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3rd Nuclear Power Plant Protection Battalion (Ukraine)
The 3rd Nuclear Power Plant Defense Battalion is a battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with CBRN defense specifically of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant and has seen action against Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In its current form, it was established in 1992 and headquartered at Khmelnytskyi. HistoryIt was established on 1 July 1992 as a part of the Internal Troops of Ukraine to protect and guard the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant. In 2014, it became a part of the National Guard of Ukraine and started operations during the War in Donbass with its special purpose platoon seeing heavy combat.[1][2][3] Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Battalion saw action against Russian troops. It was reported that throughout the Russo-Ukrainian war, at least four personnel of the Battalion were killed in action.[1] On 15 November 2022, during a large scale Russian assault on Ukraine, the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, under the battalion's protection, lost full access to the power grid and temporarily switched to backup power from diesel generators and both reactors had to be stopped.[4] On 10 February 2023, one of the units of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant stopped as result of a massive Russian attack causing instability on the nearby power grid.[5] Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant was again attacked on 29 November 2023 with several explosions being reported near it.[6][7] StructureThe structure of the battalion is as follows:[8][9]
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