Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion

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Honor Guard Battalion
Батальйон почесної варти
Latin: Ubi concordia ibi victoria
Colors  Crimson
MarchQuick: March of the Presidential Regiment of Ukraine
Slow: Military March
AnniversariesNovember 10 (Day of the Honor Guard Company[1])
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant Colonel Yevhen Solodayev[2][3]

The Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion (Ukrainian: Почесна варта Окремого Київського полку Президента України) is a guard of honour unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is a part of the Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Independent Presidential Guard Brigade.[4]

History

On November 10, 1962, the Honor Guard Company of the

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A year later in 1993, the Guard of Honor of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine was formed, and 3 years later an additional training company was created. On February 15, 2001, it was integrated into the ranks of the Independent Presidential Regiment and was renamed as the Kyiv Presidential Honor Guard Battalion.[5]

Structure

A soldier of the battalion at Boryspil International Airport in Kyiv.
Armed honour guards from the battalion presenting arms upon Vice President Dick Cheney's departure from Kyiv in September 2008.
  • Battalion HQ
  • 1st Company
  • 2nd Company
  • 3rd Company (subordinated to the Ministry of Defense)
  • Military Band
  • Symbols Protection Company
  • Training Company

All eligible candidates to join the battalion have to meet certain requirements such as fluency in the Ukrainian language, having a height of at least 180 cm, full secondary education and no physical and/or mental problems.

Traditions

Activities

The battalion takes part in events coinciding with the following Public holidays in Ukraine:

Generally, the battalion also takes part in the following different events, whether it be annual or semi-annual:[6]

Marching style

The battalion utilizes the native German goosestep (first introduced by King Frederick the Great) with the speed of the step being 75 steps per minute and elements of the marching pace of the Sich Riflemen Halych-Bukovyna Kurin.[9][10]

Heraldry

There are many commemorative and high-ranking badges specific to the honour guard that soldiers of the battalion earn throughout their careers. One of them, called "Concordia" was developed in 2007 in honor of the 45th anniversary of the creation of the honor guard in 1962. Another badge features

Latin language inscription on the badge: "Ubi concordia ibi victoria" (meaning "Where there is unity, there is victory" when translated) is the heraldic motto
of this battalion.

Uniform

The general uniform of the battalion was unveiled on 24 August 2016 based on British and Polish military styles such as a variant of the Polish

Russian Army.[13][14]

Members of the battalion are equipped with a standard

post-Soviet
honour guards.

Sabre

In 2018, the battalion replaced the standard Soviet officer cavalry

Zaporizhia in Eastern Europe.[15][16]

Shoulder patches and rank insignia

The battalion uses the following three different patches for the three different platoons in each company who are from all three service branches. Every patch has the Ukrainian language term for guard of honour at the top and the Ministry of Defence's name at the bottom. They are identified by the following colors:

Since 1993, the same design has been used on the battalion shoulder board:

List of commanders

  • Captain I. Bondarenko (March 1993 – September 1996)
  • Major I. Kozyrkov (September 1996 – July 2001)
  • Major V. Plakhtiy (July 2001 – October 2004)
  • Major V. Skoryk (October 2004 – November 2005)
  • Major S. Klyavlin (November 2005 – June 2011)
  • Lieutenant Colonel E. Golovanchuk (June 2011 – 2013)
  • Major Oleksiy Pochtar (2013–2018)[17]
  • Major Yevhen Solodayev (2018–Present)

Gallery

  • Members of the battalion in their old uniform during the visit of Dmitry Medvedev to Ukraine.
    Members of the battalion in their old uniform during the visit of Dmitry Medvedev to Ukraine.
  • President George W. Bush inspecting the guard at the Presidential Administration of Ukraine.
    President
    Presidential Administration of Ukraine
    .
  • A soldier of the honor guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
    A soldier of the honor guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
  • Members of the representative Navy platoon on Maidan Nezalezhnosti during the Kyiv Independence Day Parade.
    Members of the representative Navy platoon on Maidan Nezalezhnosti during the Kyiv Independence Day Parade.
  • Members of the representative Air Force platoon.
    Members of the representative Air Force platoon.
  • The unit conducting a military parade at the Ministry of Defence.
    The unit conducting a military parade at the Ministry of Defence.
  • Members of the battalion rendering honors for a visiting military leader.
    Members of the battalion rendering honors for a visiting military leader.
  • Members of the battalion during the inauguration of Volodymyr Zelensky.
    Members of the battalion during the
    Volodymyr Zelensky
    .

See also

  • Guard of honour
  • Independent Presidential Regiment (Ukraine)
  • Special Honor Guard Battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine
  • Kremlin Regiment
  • Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Belarus

External links

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References

  1. ^ "В роту почетного караула подбираются ребята не ниже 183 и не выше 190 см".
  2. ^ "Declarations".
  3. ^ УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №537/2020 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України
  4. ^ У військах відзначили ювілей Почесної варти МІНОБОРОНИ УКРАЇНИ, створеної 1962 року в СРСР – Новинарня
  5. ^ Київська обласна державна адміністрація » ”Про відзначення Почесною грамотою Київської обласної державної адміністрації військовослужбовців Почесною варти Червонопрапорного Ки...
  6. ^ Тяготы службы солдат почетного караула. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  7. ^ "ПРОТОКОЛЬНЕ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ВІЗИТІВ НА ВИЩОМУ РІВНІ". Pidruchniki. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  8. ^ "Про Державний Протокол та Церемоніал України". zakon.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  9. ЧАО "Сегодня Мультимедиа"
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  10. ^ "Национальный" строевой шаг сделает украинскую армию элитарной. MIGnews. 25 February 2010.
  11. ^ Григорьев Борис (12 October 2011). Один день в полку Януковича. Analitica.kiev.ua. Archived from the original on 2018-01-08.
  12. ^ Fashion statement: Ukrainian troops debut post-Soviet uniforms Archived 2016-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Times (25 August 2016)
  13. ^ "Fashion statement: Ukrainian troops debut post-Soviet uniforms". The Washington Times.
  14. ^ "Ukrainian Army Moves Further West with New NATO-Style Uniforms". 24 August 2016.
  15. ^ Олексій Руденко (2018-08-22). "Нова парадна січна зброя Почесної варти ЗС України". Ukrainian Military Pages. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Шабля Почесної варти Збройних Сил України". Ukrainian Military Pages. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Декларації: Почтар Олексій Вікторович від НАЗК".
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