40th Motorized Infantry Battalion (Ukraine)

For other uses, see

• Battle of Ilovaisk
• Battle of Debaltseve

40th Motorized Infantry Battalion is a formation of the

History

Prerequisites

On March 18, 2014, after the military invasion Russia to Crimea and his annexation, partial mobilization began in Ukraine.

On April 13, 2014, the military actions of war in the east began, after

in each region of Ukraine. The functions of creating battalions were assigned to the authorities and military commissariats.

Creation

On May 15, 2014, the 40th Territorial Defense Battalion began to form.^[2][3] Measures began on May 20,^[4] and equipment and techniques helped the city authorities of Kryvy Rih.^[5]

Sending to a fight zone

On June 26, the battalion fighters during the raid in the vicinity of Donetsk captured two persons with the weapons and documents of the DNR called sign Klotz (deputy Igor Girkin, the Russian field commander), and the Donetsk militiaman Sergey Tishchenko, which took direct part in the operations of militants. Klotz had numerous keys to apartments and notarial acts recorded on his real estate in Donetsk and its region.^[6][7]

On July 3, 2014, the terrorist attack on the checkpoint is reflected; six militants were killed, two cars were captured as well as a significant amount of weapons.^[8]

On July 23 during an inspection at checkpoints in the area of Amvrosiyivka, a BRDM hit a radio-controlled bomb. After the explosion, mortally wounded Roman Krakovetskiy managed to bring the BRDM from the zone of fire.

On August 4, 2014, the unit reported an event at the checkpoint of the battalion Kryvbas. During the breakthrough, a "suicide bomber" was eliminated, whose purpose was to destroy checkpoints and peaceful inhabitants, later evacuated from the fire of Donetsk.^[9][10]

On August 7, 2014, during the storming of the terrorists' fortified area and the battalion Kryvbas, also involved fighters of the reconnaissance battalion from Cherkaske, 51st Guards Mechanized Brigade, Right Sector. The checkpoint and the enemy were destroyed, as well as the reinforcements. In the battle, two soldiers of Kryvbas were killed — Vladimir Kordabnov & Maxim Kochur. 6 fighters were injured.^[11]

On August 10, 2014, protecting a group, a soldier was killed in battle named Sergiy Bontsevych.

Ilovaisk

In early August, the leadership of the "B" sector in the person of General Ruslana Khomchak approved a plan for a military operation on defeating illegal armed formations in the city of Ilovaisk, who was an integral part of the ATO headquarters in the environment of Donetsk. 40

Reformatting

In November, the 40th Battalion of Territorial Defense was reformatted on the 40th Separate Motorcycle Battalion, and was included in the 17th tank brigade. The commander of the battalion was assigned a former commander to the separate educational detachment of special training of land troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Kirovograd region) Victor Pochernyaev.

Disbandment

In April 2015, information about the General Staff directory pointed out the imbalance of the battalion.^[14][15]

Losses

According to the Book of Remembrance, as of February 2019, the battalion lost 53 men.^[16]

Traditions

The day of inception is considered to be May 15.^[17]

Honorings

The townspeople honored the memory of the battalion in 2017 and in 2019.^[18]

References

External links

• Media related to 40th territorial defence battalion «Kryvbas» at Wikimedia Commons