The 129th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion is a battalion of the Ukrainian ground forces acting as an independent unit subordinated directly to the Operational Command East 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 by the Mariupol United City Military Commissariat of Donetsk Region with its completion being set for 29 December 2014 in accordance with the joint directive of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine dated 25 November 2014, initially by Operational Command South and later transferred to Operational Command East.129 окремий розвідувальний батальйон It was trained by foreign specialists including the head of Georgian military intelligence.Спецы из Грузии «натаскивают» украинских разведчиков в Мариуполе.
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it saw combat. On 22 July 2022, a soldier of the battalion, Pepryk Roman Olegovich was killed during a rocket attack near Apostolove.У боях за Україну загинув Пимен (Роман) Пеприк – воїн-монах, снайпер ЗСУ і священник ПЦУ. 27.07.2022, 00:11 It has been working in coordination with the Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine).Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Most activities of the Battalion are kept secret.
Structure The structure of the battalion is as follows:129th Reconnaissance Battalion Management & Headquarters 1st Reconnaissance Company 2nd Reconnaissance Company Long Range Reconnaissance Company UAV Reconnaissance Company Fire Support Company Maintenance Platoon Logistics Platoon Commandant Platoon Medical Center
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