39th Motorized Infantry Battalion (Ukraine)

Not to be confused with "Dnipro-1" Special Tasks Patrol Police Battalion.

39th Motorized Infantry Battalion

Ukrainian: 39-й окремий мотопіхотний батальйон

39th Motorized Infantry Battalion shoulder sleeve insignia

Active| 2014–present
Country|  Ukraine
Branch| Ground Forces
Type| Mechanized Infantry
Size| battalion
Engagements| War in Donbass

Military unit

The 39th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Dnipro-2" was a military formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in 2014–2016.[1]

The battalion was created in May 2014 in response to the Russian annexation of Crimea as the 39th volunteer territorial defense battalion "Dnipro-2" from the residents of the Dnipropetrovsk region. Fighters of the battalion took part in fierce battles for Ilovaisk in August 2014.

It was disbanded in 2016 and transformed into 55th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine).

## History

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On March 18, 2014, after Russia's military invasion of Crimea and its annexation, partial mobilization began in Ukraine.

April 30, 2014 the Acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov instructed the heads of regional administrations to start creating territorial defense battalions in each region of Ukraine.[2]

In July, 39 BTR personnel performed tasks near Volnovakha.[3] On the evening of July 21, 2014, a minibus loaded with explosives hit a checkpoint of Ukrainian forces near the village of Kamyanka and exploded. Five soldiers were killed.

On August 1, the infantry and security companies of the 39th BTR were transferred to the Mnogopillya district between Ilovaisk and Kuteynikov, where they formed a base camp.

In August 2014 39th territorial defense battalion "Dnipro-2" had participated in Battle of Ilovaisk.[4][5][6]

On August 29, negotiations on a green corridor to leave the encirclement were held with the enemy.

According to the Book of Memory, 8 soldiers of the 39th Battalion were killed near Ilovaisk.[7]

In November 2014, the BTRO was reorganized into the 39th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion and transferred to the 55th Artillery Brigade.[8]

39th Motorized Infantry Battalion was disbanded in 2016, a security battalion of the 55th separate artillery brigade was created on its basis.[9]

## Equipment

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The battalion personnel received regular small arms and disposable grenade launchers. There were problems with providing soldiers with protective equipment, primarily bulletproof vests. The process of purchasing them at public expense was stopped after the Verkhovna Rada's Anti-Monopoly Committee began reviewing tenders; promises to help several Dnepropetrovsk philanthropists were not fulfilled. This led to the fact that at the end of June, when 39 armored personnel carriers were already on the front line, ten soldiers of the battalion had one bulletproof vest.[10]

## Command

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### Commanders

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* (May 2014 – October 2014) Colonel Pasichnyuk Serhiy Vasylovych
* (October 2014 – September 2016) Colonel Berbushenko Volodymyr Pavlovych
* (September 2016) Lieutenant Colonel Hulyak Volodymyr Mykolayovych

### Deputies

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* (October 2014 – March 2016) Major Bohatyr Roman Viktorovych

## Losses

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According to the Book of Memory, between 2014 and 2017, the battalion lost 28 people.[11]

## Honoring

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On December 8, 2018, in Dnipro, chaplains of the UOC-KP prayed for the fallen 28 soldiers and the health of families, for the peace of the Heroes, for Ukraine, and the victory of the Ukrainian-Russian war.

Bishop Simeon posthumously awarded the soldiers with church awards For Sacrifice and Love for Ukraine. Those present honored the feat of servicemen by laying flowers on the Alley of Heroes.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Аналіз бойових дій в районі Іловайська після вторгнення російських військ 24-29 серпня 2014 року". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
2. ^ "В Днепропетровске формируют два новых батальона добровольцев". korrespondent.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-04-05.
3. ^ "БІЙЦІ 39-ГО БАТАЛЬЙОНУ ТЕРИТОРІАЛЬНОЇ ОБОРОНИ СТРАЖДАЮТЬ ВІД СПРАГИ » Програма Плюс". 2014-12-10. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
4. ^ "Ilovaisk Battle". Archived from the original on 2015-10-20.
5. ^ ""Росіяни просили почекати 15 хвилин. Генерал наказав нам стріляти і йти на прорив"". LB.ua. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
6. ^ "Стрілецька рота 39-го батальйону потрапила в "котел" - потрібна підмога". LB.ua. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
7. ^ "Книга пам'яті загиблих". memorybook.org.ua. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
8. ^ "Днепропетровский мотопехотный батальон укрепляет позиции в лисичанском направлении. Фоторепортаж". gordonua.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
9. ^ "Розформовані військові частини". 2019-03-30. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
10. ^ Gazeta.ua (2014-06-23). ""У нас 12 бронежилетів на сотню бійців" - 39-му батальйону терміново потрібна допомога". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-04-05.
11. ^ "Книга пам'яті загиблих". memorybook.org.ua. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
12. ^ "ВІДЗНАКА ПОЛЕГЛИХ - Синодальне управління військового духовенства". suvd.com.ua. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

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* 131 ORB "UNSO"
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Territorial defence battalions|

* 1st "Volyn"
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| Reformed|

* 7th "Khmelnytskyi"
* 14th "Cherkasy"
* 18th "Odesa"
* 19th "Mykolayiv"
* 39th "Dnipro-2"
* 41st "Chernihiv-2"

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Disbanded|

* 5th "Prykarpattya"
* 40th "Kryvbas"

Special Tasks Patrol Police|

* "Berda"
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* "Bolgrad"
* "Vinnytsia"
* "Dnipro-1"
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* "Kyiv"
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| Reformed|

* "Azov"
* "Harpoon"
* "Donetsk-1"
* "Golden Gate"
* "Cascade"
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* "Kyiv-2"
* "Kyivshchyna"
* "Kremenchuk"
* "Mirny"
* "Sich"
* "Temur"
* "Kharkiv-1"
* "Kharkiv-2"

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Disbanded|

* "Artemivsk"
* "Donetsk-2"
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* "St. Mary's"
* "Slobozhanshchyna"
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* "Sarmat"
* Ukrainian Volunteer Corps
* "Pechersk"
* "Pahonia"
* "RUYAN"
* "North"
* Tactical group "Belarus"
* Ukrainian Volunteer Army
* 5th Battalion
* 8th Battalion "Aratta"
* "Black Fog"
* Jewish Company
* "Wolf"
* "Volyn"
* "Hospitallers"
* "Freedom of Russia"
* "Kayfariki Group"
* "Resistance Committee"
* "Polish Volunteer Corps"

| Reformed|

* Georgian Legion
* "Carpathian Sich"
* "Kholodnyy Yar"
* "OUN"

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NGOs supporting military|

* Aerorozvidka

Self-disbanded units are marked in italics.

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War in Donbas (2014–2022)

* Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War
* Followed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

General
topics|

* Aircraft losses
* Humanitarian situation
* International reactions
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* OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
* Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine
* Civil volunteer movement
* Little green men
* Anti-terrorist Operation Zone
* Civil–military administrations

Timeline|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022

Battles|

* Battle of Artemivsk
* Siege of Sloviansk
* Battle of Kramatorsk
* Battle of Mariupol
* Battles of Sievierodonetsk
* Battle of Karlivka
* 1st Battle of Donetsk Airport
* Siege of the Luhansk Border Base
* Battle of Krasnyi Lyman
* Zelenopillia rocket attack
* Battle in Shakhtarsk Raion
* Battle of Horlivka
* Battle of Ilovaisk
* Novosvitlivka refugee convoy attack
* Battle of Novoazovsk
* Mariupol offensive
* 2nd Battle of Donetsk Airport
* Battle of Debaltseve
* Shyrokyne standoff
* Battle of Marinka
* Battle of Svitlodarsk
* Battle of Avdiivka (2017)

Other
events|

* Donbas status referendums
* Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 shootdown
* Shelling of Donetsk, Russia
* 2014 Russian cross-border shelling of Ukraine
* MH17 shoot-down
* reactions
* UNSC Resolution 2166
* NATO summit in Wales
* Minsk Protocol
* Donbas general elections
* 2014 G20 Brisbane summit
* Volnovakha bus attack
* Mariupol rocket attack
* Kramatorsk rocket attack
* Minsk II ceasefire agreement
* Kharkiv bombing
* Assassination of Alexander Zakharchenko
* Donbas general elections
* No to capitulation!
* Stanytsia Luhanska kindergarten bombing

Self-proclaimed
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* Luhansk People's Republic (April 2014 – September 2022)
* Novorossiya (May 2014 – May 2015)
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Russian|

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* Russian Armed Forces
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* Night Wolves
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* Internet Research Agency
* Russian Imperial Movement

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Lead figures|

* Russian
* Vladimir Putin
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* Vladislav Surkov
* Sergei Shoigu
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* Vladimir Konstantinov
* Natalia Poklonskaya
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* Igor Girkin
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* Igor Khakimzyanov
* Alexander Khodakovsky
* Vladimir Kononov
* Arsen Pavlov†
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* Denis Pushilin
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* Alexander Zakharchenko†
* Sergei Zhurikov
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* Valery Bolotov†
* Aleksey Karyakin
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* Sergey Kozlov
* Aleksey Mozgovoy†
* Leonid Pasechnik
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* Gennadiy Tsypkalov†
* Kharkiv
* Yevhen Zhylin†
* Others
* Aleksandr Dugin
* Nelya Shtepa
* Oleg Tsaryov

Ukrainian|

| Organizations|

* Government of Ukraine
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* Groysman
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* National Guard
* Azov
* Donbas
* Patrol Police
* Dnipro-1
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* Ukrainian Ground Forces
* Territorial defense battalions
* Aidar
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* Kryvbas
* Rukh Oporu
* Ukrainian Air Force
* Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
* Security Service of Ukraine
* Alpha Group
* Euromaidan Press
* State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
* Volunteer battalions
* Right Sector

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Lead figures|

* Petro Poroshenko
* Oleksandr Turchynov
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* Andriy Parubiy
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* Oleh Makhnitskyi
* Viktor Muzhenko
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* Oleh Liashko
* Dmytro Yarosh
* Rinat Akhmetov
* Ihor Kolomoyskyi
* Serhiy Taruta
* Ihor Baluta
* Semen Semenchenko
* Hennadiy Moskal
* Nadiya Savchenko
* George Tuka
* Pavlo Zhebrivskyi

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