsman of the detachment (Khomandyak Roman) was killed while fighting on the frontlines.[6] In May 2023, the Chernivtsi Detachment along with Dozor detachment detained three people trying to illegally cross the border along with their smuggler and two vehicles used by them were seized.[7] In early August 2023, 41 persons attempting illegal border crossing attempts were detained by the detachment.[8] On 14 October 2023, a guardsman of the detachment (Oleksandr Reshetnyk) was killed in action against Russian forces.[9] In November 2023, a guardsman of the detachment (Grubo Roman) was killed while fighting in the frontlines.[10] On 4 December 2023, the detachment with assistance from other units captured a trafficking vehicle and detained the traffickers after a short chase near the border.[11] In early 2024, two checkpoints of the detachment were blocked by Romanian farmers.[12] [13] On 10 January 2024, the detachment detained eight people illegally trying to cross the border into Romania and Moldova.[14] In March 2024, a foreign vehicle smuggling 400 cigarettes was seized by the detachment.[15] On 29 June 2024, two people armed with machetes and a gas canister attacked the detachment's personnel who responded by firing back killing one of the attackers and wounding the second.[16]

Structure

The Chernivtsi border detachment is composed of: [17]

It controls operations of 21 checkpoints including 12 international checkpoints:

Commanders

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Архівована копія . 16 September 2016 . 29 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171229233159/http://oblrada.cv.ua/news/43583/ .
  2. Web site: Чернівецький прикордонний загін поповнили новобранці. . 16 September 2016 . 31 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160831104457/http://24tv.ua/chernivetskiy_prikordonniy_zagin_popovnili_novobrantsi_n698571 .
  3. https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/233/2018 Указ Президента України «Про присвоєння почесних найменувань військовим частинам Державної прикордонної служби України» No. 233/2018 від 22 серпня 2018 року
  4. https://www.border-security-report.com/ukraine-border-guards-prevent-groups-smuggling-cigarettes-to-romania/ Ukraine Border Guards Prevent Groups Smuggling Cigarettes to Romania
  5. https://www.border-security-report.com/ukrainian-border-guards-found-smugglers-and-three-shipments-of-cigarettes-near-the-border-with-romania/ Ukrainian Border Guards Found Smugglers and Three Shipments of Cigarettes Near the Border With Romania
  6. https://promin.cv.ua/2023/01/03/bukovyna-proshchaietsia-z-voinamy-iaki-zahynuly-na-viini-z-rosiianamy.html Буковина прощається з воїнами, які загинули на війні з росіянами
  7. https://dpsu.gov.ua/en/news/37112-Organizers-of-people-smuggling-across-the-state-border-detained-in-Bukovyna-region Organizers of people smuggling across the state border detained in Bukovyna region
  8. https://mvs.gov.ua/en/news/prikordonniki-v-cerniveckii-ta-zakarpatskii-oblastiax-zatrimali-84-porusnikiv-kordonu-za-vixidni Border guards in Chernivtsi and Transcarpathian regions detained 84 border violators over the weekend
  9. https://suspilne.media/chernivtsi/597377-na-bukovini-prosautsa-z-patma-poleglimi-vijskovimi/ На Буковині прощаються з п'ятьма полеглими військовими
  10. https://molbuk.ua/news/296872-zagynuly-za-nezalezhnist-na-bukovyni-poproshchautsia-iz-troma-geroiamy.html Загинули за незалежність... На Буковині попрощаються із трьома Героями
  11. https://dpsu.gov.ua/en/news/39766-%20VIDEO%20-Border-guards-detected-a-trafficker-of-people-across-the-state-border-in-Chernivtsi-region (VIDEO) Border guards detected a trafficker of people across the state border in Chernivtsi region
  12. https://babel.ua/en/news/102939-romanian-farmers-have-still-not-lifted-the-blockade-of-two-checkpoints-on-the-border-with-ukraine Romanian farmers have still not lifted the blockade of two checkpoints on the border with Ukraine
  13. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/3814776-in-romania-farmers-continue-to-block-two-checkpoints-on-border-with-ukraine.html In Romania, farmers continue to block two checkpoints on border with Ukraine
  14. https://mvs.gov.ua/en/news/prikordonniki-viiavili-dekilka-uxiliantiv-na-riznix-diliankax-kordonu-xtos-namagavsia-vtekti-cerez-gori-xtos-cerez-ricku Border guards found several evaders in different parts of the border: someone tried to escape through the mountains, someone across the river
  15. https://dpsu.gov.ua/en/news/41228-%20VIDEO%20-A-foreigner-lost-his-car-because-of-400-packs-of-cigarettes-hidden-in-it (VIDEO) A foreigner lost his car because of 400 packs of cigarettes hidden in it
  16. https://kyivindependent.com/border-guards-attacked-in-chernivtsi-oblast/ Ukrainian border guards attacked near Romanian border
  17. http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/structure/zahidne-regionalne-upravlinnya/cherniveckiy-prikordonniy-zagin/ Чернівецький прикордонний загін

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