The 101st Brigade for the Protection of the General Staff named after Colonel-General Henadii Vorobiov (Ukrainian: 101-ша окрема бригада охорони Генерального Штабу імені генерал-полковника Геннадія Воробйова) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 1992.[1] The brigade is stationed in Kyiv and tasked with the defense of Kyiv and its surroundings.[2]
| 101st Guard Brigade Of General Staff | |
|---|---|
| 101-ша бригада охорони Генерального Штабу | |
 Shoulder Sleeve Insignia | |
| Active | March 10, 1992 - Today |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch | General Staff of the Armed Forces |
| Role | Infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Serhii Chernetskyi |
| Insignia | |
| Cap badge |  |
| Coat of arms |  |
History
editIn the last years of the Soviet Union, the 368th Battalion of Protection and Service guarded and supported the headquarters of the Kyiv Military District, which was stationed in the area of the Kyiv Military School.[3] On March 10, 1992, the 101st Brigade of the General Staff Armed Forces of Ukraine was established based on that battalion.[3] At the time, the brigade consisted of a guards battalion, a guard of honor, a command and control center battalion, a motor battalion, and support units.[1] The 2nd Protection Battalion was formed on June 7, 1995, and the 3rd Protection Battalion on September 11 of the same year.[3] The soldiers of the brigade took part in command and staff exercises such as "Forpost-2002", "East-West", "Reaction-2005", "Artery-2007", "Clean Sky", "The decisive action of 2008", "Interaction 2010", and "Adequate response 2011".[4]
The brigade also fought in the war in Donbas. It entered the combat zone on August 3, 2014, and defended Debaltseve, seeing its first combat action on August 15. Colonel Mykola Shvets commanded the brigade at the time.[2] The brigade escorted 300 convoys to the front and performed more than ten military intelligence extractions by February 2015.[5] During its time in combat, eleven soldiers of the 101st Brigade were killed, and 49 were wounded.[6] Eighteen soldiers of the brigade received either the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky or the Order For Courage.[3]
On the occasion of the 30th Independence Day of Ukraine in August 2021, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renamed the unit to honor the deceased First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine, Henadii Vorobiov.[3]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the 101st Brigade fought in the Battle of Kyiv, apparently destroying a column of two light vehicles, two trucks, and a tank.[6] It took part in defending the Kharkiv region during the 2024 Kharkiv offensive.[7]
Structure
editAs of 2024, the brigade's known structure is as follows:[3]
- 101st Guard Brigade Of General Staff, Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 2nd Guard Battalion
- 412th Unmanned Systems Battalion “Nemesis”
- Reconnaissance Company[8]
- Brigade Band
References
edit- ^ a b "памятник погибшим военным: На территории 101-й бригады охраны Генштаба открыли Аллею Славы в честь погибших воинов. ФОТОрепортаж+ВИДЕО - армия, боевик, Генштаб ВС, памятник, смерть, терроризм, Антитеррористическая операция, памятник погибшим военным, "Аллея Славы" 101-й отдельной бригады (21.06.15 01:33) « Политика Украины « Фоторепортажи | Цензор.НЕТ" [.] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ a b "101-ша бригада охорони ГШ – Український мілітарний портал" [101st Brigade General Staff – Ukrainian Military Portal]. www.mil.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ^ a b c d e f Zyatyev, Serhiy (10 March 2016). "У 101-й окремій бригаді охорони ГШ ЗС України відбулися урочистості з нагоди 24-ї річниці з дня її заснування" [101st Brigade celebrates 24th anniversary]. Narodnaya Armiya (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ Kosenko, Volodymyr (3 February 2015). "101-ша здобуває славу в бою" [101st Brigade gains glory in battle]. Viysko Ukrainy (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) The president gave military units honorary titles in honor of historical figures, Historisna Pravda (24 August 2021)
- ^ a b "Ukrainian forces slow Russian advance in fierce fight for Kyiv". The Times of Israel.
- ^ "101st Brigade for the Protection of the General Staff destroys RU assault infantry".
- ^ "Розвідник". Lobby X (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-06-04.