The Harpoon Company is the 3rd company of the Myrotvorets Battalion of the Liut Brigade of the Special Tasks Patrol Police subordinated to Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The company is currently based in Kyiv. It was established in 2014 and has, since then seen regular combat on the frontlines.
| Harpoon Company | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian: Рота поліції «Гарпун» | |
 Harpoon Company Insignia | |
| Active | 2014–present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Branch | Special Tasks Patrol Police |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Part of |  Myrotvorets Battalion |
| Garrison/HQ | Kyiv |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Insignia | |
| Former Insignia |  |
History
editOn 15 September 2014, the Harpoon Battalion was established as a volunteer Battalion composed of volunteers participants of the Revolution of Dignity, especially the activists of "Maidan Self-Defense", "Free People", "Plast", Youth Nationalist Congress and C14.[1][2] In November 2014, the personnel of the battalion were deployed to the ATO zone and conducted successful combat operations in Kramatorsk, Svitlodarsk, Chasiv Yar, among other settlements.[1] On 22 July 2015, two soldiera of the battalion (Mykola Mykolayovych Hordiychuk[3][4] and Biryukov Yevhen Andriyovych[5]) were blown up by a landmine near Avdiivka, received numerous wounds and died on way to Krasnoarmiisk hospital.[1] Although the Battalion was designated for Reconnaissance and Counter-Reconnaissance operations[6] specializing in camouflage, survival in the wild, covert operations, operations behind the enemy lines amongst others[7] but following the battalion's reformation into a Company, it's tasks were changed to service at checkpoints despite the promises to keep the company for it's specific tasks.[6] On 7 August 2015, "Kyivschyna", "Harpoon"[8] and a part of the "Tornado" Company were reformed into the 2nd, 3rd[9] and 4th Separate Companies of the Myrotvorets Battalion.[10]
Tasks
editFollowing are the main tasks of the company:[1]
- Conducting Reconnaissance and Counter-Reconnaissance operations in the ATO zone
- Detection and neutralization of separatist sabotage and reconnaissance units
- Cleansing operations following the capture of settlements from Separatists
References
edit- ^ a b c d Гарпун: Історії одного батальйону
- ^ Список «С14»: чому активісти могли опинитися на дошці розшуку поліції?
- ^ Гордійчук Микола Миколайович
- ^ Гордійчук Микола Миколайович
- ^ Бірюков Євген Андрійович
- ^ a b Чи дійсно добровольців "витискають" з поліції?
- ^ Волинських пластунів вчать прийомам спецназу, – боєць «Гарпуна»
- ^ Група С14: хулігани, які ловлять сепаратистів
- ^ Myrotvorets Battalion
- ^ "Полк поліції особливого призначення "Миротворець"". Міністерство внутрішніх справ України. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2017-01-21.