On 20 October 1992, the Kharkiv Border Detachment was established,[2] commanded by Colonel Ihor Vasyliovych Egorov.[3]
It saw combat during the War in Donbass. On 16 July 2014, in a forest plantation near Stanytsia Luhanska, the personnel of the Kharkiv Detachment encountered a group of saboteurs trying to plant a landmine and two guardsmen of the detachment (Postolny Mykola Mykolayovych[4] and Maxim Oleksandrovich Zakopaylo[5]) were killed in resulting engagement.
During the Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it acquired mortar training.[6] It saw combat during multiple engagements during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] On the morning of 24 February 2022, at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Russian tank column attacked a small squad of the detachment composed of 15-30 people who had no choice but to fight,[8] and three guardsmen of the detachment (Dmytro Oleksiyovych Prokhorov, Maksym Nezola and Ivan Yakymchuk) were killed during the Battle of Kharkiv.[9] On 11 February 2023, the 4th Kharkiv Border Detachment was awarded the honorary award "For Courage and Bravery".[10] In April 2024, the detachment took part in the 2024 Kharkiv offensive and it's SPG units continued to shell Russian positions.[11] On 27 July 2024, the Quick Death unit of the Kharkiv Detachment destroyed a Russian MTLB.[12] On 15 November 2024, the detachment destroyed a Russian ammunition warehouse and two shelters using Baba Yaga drone.[13]
Structure
The structure of the detachment is as follows:[14]
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