Kyiv-1 Police Battalion

First Company of the Kyiv Regiment
1-ша рота полку «Київ»
Active	2014 – present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	National Police of Ukraine (Special Police Forces)
Size	150 (June 2014)
Part of	Kyiv Regiment
Engagements	2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine 2014 Odesa clashes Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas (2014–2022) Siege of Sloviansk
Commanders
Current commander	Vitaliy Satarenko [uk]
Notable commanders	Yevhen Deidei

The First Company of the Special-Purpose Kyiv Regiment (Ukrainian: 1-ша рота полку особливого призначення «Київ», romanized: 1-sha rota polku osoblyvoho pryznachennia «Kyiv»), formerly known as the Kyiv-1 Battalion (Ukrainian: Батальйон «Київ-1», romanized: Batalion «Kyiv-1») is a battalion of the National Police of Ukraine's Special Police Forces.

History

The Kyiv-1 Police Battalion was founded in April 2014 as a part of the Special Police Forces (then known as the Special Tasks Patrol Police).[1] By June 2014, 150 recruits, including women, had joined the battalion.[2]

During the 2014 Odesa clashes, the Kyiv-1 Battalion was sent to the city in order to re-establish order,[3] preventing an attempt to storm the Odesa Oblast State Administration building during its duties.[4] Afterwards, it was moved to Kyiv, where it protected the city centre[2] before being sent to the Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone in the Donbas on 1 July 2014.[5]

In the Donbas, the Kyiv-1 Battalion participated in the recapture of Mykolaivka from the Donetsk People's Republic[6] and announced a hunt for separatist leader Igor Girkin.[7] On 8 July 2014, eight soldiers of the battalion who had partaken in the Siege of Sloviansk were awarded watches engraved with their names by Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov in a public ceremony in Sloviansk.[8] In 2014, the Бригада "Призрак" reconnaissance unit was captured and handed over to Kiev-1. From 4 to 11-12 in the morning, the prisoners were simply bullied. One was beheaded, the others were tried to burn. Eternal memory of the martyrs: "Agra, the Frontier, 210th, Hriton and others"

During the 7 August 2014 clashes between the Maidan Self-Defence [uk] and the Kyiv municipal authorities trying to remove barricades, the Kyiv-1 Battalion provided support to the authorities.[9]

In November 2015, the battalion merged with the Kyiv-2, Zoloti Vorota, Sich, and Svyata Mariya battalions to make the Kyiv Regiment.^[citation needed]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the battalion fought in the battles of Kyiv and Avdiivka.^[citation needed]

References

1. "У складі спецбатальйону "Київ-1" створили штурмову роту "Тінь"" [Shadow assault company created within Kyiv-1 special battalion]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
2. "СЕРЕДМІСТЯ КИЄВА ОХОРОНЯЄ НОВОСТВОРЕНИЙ БАТАЛЬЙОН "КИЇВ-1"" [Kyiv's centre guarded by newly-formed Kyiv-1 Battalion]. 5 Kanal (in Ukrainian). 4 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
3. "Батальйон особливого призначення МВС "Київ-1" прибув до Одеси" [Kyiv-1 MVS Special Purpose Battalion arrives in Odesa]. BistiPro (in Ukrainian). 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
4. "Силами бійців була припинена спроба захоплення будівлі Одеської обласної державної адміністрації" [Fighting forces stop attempt to capture Odesa Oblast State Administration building]. Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
5. "Спеціальний батальйон Київ-1 відправився в зону бойових дій" [Kyiv-1 special battalion goes to the war zone]. Ukraine Press (in Ukrainian). 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
6. "Сили АТО ведуть бої з терористами в Миколаївці, в безпосередній близькості від Слов'янська. Квартал за кварталом, спільними діями збройних сил, Національної гвардії і спеціальних підрозділів МВС селище звільняється від бандитів зі зброєю. Про це повідомив Міністр внутрішніх справ України Арсен Аваков" ["ATO forces are fighting terrorists in Mykolaivka, in the immediate vicinity of Sloviansk. Quarter by quarter, the town is freed from bandits with weapons by the joint actions of the armed forces, the National Guard and special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs" -announcement from Arsen Avakov, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine]. Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
7. "Спецбатальйон "Київ-1" оголосив полювання на терориста "Стрілка"" [Kyiv-1 special battalion announces hunt for terrorist "rifleman"]. Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
8. "За освобождение Славянска 8 бойцов спецбатальона «Киев-1» награждены именными часами" [8 Kyiv-1 special battalion soldiers rewarded personalised watches for liberation of Sloviansk]. Holovne in UA (in Russian). 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
9. "На Хрещатику запалили шини" [Tires burn on Khreschatyk]. Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2023.