101st Brigade for the Protection of the General Staff
| 101st Brigade for Protection of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1992–present |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Type | Mechanized |
| Part of | General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Garrison/HQ | Kiev |
| Engagements | War in Donbass |
The 101st Brigade for the Protection of the General Staff (Ukrainian: 101-ша бригада охорони Генштабу) is a headquarters area protection brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[1] The brigade was formed in 1992 from the Soviet Protection and Service Battalion, responsible for guarding the Kiev Military District headquarters during the later years of the Soviet Union. The brigade fought in the War in Donbass.
History
In the last years of the Soviet Union the 368th Battalion of Protection and Service guarded and supported the headquarters of the Kiev Military District,[2] stationed in the area of the Kiev Military School. The 101st Brigade of the General Staff Armed Forces of Ukraine was established on 10 March 1992 from the 368th Battalion. At the time the brigade consisted of: a battalion of guards, a guard of honor, the command and control center battalion, motor battalion and support units. The 2nd Protection Battalion was formed on 7 June 1995 and the 3rd Protection Battalion on 11 September of the same year. The soldiers of the brigade took part in the command and staff exercises "Forpost-2002", "East-West", "Reaction-2005", "Artery-2007", "Clean Sky", "The decisive action of 2008", "Interaction 2010 "" Adequate response 2011".[3]
The brigade fought in the War in Donbass. During its time in combat, eleven soldiers of the 101st Brigade were killed.[1]
References
- 1 2 "На территории 101-й бригады охраны Генштаба открыли "Аллею Славы" в честь погибших воинов" [On territory of the 101st Brigade for the Protection of the General Staff opened Walk of Fame in honor of fallen soldiers] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ V.I. Feskov et al 2013, 480.
- ↑ "101-ша бригада охорони ГШ – Український мілітарний портал" [101st Brigade General Staff – Ukrainian Military Portal]. www.mil.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- Feskov, V.I.; Golikov, V.I.; Kalashnikov, K.A.; Slugin, S.A. (2013). Вооруженные силы СССР после Второй Мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской [The Armed Forces of the USSR after World War II: From the Red Army to the Soviet: Part 1 Land Forces] (in Russian). Tomsk: Scientific and Technical Literature Publishing. ISBN 9785895035306.