Pechersk Battalion

«Pechersk» Battalion
(June 2014 – present)
Батальйон «Печерськ»
Battalion SSI
Founded2014 (2014)
Country Ukraine
RoleAssault unit
Size<100 (in September 2014)
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Oleg Goltvyansky

«Pechersk» Battalion" (Батальйон «Печерськ») is a volunteer Ukrainian armed formation that took part in the war in eastern Ukraine.[1][2][3]

History

The battalion was created on the basis of activists of the Ukrainian socio-political organization «Ukrainian National Union»,[4] «Self-defense of the Pechersk district of Kiev»,[5] public organization «Fashionable sentence»"", the battalion included ultras of FC Dynamo Kyiv, Metalist Kharkov, CSKA Kyiv and others, and recruitment of new volunteers was also carried out.[6]

Participation in combat operations

At the beginning of September 2014 there were a hundred battalion fighters at the front. The unit's fighters fought with captured weapons, including those seized in battles near Luhansk. The unit appealed to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Valeriy Heletei with a request to grant it official status and provide weapons. As a result, part of the battalion was transferred to the 12th territorial defense battalion. As of 19.09.2014, the battalion's servicemen were serving at 4 checkpoints in several districts of the Luhansk region. At the end of December 2014 the unit was disarmed and withdrawn from the combat zone.[7][8][9]

Command

  • Captain Ihor Valeriyovych Pavnov† (June 2014)[10]
  • Junior Lieutenant Oleg Goltvyansky (June-December 2014)
  • Captain Ihor Mykhailovych Yakymchuk (December 2014 - March 2015)
  • Junior Lieutenant Oleg Goltvyansky (2019 - 2021)[11]

References

  1. ^ "В Новороссии нет батальона". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  2. ^ "Активисты самообороны Печерска отправились в зону АТО". www.trust.ua. Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  3. ^ ""Пусть президент Украины сам воюет с ватой!" На что обиделись националисты". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2018-10-18. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  4. ^ "На основі УНС буде створений батальйон спеціального призначення » Український Національний Союз". www.naso.org.ua. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  5. ^ "Активисты Печерской самообороны отправились в зону АТО". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  6. ^ "Нападающие на кофейный автомобиль в Киеве опознаны. Расследование" (in Russian). Букви. 2015-04-03. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  7. ^ ""Пусть президент Украины сам воюет с ватой!" На что обиделись националисты". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  8. ^ "Информагентство "Славянский мир" -- Бывшая Украина -- БАТАЛЬОНЫ ПРОСЯТ". www.slavmir.ru. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  9. ^ Ми - Україна (2024-07-29), ПРО ЦЕ ГОВОРЯТЬ ВПЕРШЕ! Ось, що НАСПРАВДІ було в Оленівці та Азовсталі / Боєць "АЗОВУ" САЙРУС, retrieved 2024-08-09
  10. ^ Anatoly Voronin (29 October 2021). "Олег Голтвянский, он же "Кесарь Люботинский"". qorachius.substack.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  11. ^ "Командир роти РЕБ Голтвянський: Путін хай як старається, уже Одесу взяти не зможе. Shahed і ракети поки турбують, але із часом вдасться вирішити й це питання". Гордон | Gordon (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-16.