1st Independent Motorized Infantry Battalion (Ukraine)

1st Independent Motorized Infantry Battalion
Ukrainian: 1-й окремий мотопіхотний батальйон «Волинь»
1st Independent Motorized Infantry Battalion shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	10 June 2014–July 2015
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Motorized infantry
Size	Battalion
Part of	Operational Command West
Garrison/HQ	Volodymyr (city)
Engagements	War in Donbas Battle of Marinka (2015)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Serhiy Kozak

Military unit

The 1st Independent Motorized Infantry Battalion was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Initially created as the 1st Ukrainian territorial defense battalion «Volyn» drawn from residents of Lutsk and Volyn oblast, the creation of the Battalion was announced 31 May 2014, following the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War,^[1] and training began on 10 June 2014 in the city of Volodymyr in Volyn Oblast.^[2]

In the second half of July 2014, the battalion was sent, first to Chernihiv oblast, and then to Sumy oblast to reinforce the Russian border.^[3]^[4]

On September 16, 2014, "Volyn" was redeployed to the Donetsk region, and on September 28, it took up defensive positions near the towns of Debaltseve and Yenakieve.^[5] The Ministry of Defense sent 6 BRDM units to Volyn oblast for restoration, with the subsequent transfer of their battalion.^[6] On September 22, 2014, the head of the local state administration, Volodymyr Hunchyk, reported that all the equipment was repaired in a timely manner and shipped to the units of the 1st Ukrainian territorial defense battalion.^[7] In October, the battalion continued to be near Debaltseve. On October 2, 2014, during the fighting in this area, one soldier of the battalion was wounded. On October 22, 2014, the deputy commander of the battalion Oleg Kivlyuk said that the command had plans to create the 99th separate motorized infantry battalion on the basis of the battalion and subordinate it to Operational Command North.^[8]

On November 15, 2014, after artillery fire near the village of Olkhovatka, the first soldier was killed, and on November 24, 2014, during an exchange of fire near a nearby mine, another soldier was killed. During this period, one of the members of the battalion was also taken prisoner (from which he returned as a result of a prisoner exchange in February 2016). In December 2014, the battalion was withdrawn from the combat zone, and on February 28, 2015, it was transferred to Volodymyr.^[9]

Eventually the unit became part of the 14th Mechanized Brigade.^[10]

References

^ "У 1-му батальйоні територіальної оборони Волині — лише 5 бронежилетів" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ "Територіальний батальйон бойове злагодження пройшов". Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ "Батальйон "Волинь" тримає оборону на кордоні з Росією у Чернігівській області". YouTube (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ "Батальйон "Волинь" захищає кордон на шкільних автобусах" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ Волинський тербат перекидають у зону АТО Archived 18 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
Батальйон тероборони Волині перекидають в зону АТО Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Волинський батальйон тероборони отримав конфісковані автівки" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ "З шести БРДМів, які були відправлені у 1-й тербат, справний лише один" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ "Матері та військовослужбовці - проти переформатування 1-о батальйону територіальної оборони "Волинь"" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
^ Przemysław Gawryś (2017). "III – Działalność batalionów obrony terytorialnej". Wykorzystanie sił obrony terytorialnej na przykładzie konfliktu na wschodniej Ukrainie (in Polish). Gdynia: Akademia Marynarki Wojennej im. Bohaterów Westerplatte. pp. 61–62.
^ http://www.volynnews.com/ua/news/volyn/14-ta-mekhanizovana-bryhada-pryyme-terbatalyon-volyn/ Archived 28 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine

Ukrainian Ground Forces

Armoured
Mechanized Infantry
Mountain Infantry
Rocket Forces and Field Artillery
Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery
Army Aviation
Military Intelligence
Electronic Warfare
Communications and Cyber Security
Corps of Engineers
CBRN Protection

Corps

Strategic Groups

Pivnich: (Sumy, Chernihiv, Kiyv, Volyn)
Khortytsia: (Kharkiv, Lyman, Soledar, Chasiv Yar)
Tavria: (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Kryvyi Rih)
Odesa: (Kherson, Dunay, Vinnitsia)
Aleksandriya: (Kakhovka, Primorye)

Brigades

Army Aviation

Infantry¹

Presidential
3rd Assault
5th Assault
10th Mountain Assault
11th Motorized
13th Jaeger
14
15
21
22
23
24
28
30
31
32
33
41
42
43
44
47
53
54
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
65
66
67
68th Jaeger
72
88
92nd Assault
93
100
110
115
116
117
118
128th Mountain Assault
141st Infantry
142nd Infantry
143rd Infantry
144th Infantry
150
151
152
153
154
155 Infantry
156 Infantry
157 Infantry
158 Infantry
159 Infantry

Artillery

26
38
40
43
44
45
47
48
49
55
Reconnaissance
- 15
Missile
- 19
Rocket
- 27
- 107

Tank

Engineering

47th
48th
49th Assault Engineering
704th CBRN Protection

Regiments

Tank	300th Training
Mechanized	354 Training 355 Training
Anti-Aircraft Missile	38 39 1039 1121 1129
Artillery	356 Training
Engineering	Operational Support 12 16 70 91 703 Maintenance 31 50 145 146 532 Pontoon bridge 210 808
Signal	5 7 55 121

Battalions

Motorized Infantry	1st Assault 1 2 3 3rd Mechanized 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24th Assault 25 25th Assault 33rd Assault 34 40 42 43rd Territorial Defense 46th Assault 48th Assault 49th Assault 97th Mechanized 108th Assault 117th Assault 214th OPFOR 225th Assault 425th Assault
Tank	12
Mountain	8 15 108 109
Reconnaissance	54 74 120 129 130 131 143
Rifle	1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 48 50 51 52 (Airmobile) 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 70 210th Special Purpose 211th Special Purpose 403 405 407 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 451 Infantry 452 Infantry 453 Infantry 454 Infantry 455 Infantry 456 Infantry 457 Infantry 459 460 468
Engineering	308 309 310 311 321 507 534 Pontoon bridge 11
Electronic Warfare	20 520
Others	78 181 182 183 224 225 226 227 307 718