| Unit Name: | Special Purpose Scorpion Regiment |
| Country: |  Ukraine |
| Allegiance: | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Branch: | National Guard of Ukraine |
| Type: | Regiment |
| Role: | Nuclear Protection |
| Size: | Classified |
| Command Structure: | National Guard of Ukraine |
| Garrison: | Kyiv |
| Nickname: | Battle Scorpions |
| Motto: | "Where there's will, there's way!"[1] |
The Scorpion Separate Special Purpose Regiment is a Special Operations Force unit of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with protection of strategic objectives notably the nuclear power plants, military industrial complex, chemical and nuclear research Institutions amongst others. It was established in 1998 as a part of the Internal Troops of Ukraine and is headquartered in Kyiv. It's a highly secretive unit and it's operations are highly classified.
The unit was established in 1998 in order to overcome the threat of international terrorism and domestic terrorism, the regiment was established tasked with the protection and defense of high-risk objects as Ukraine has developed nuclear energy, so the nuclear power plants can theoretically become the target of a terrorist attack. Its main task is to ensure technological security. "Scorpion" is a counterterrorism unit and hence conducts anti-terrorist measures in conditions of immediate threat but in some cases the personnel can take up the duty of protection and defense. Following are the major tasks of the regiment:[2] [3]
Due to the operational nature of the regiment, its operations are always kept secret.
The sites guarded by the Scorpion regiment are:[2]