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26th National Guard Battalion (Ukraine)
The 26th National Guard Battalion is a battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with protection of public law and order and the protection of Ukrainian territorial integrity. It was established in 2000 and is garrisoned in Kremenchuk. HistoryIt was established on 18 October 2000 in Kremenchuk as a part of the Internal Troops of Ukraine to control the situation and maintain public order in Kremenchuk and Molodizhne amidst increasing crime rates.[1] In 2014, it was transferred to the National Guard of Ukraine and took part in the War in Donbas.[2] During 2017, the Battalion saw three deployments in the ATO zone engaging in direct combat, protection of strategic objectives from UAVs and transport Protection in Volnovakha and Avdiivka.[2] In July 2017, it was reported that the Battalion would be reformed into a regiment,[3] which was officially confirmed in early 2018.[4][5] On 26 September 2017, the Kremenchuk Technical Carbon Plant personnel repaired the barracks of the Battalion.[6] Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Battalion took part in direct engagements with Russian troops in the beginning but gradually shifted their role to protection of important sites in Poltava Oblast.[2] It saw combat during the Eastern Ukraine campaign with a soldier (Yevhenii Kalish) being killed on 23 February 2023, in Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast.[7] On 23 March 2024, the guardsmen of the battalion downed a Russian UAV over Kremenchuk.[2] Structure
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