The 130th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (A1994) is a battalion of the Ukrainian ground forces acting as an independent unit subordinated directly to the Operational Command West and has seen combat during both the War in Donbass and the Russo-Ukrainian war, performing reconnaissance and combat operations throughout the entire front.
History It was established on 4 April 2014 as a separate reconnaissance battalion for the Operational Command West.
On 8 June 2015, at midnight, near Grechishkyne, in a clash between a reconnaissance group of the battalion and the DRG of the Luhansk People's Republic, a soldier of the battalion, Andriy Vasylovich Brik was killed.Брік Андрій Васильович On 27 September 2015, a soldier of the battalion was murdered at its position in Purdivka, his body had gunshot and stabbing wounds.На Донбасі загинув 25-річний Микола Ткачук з Франківщини On 22 November 2015, a soldier of the battalion, Bilyk Andriy Bogdanovych died in Malinove after being blown up by a landmine while performing a combat operation. On 5 October 2016, an officer of the battalion, Yarovets Maksym Oleksandrovych was killed by a landmine explosion while on a combat mission. On 23 October 2016, while performing a combat mission in Luhanske, a soldier of the battalion, Khrupchyk Ivan Vasilyovych was killed. On 23 May 2018, a meeting was held in Dubno regarding the issue of transferring the premises of the Dubno Correctional Colony to the battalion and the process was completed in August 2018. On 5 January 2020, in Zolote, a GAZ-66 truck of the battalion was blown up by a TM-62, a serviceman of the 130th Battalion Dychek Serhiy Oleksandrovych was killed and another soldier was seriously wounded.Поблизу Хутір Вільний на невідомому вибуховому пристрої підірвався військовий автомобіль // Сайт МОУ, 05.01.20 Розвідники ЗСУ підірвалися на Донбасі: один загинув, троє поранених // Обозрєватєль, 05.01.20 Сумна звістка зі Сходу: військовий з Хмельниччини підірвався на міні // Є, 05.01.20 На Сході загинув військовослужбовець з Хмельниччини // Суспільне, 05.01.20 Унаслідок підриву на міні під Золотим загинув розвідник Сергій Дичек із Хмельниччини // Новинарня, 05.01.20
In March 2022, the battalion's group conducted operations in the Kyiv Oblast between Ivankiv and Kyiv. The group conducted a successful ambush on a column of about fifty retreating Russian vehicles on 31 March 2022 near Leonivka and Zymovyshche killing 20 Russian soldiers. Later, the battalion's Bravo Group conducted many operations in the Zaporizhia direction and in Donetsk Oblast, aimed specifically at recapturing lost positions. During the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, the group conducted four successful assaults. The group stormed Lobkove in coordination with the 128th Brigade, having only one soldier wounded. The assault on Pyatikhatky was more difficult as Russians used tanks to counterattack but were defeated. During combat near Robotyne, many soldiers were wounded being engaged in mining, ambushes, and FPV warfare. The battalion was also amongst the first to take part in the 2024 Kursk offensive being deployed there since the first days and was amongst the units to capture Sudzha. In October 2024, Andriy's unit was transferred to the Kursk direction in the Sumy region. On 24 October 2024, a soldier of the battalion, Olshansky Andriy Vitaliyovych received shrapnel wounds and died on 26 October during evacuation in the Sumy Oblast as a result of a drone attack.
Equipment
ModelImageOriginTypeNumberDetails Heavy weaponry NLAWFire-and-forget, lightweight shoulder-fired, and disposable line of sight ATGMMk 1940 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher Assault Rifles M4A15.56×45mm NATO assault rifleCZ 805 BREN 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifleFN SCAR 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle Unmanned Aerial VehiclesDJI MavicFPV drone
Structure The structure of the battalion is as follows: 130th Reconnaissance Battalion Management and Headquarters 1st Reconnaissance Company 2nd Reconnaissance Company Long Range Reconnaissance Company Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Company FPV drone Platoon Reconnaissance UAV Platoon UAV information collection and processing department Maintenance Company Fire Support Company Machine Gun Squad Sniper Squad Material support Platoon№ 256 Про нагородження Почесною грамотою районної державної адміністрації Bravo Group Commandant Platoon Medical Center
Commanders Lieutenant Colonel Levchenko Valeriy ValentinovichПро нагородження Почесною грамотою обласної державної адміністрації
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