Unit Name: | Irpin Company Tactical Group (2023 – present)----Irpin Volunteer Company Tactical Group (2022–2023) |
Dates: | February 2022 - present |
Country: | Ukraine |
Type: | Military reserve force |
Role: | Light infantry |
Branch: | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
Command Structure: | Territorial Defense Forces |
Native Name: | Ротно-тактична група "Ірпінь" |
Notable Commanders: | Volodymyr Korotia |
The Irpin Company Tactical Group (Ukrainian: Ротно-тактична група "Ірпінь") is a Ukrainian volunteer formation that is part of the 243rd Territorial Defense Battalion 114th Territorial Defense Brigade.
Established in February 2022 by the decision of the Bucha District Military Administration.[1]
On 27 February 2022, at about 7 o'clock, the first battle with the Russian occupiers took place in Irpin, during which the Pskov paratroopers were eliminated.[2]
On the same day, at 10 o'clock, the group's fighters went to Bucha, where they captured 4 enemy mechanized vehicles and destroyed 4 units of equipment and about 30 enemy paratroopers. Then 11 mechanized vehicles of the occupiers were burned. The fighters also conducted raids against the Russian occupiers in Blystavytsia, Hostomel, Vorzel.[3]
For 24 days, the DRTH soldiers held the defense in the area of the Zhyraf shopping center in Irpin.[4] [5] [6]
Later, the company participated in the battle of Bakhmut.[7]