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31st Public Order Brigade (Ukraine)

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31st Public Order Protection Brigade
31-ша бригада НГ (Ukrainian)
Brigade Insignia
Founded1992 (1992)
Country Ukraine
Allegiance Ministry of Internal Affairs
Branch National Guard of Ukraine
TypeBrigade
RoleLaw enforcement, protection of the Ukrainian territorial integrity
Part of National Guard of Ukraine
Garrison/HQDnipro
Nickname(s)Major General Oleksandr Radievskyi Brigade
PatronMajor General Oleksandr Radievskyi
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian war

The 31st Public Order Protection Brigade "Major General Oleksandr Radievskyi" is a Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with protection of the public order and the territorial integrity of Ukraine. It was established on January 2, 1992, as the 5th NG Regiment on the basis of the 24th Separate Special Motorized Militia Battalion. It has seen combat during the War in Donbas and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Its headquartered in Dnipro.

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In 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union, the 5th Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine was established on the basis of the 24th Separate Special Motorized Militia Battalion.[1] Then, it was transferred to the Internal Troops of Ukraine.[2] After the reestablishment of the National Guard of Ukraine, it was transferred there becoming the 16th Public Order Protection Regiment.[3]

During the War in Donbass, the regiment saw combat on multiple occasions. On 29 May 2014, servicemen of the Dnipropetrovsk Regiment were returning to their temporary deployment point in the city of Izium after providing logistical aid and combat support to the Ukrainian troops during the Siege of Sloviansk. While they were approaching Kamianka (Izium Raion), separatists using VAZ-2110s ambushed the convoy and attacked the KAMAZ of the regiment with machine guns and underbarrel grenade launchers. A soldier of the regiment, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Isadchenko (born 1994),[4] was killed and two more were wounded.[5][6]

On 14 October 2020, the 16th regiment was awarded the honorary title of "Major General Oleksandr Radievskyi" after the Major General Oleksandr Vitaliyovych Radievskyi of the 21st Public Order Protection Brigade.[7]

In 2022, amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the regiment was expanded becoming the 31st Public Order Protection Brigade. The brigade took part in the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive and then from February 2023, the brigade saw action in Donetsk Oblast. The Russian T-80s regularly approached its positions coming at a distance of about 100 meters and shelled the brigade's position but they repelled the tanks and even destroyed a T-80. On 10 April 2023, Russians charged at the brigade's positions defending Kreminna but were forced to retreat by Zhukov Vadim Andriyovych who launched a successful grenade attack, the next morning the positions were hit by artillery strike killing Zhukov Vadim Andriyovych[8] who was awarded the Hero of Ukraine.[9] The brigade also raised the Ukrainian flag over the village of Zavitne Bazhana after liberating it.[10] In December 2023, the brigade performed a raiding operation on multiple Russian positions in which many personnel planted explosives in Russian positions covertly and detonated them successfully.[11]

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  1. ^ Игорь Цыркин поздравил служащих военной части 3036 с ее днем основания
  2. ^ "Центральне територіальне командування". vv.gov.ua/. Internal troops of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Звернення командувача Національної гвардії України з нагоди відзначення 50-ї річниці з Дня створення військових частин з охорони громадського порядку". Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Isadchenko, Vladimir Oleksandrovych senior soldier – Book of Remembrance for Ukraine". Ukrainian Memorial.
  5. ^ "Неподалік Ізюму обстріляли колону українських силовиків // «Українська правда», 29 травня 2014". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. ^ Подробиці обстрілу українських військових під Ізюмом Archived 1 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Про присвоєння почесного найменування 16 полку охорони громадського порядку Національної гвардії України". 14 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Поданий на присвоєння звання Героя України: на війні загинув нацгвардієць Вадим Жуков з Дніпра". dp.informator.ua. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Про присвоєння В. Жукову звання Герой України". 24 February 2024.
  10. ^ Підняли прапор над селищем Завітне Бажання Волноваського району Донецької області
  11. ^ «Підсмажили» позиції росіян на Донеччині: гвардійці 31 Бригади НГУ успішно виконали бойове завдання (грудень 2023)
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