The Sumy Company is a company of the Special Tasks Patrol Police subordinated to Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The company is based in Sumy. It was established in 2014 in the wake of the War in Donbass and has, since then seen regular combat on the frontlines.
| Sumy Company | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian: Рота поліції Суми | |
 Sumy Company Insignia | |
| Active | 2014–present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Branch | Special Tasks Patrol Police |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Garrison/HQ | Sumy |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
History
editFollowing the Revolution of Dignity, 30 additional special police units were established amidst the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine.[1] On 16 April 2014, it was established as the Sumy Battalion.[2] It's main tasks became the protection of public order in Sumy Oblast as well as in the ATO zone.[3][4] The Sumy Oblast Council allocated 1 million hryvnias for the purchase of uniforms and shoes, radio communication equipment, body armor and special equipment of the battalion.[5] The battalion's personnel conducted theoretical and practical training including shooting and combat coordination. The first task allocated to the battalion was the neutralization of separatists in Sumy Oblast conducted successfully from 1-9 May 2014.[6] The Battalion also continued to operate in the ATO zone[7] through periodic deployments of it's detachments for the timespan of one to one and a half months with a week of vacation following the return of personnel after which they'd resume duties in Sumy Oblast.[8] In the second half of May, the first detachment of the Battalion took part in the Siege of Sloviansk and took part in the restoration of peace, patrolling the streets, identifying and detaining Separatists.
Someone who has been in battle, like no one else, begins to understand what peace is. When we entered Sloviansk, the city was destroyed. Looting and banditry flourished. Today, local residents support us, because they saw and felt for themselves what those "benefactors" who promised a good life did. And when you compare what happened in Sloviansk and what we see in peaceful Sumy, you understand that you have to do everything to prevent a similar scenario from repeating itself in your hometown.[9]
A soldier of the company (Volkov Ivan Volodymyrovych) died on 1 March 2015.
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it saw combat during the Battle of Sumy.[10]
Sources
edit| External videos | |
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 1. У зону АТО вирушила чергова зміна батальйону «Суми» |
References
edit- ^ "В Україні створено 30 спецпідрозділів особливого призначення, Арсен Аваков". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ На Сумщині створено батальйон патрульної служби міліції особливого призначення «Суми»
- ^ Продовжується набір в батальйон «Суми»
- ^ МВС створило батальйон спецпризначення «Суми» у Сумській області
- ^ Депутати Сумської облради виділили 2 млн грн на потреби міліції та військових
- ^ "На Сумщині готують сепаратистів на 1 і 9 травня, ціна питання від 2 до 5 тисяч гривень". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Сумські спецпризначенці повертаються із зони АТО". Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Із зони проведення АТО до Сум повернувся батальйон спецпризначення". Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Із зони проведення АТО до Сум повернувся батальйон спецпризначення "Суми " (ФОТО,ВІДЕО)
- ^ "90% дзвінків на 102 стосувались пересування колон РФ" - сумський поліцейський Іван Безмен про перші дні війни