{{Infobox military unit | unit_name = 3rd Border Detachment named after the Hero of Ukraine Colonel Yevgeny Pikus | native_name = {{langx|uk|3-я бригада "Помста" імені Героя України полковника Євгена Пікуса}} | image = Pomsta Brigade.png | image_size = 150 | caption = Sleeve patch of the Brigade | dates = 30 January 2024 – present | country = {{flagcountry|Ukraine}} | branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.svg}} State Border Guard Service of Ukraine | type = Brigade | size = | role = Assault brigade | garrison = Lysychansk | motto = Reborn to win! | command_structure = 20px Offensive Guard | garrison_label = | nickname = Pomsta (Revenge) | patron = | colors = <!-- or | colours = --> | colors_label = <!-- or | colours_label = --> | march = | mascot = Phoenix | anniversaries = | equipment = #Equipment | equipment_label = | battles = {{tree list}} *Russo-Ukrainian war ** War in Donbass *** Battle of the Border *** Siege of the Luhansk border base ** Russian invasion of Ukraine *** Eastern Ukraine campaign **** Battle of Rubizhne **** Battle of Kreminna **** Battle of Lyman **** Battle of Lysychansk **** Battle of Severodonetsk **** Battle of Borova **** Battle of Popasna **** Battle of Seversk **** Battle of Fedorivka **** Battle of Sviatohirsk **** Battle of Bakhmut **** Kupiansk offensive {{tree list/end}} | battles_label = | decorations = For Courage and Bravery | battle_honours = | battle_honours_label = | flying_hours = | website = https://www.luhanskdpsu.army/<!-- Commanders --> | current_commander = | commander1 = Colonel Serhiy Mykolayovych Lozinsky | commander1_label = Current Commander | commander2 = Colonel Novak Serhiy | commander2_label = Chief of Staff | commander3 = | commander3_label = | commander4 = | commander4_label = | commander5 = | commander5_label = | commander6 = | commander6_label = | commander7 = | commander7_label = | commander8 = | commander8_label = | commander9 = | commander9_label = | notable_commanders = <!-- Insignia --> | identification_symbol = 200px | identification_symbol_label = Former Insignia | identification_symbol_2 = 200px | identification_symbol_2_label = Former Insignia | identification_symbol_3 = | identification_symbol_3_label = | identification_symbol_4 = | identification_symbol_4_label = | identification_symbol_5 = | identification_symbol_5_label = | identification_symbol_6 = | identification_symbol_6_label = }}
The '''3rd Border Detachment named after the Hero of Ukraine Colonel Yevgeny Pikus''', also known as '''Pomsta Brigade''', ({{langx|uk|Помста||Revenge}}) is an assault brigade of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine that is part of the Offensive Guard.<ref name="Pravada 1">{{cite news |last1=Romanenko |first1=Valentyna |title=Offensive Guard now has 10th brigade, formed of border guards – video |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/30/7439574/ |access-date=7 April 2024 |work=Ukrainska Pravda |date=30 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
More than 1,000 servicemen of the brigade have been awarded state awards, among them six were awarded the "Hero of Ukraine", four of them posthumously.
== History == === Early history=== The 3rd border detachment was created on 20 October 1992, following the Dissolution of the Soviet union and was tasked with protecting the state border of Ukraine with Russia in Luhansk Oblast. During the 1990s, the detachment actively worked on developing its structure and improving its skills.
===War in Donbass=== In 2014, following the Euromaidan, Revolution of Dignity, 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine and the Russian invasion of Crimea, the War in Donbass started. The 3rd border detachment took on the task of protecting the border in wartime conditions as well as humanitarian missions, ensuring the crossing of citizens and goods across the demarcation line and anti-smuggling operations.The Russian-Ukrainian war began in 2014 after the Maidan, when revolutionary events and changes of power took place in Ukraine. The Russian Federation announced the annexation of Crimea and began supporting militants in eastern Ukraine who declared independence for the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. At about 4 o'clock in the morning on 2 June 2014, separatists attacked the detachment during the Battle of the Border wounding at least eight border guards during the siege of the Luhansk border base. The detachment also suffered heavy losses, because militants and Russian troops were fighting from the border. Senior Sergeant Volodymyr Arshinov was wounded by grenade fragments and a bullet in the stomach. The border guards requested support but the dispatched Su-27 fighter jet did not use weapons as the separatists were occupying positions in residential buildings. The battle continued on 2–4 June 2014, grenade launchers and large-caliber "Utes" machine guns were used and ultimately the detachment's positions were overrun.<ref>[http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/structure/shidne-regionalne-upravlinnya/luganskiy-prikordonniy-zagin/ Луганський прикордонний загін] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203131510/http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/structure/shidne-regionalne-upravlinnya/luganskiy-prikordonniy-zagin |date=3 December 2016 }} [http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/ Державної прикордонної служби України] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203132913/http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/ |date=3 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ukrmilitary.com/2015/11/luhansk-border-detachment.html Луганський прикордонний загін] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124093348/http://www.ukrmilitary.com/2015/11/luhansk-border-detachment.html |date=24 January 2016 }} [http://www.ukrmilitary.com/ Ukrainian Military Pages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205211605/http://www.ukrmilitary.com/ |date=5 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>[http://dpsu.gov.ua/upload/file/pu_40_2012.pdf ПРИКОРДОННИК УКРАЇНИ № 40 (5342), 26 ЖОВТНЯ 2012 РОКУ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626015414/http://dpsu.gov.ua/upload/file/pu_40_2012.pdf |date=26 June 2017 }}</ref> On 20 June 2014, the detachment's Izvaryne-Donetsk post was overwhelmed and the personnel were forced to retreat into Russian territory, where many guardsmen were captured, and later returned to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27953440 | title=Fighting rages on despite declared truce | work=BBC News | date=21 June 2014 | access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.liga.net/news/politics/2244462-rf_prodolzhaet_uderzhivat_ukrainskikh_pogranichnikov_iz_izvarino.htm | title=Russian continues to hold the Ukrainian border guards from "Izvarino" | work=Liga News | date=21 June 2014 | access-date=28 July 2014 | language=Russian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=247404766 | title=Терористи напали на пункт пропуску "Ізварине" (English: Terrorists attacked a checkpoint "Izvaryne") | work=Ukrainian Government Portal | date=21 June 2014 | access-date=21 February 2015 |language=uk}}</ref> On 26 June 2014, a soldier of the detachment (Oleksiy Stepanovych Kozachenko) was killed in combat with separatists. On 10 July 2014, a major of the detachment (Shirpal Leonid Viktorovych) was killed during a separatist attack.<ref>[http://memorybook.org.ua/28/shirpal.htm Книга пам'яті] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004165359/https://memorybook.org.ua/28/shirpal.htm |date=4 October 2021 }}</ref> On 10 August 2014, four guardsmen of the detachment (Vyacheslav Igorovich Akutin,<ref>[https://memorybook.org.ua/1/akutin.htm Книга пам'яті]</ref> Serhii Volodymyrovych Andrienko,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150213064221/http://memorybook.org.ua/1/andrienko.htm Андрієнко Сергій Володимирович]</ref> Dzidzinashvili Davyd Georgiyovych<ref>[http://memorybook.org.ua/5/dzidzinashvili.htm Дзідзінашвілі Давід Георгійович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214093311/http://memorybook.org.ua/5/dzidzinashvili.htm |date=14 February 2015 }}</ref> and Shilo Volodymyr Serhiyovych<ref>[https://memorybook.org.ua/28/shil.htm Книга пам'яті]</ref>) were killed as a result of shelling of the "Pivnich" TU. On 12 August 2014, from 10:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., the detachment's checkpoint was fired at by artillery and mortars from Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://espreso.tv/news/2014/08/13/z_rosiyi_po_punktu_propusku_uspenka_zdiysneno_150_postriliv___radbez |title=З Росії по пункту пропуску "Успенка" здійснено 150 пострілів, - Радбез |access-date=13 August 2014 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220045854/http://espreso.tv/news/2014/08/13/z_rosiyi_po_punktu_propusku_uspenka_zdiysneno_150_postriliv___radbez }}</ref> On 25 August 2014, Colonel Yevheny Mykhailovych Pikus<ref>[https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/Pikus-vgeniy-Mihaylovich/ Пікус Євгеній Михайлович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093540/https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/Pikus-vgeniy-Mihaylovich/ |date=28 April 2018 }}</ref><ref>[https://ukraine-memorial.org/ua/biography/pikus-evgeniy-mihaylovich/ Пікус Євгеній Михайлович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428011854/https://ukraine-memorial.org/ua/biography/pikus-evgeniy-mihaylovich/ |date=28 April 2018 }}</ref><ref>[http://memorybook.org.ua/19/pikus.htm Пікус Євгеній Михайлович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917181936/http://memorybook.org.ua/19/pikus.htm |date=17 September 2018 }}</ref> along with three soldiers of the detachment (Vyacheslav Oleksandrovich Firsov,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141031075641/http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/static_page/548.htm Фірсов В'ячеслав Олександрович]</ref> Vyacheslav Oleksandrovich Firsov<ref>[http://memorybook.org.ua/1/arnaut.htm Арнаут Дмитро Ілліч] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330222045/http://memorybook.org.ua/1/arnaut.htm |date=30 March 2017 }}</ref> and Oleg Serhiyovych Sorochenko<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141031073448/http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/static_page/549.htm Сороченко Олег Сергійович ]</ref>) were killed and three wounded in a clash in Krasnaya Talivka when border guards stopped a separatist reconnaissance group that infiltrated Ukraine from Russia at about 3 p.m. The battle lasted 2.5 hours, the terrorists were supported by artillery from the Russian Federation as well as mortars, two armored personnel carriers and two BMPs and two Mi-24 combat helicopters which fired unguided rockets at Ukrainian border guards. Ultimately the separatists were forced to retreat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Перемога ціною в чотири життя|url=https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/peremoga-cinoyu-v-chotiri-zhittya/|website=Державна прикордонна служба України|access-date=2019-11-20|language=|last=|first=|date=|publisher=|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930004825/https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/peremoga-cinoyu-v-chotiri-zhittya/}}</ref> On 4 September 2014, the detachment's Krasna Talivka (border checkpoint) was fired upon by the Russian military.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://espreso.tv/news/2014/09/04/z_terytoriyi_rosiyi_buv_obstrilyanyy_punkt_propusku_krasna_talivka____lysenko |title=З території Росії обстріляли пункт пропуску Красна Талівка, — Лисенко |access-date=4 September 2014 |archive-date=4 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904204947/http://espreso.tv/news/2014/09/04/z_terytoriyi_rosiyi_buv_obstrilyanyy_punkt_propusku_krasna_talivka____lysenko }}</ref> On 9 September 2014, three soldier of the detachment (Maksimenko Oleksandr Oleksandrovych,<ref>[https://memorybook.org.ua/16/maksimenko.htm Максименко Олександр Олександрович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909092102/https://memorybook.org.ua/16/maksimenko.htm |date=9 September 2021 }}</ref> Yury Oleksandrovych Lukyantsev<ref>[http://memorybook.org.ua/15/lukiancev.htm Лук'янцев Юрій Олександрович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215065538/http://memorybook.org.ua/15/lukiancev.htm |date=15 December 2014 }}</ref> and Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Mykhailovych<ref>[http://memorybook.org.ua/14/kuznecovv.htm Кузнєцов В'ячеслав Михайлович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415052449/http://memorybook.org.ua/14/kuznecovv.htm |date=15 April 2016 }}</ref>) were killed and two guardsmen (Artem Kruchinin and Vitaly Skokov) were seriously wounded as a result of a landmine detonation beneath their vehicle near the village of Nizhnobaranivikka while accompanying the film crew of the Luhansk TV company "IRTA", which left to prepare a story about the death of two families of local residents from Russian artillery shelling. The vehicle of the detachment caught fire after hitting the landmine.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8H1STm3lf0 |title=Луганськ. Машина прикордонників підірвалася на міні. 10/09/2014 |website=YouTube |access-date=3 April 2016 |archive-date=26 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626232112/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8H1STm3lf0 }}</ref> On 23 October 2014, a soldier of the detachment (Serhii Evgenovich Deinega) was killed in combat under undisclosed circumstances.<ref>[http://memorybook.org.ua/5/deynega.htm Дейнега Сергій Євгенович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216180619/http://memorybook.org.ua/5/deynega.htm |date=16 February 2017 }}</ref> On 31 October 2014, a guardsman of the detachment (Cheremys Ruslan Volodymyrovych) was killed by the detonation of the UAZ car by a TM-62.<ref>[http://memorybook.org.ua/27/cheremis.htm Черемис Руслан Володимирович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419083758/http://memorybook.org.ua/27/cheremis.htm |date=19 April 2015 }}</ref> On 8 November 2014, near Krasnaya Talivka two border guardsmen were wounded as a result of a landmine explosion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://espreso.tv/news/2014/11/09/bilya_kordonu_z_rf_na_rostyazhci_pidirvalysya_dva_ukrayinski_prykordonnyky___moskal |title=Біля кордону з РФ на ростяжці підірвалися два українські прикордонники — Москаль |access-date=9 November 2014 |archive-date=9 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109133943/http://espreso.tv/news/2014/11/09/bilya_kordonu_z_rf_na_rostyazhci_pidirvalysya_dva_ukrayinski_prykordonnyky___moskal }}</ref> On 12 November 2014, the detachment's office in Milove was shot at with a grenade launcher leaving no casualties. Political tensions led to security cameras being installed on the Russian side of the border, and a fence being erected on the Ukrainian side of the border.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34066101|title=Life on street dividing Ukraine and Russia|work=BBC News|date=2015-08-29|last1=Khomenko|first1=Svyatoslav}}</ref><ref>{{in lang|uk}} [http://espreso.tv/news/2014/11/13/na_luhanschyni_boyovyky_nevdalo_atakuvaly_prykordonnyy_naryad На Луганщині бойовики невдало атакували прикордонний наряд ''In Luhansk insurgents unsuccessfully attacked the border patrol''], Espresso TV (12 November 2014)</ref> On 27 November 2015, two Russian servicemen were detained in the city, and later exchanged back to Russian authorities.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://uatoday.tv/politics/two-russian-soldiers-accidentally-cross-into-ukraine-get-detained-542985.html |title = UNIAN news. The latest news in Ukraine and worldwide}}</ref> On 14 December 2014, a guardsman of the detachment (Novak Andriy Serhiyovych) was killed in action under undisclosed circumstances.
On 28 September 2017, two guardsmen of the detachment (Dede Dmytro Vasyliovych<ref>[http://memorybook.org.ua/5/dede.htm Деде Дмитро Васильович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108174213/http://memorybook.org.ua/5/dede.htm |date=8 November 2019 }}</ref> and Huvir Serhiy Ivanovich<ref>[http://memorybook.org.ua/4/guvir.htm Гувір Сергій Іванович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018012824/http://memorybook.org.ua/4/guvir.htm |date=18 October 2019 }}</ref>) were killed as a result of a landmine explosion.
On 24 August 2018, the detachment was awarded the honorary name "Colonel Yevgeny Pikus", the Luhansk detachment's former colonel, who was killed by LPR saboteurs.<ref name="Pravada 1"/>
===Russian invasion of Ukraine=== The Luhansk detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has been operating in combat on the frontlines since during the invasion of Ukraine the entire Russian-Luhansk border has been occupied by Russia and its proxy, the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).<ref name="Pravada 1"/> The unit saw the first casualty of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Master Sergeant Denys Tkach being killed by a Russian DRG at 03:40 on 24 February 2022 at a border checkpoint in Zorynivka near Milove.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mvs.gov.ua/news/persa-zertva-povnomasstabnogo-vtorgnennia-prikordonnik-denis-tkac|title=The first victim of the full-scale invasion was border guard Denys Tkach|date=24 February 2024|access-date=18 August 2024|website=Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine}}</ref> It then took part in operations on the front in Donetsk Oblast, Luhansk Oblast and Kharkiv Oblast especially during the Battle of Rubizhne, Battle of Kreminna, Battle of Lyman, Battle of Lysychansk, Battle of Severodonetsk, Battle of Borova, Battle of Popasna, Battle of Seversk, Battle of Fedorivka, Battle of Sviatohirsk and Battle of Bakhmut. On 2 May 2022, a guardsman of the detachment (Efremov Kostyantyn Volodymyrovych) was killed in action in Voivodivka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://milovska-gromada.gov.ua/news/1703610101/|title=Єфремов Костянтин Володимирович|website=milovska-gromada.gov.ua|language=uk|access-date=2024-04-20}}</ref> On 3 May 2022, a guardsman of the detachment (Ivan Zhiryk) was killed as a result of artillery strikes on Voivodivka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://milovska-gromada.gov.ua/news/1705668593/|title=Жирик Іван Олександрович|website=milovska-gromada.gov.ua|language=uk|access-date=2024-04-20}}</ref> On 23 May 2022, a guardsman of the detachment (Vitaly Zhuk) was killed as a result of an artillery strike during the Battle of Lyman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://suspilne.media/608555-na-vijni-zaginuv-prikordonnik-z-lugansini-vitalij-zuk/|title=На війні загинув прикордонник з Луганщини Віталій Жук}}</ref> On 7 September 2022, it was awarded the honorary award "For Courage and Bravery".<ref name="u630-2022">{{Cite web|date=7 September 2022|title=Про відзначення почесною відзнакою «За мужність та відвагу»|url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/6302022-43865}}</ref>
On 2 January 2023, a guardsman of the detachment (Mykola Sergeyevich Litvinov) was killed as a result of shelling during the Battle of Bakhmut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://milovska-gromada.gov.ua/news/1703610433/|title=Літвінов Микола Сергійович|website=milovska-gromada.gov.ua|language=uk|access-date=2024-04-20}}</ref> On 25 January 2023, a guardsman of the detachment (Oleksandr Kharkivets) was killed while performing a combat mission near Ivanovske as a result of an artillery strike.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.victims.memorial/people/oleksandr-kharkivets|title=Прикордонник Олександр Харківець отримав смертельні поранення на Донеччині|website=Меморіал жертв війни|language=uk|access-date=2024-04-20}}</ref> On 20 March 2023, a guardsman of the detachment (Oleg Hryhorovych Konoval) was killed as a result of Russian assault on the detachment's positions.<ref>[https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/vin-viddav-svo-zhittya-shchob-mi-zhili-u-miri/ Він віддав своє життя….. Щоб ми жили у мирі]</ref> On 9 June 2023, a guardsman of the detachment (Reshetnyak Oleksiy) was killed in combat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pidvoltg.gov.ua/news/1696411076/|title=РЕШЕТНЯК Олексій|website=pidvoltg.gov.ua|language=uk|access-date=2024-05-04}}</ref>
The unit was officially elevated to a brigade, and became the Pomsta Brigade which is the 10th unit in the Offensive Guard via a press release by the State Border Guard Service on 30 January 2024.<ref name="Pravada 1" /> On 1 February 2024, the brigade announced that three Russian servicemen had surrendered to the unit, including a conscript from Ryazan, a migrant worker from Grozny, and a unit commander from Pskov.<ref>{{cite web |last1=ROMANENKO |first1=VALENTYNA |title=Pomsta Brigade border guards capture three occupiers – photo |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/1/7439939/ |website=Ukrainska Pravda |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> In June 2024, the Brigade has been stationed in Chasiv Yar, as part of the ongoing battle there, where the brigade has constructed field fortifications and participated in other defensive efforts.<ref name="Chasiv Yar">{{cite web |title=The Pomsta Brigade builds defensive lines near Chasiv Yar |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/the-pomsta-brigade-builds-defensive-lines-near-chasiv-yar/ |website=mil.in.ua |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> From their position in Chasiv Yar, the unit has also been able to perform kamikaze drone attacks on Russian forces in Bakhmut, publishing footage of the destruction of a Russian T-90M and several Russian howitzer positions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukrainian Border Guard Drones Blast Russian Howitzers and Dugouts in Bakhmut Sector |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/33482 |website=Kyiv Post |date=30 May 2024 |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Border guards of the Pomsta Brigade stopped the Russian offensive in the Bakhmut sector |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/border-guards-of-the-pomsta-brigade-stopped-the-russian-offensive-in-the-bakhmut-sector/ |website=mil.in.ua |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> The unit used similar tactics when fighting in the Serebryansky forest, using vampire drones against Russian forces there.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pomsta Brigade Used Ukrainian Vampire Drone To Destroy Invaders In Serebryansky Forest |url=https://charter97.org/en/news/2024/5/8/594441/ |website=Charter97 |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> On 28 June 2024, a guardsman of the brigade (Bohdan Teplyukh) was killed in action.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://city-adm.lviv.ua/news/society/public-sector/302362-zavtra-lviv-poproshchaietsia-iz-zakhysnykom-bohdanom-tepliukhom|title=Завтра Львів попрощається із захисником Богданом Теплюхом}}</ref> On 19 August 2024, a guardsman of the brigade (Oleg Protsailo) was killed in a battle with Russian forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://varta1.com.ua/news/u-den-derzhavnogo-prapora-ukrayini-na-lvivshchini-pohovayut-p-yatoh-geroyiv-foto_384725.html|title=У День Державного прапора України на Львівщині поховають п'ятьох Героїв (ФОТО)|date=2024-08-25|website=Варта 1|language=uk|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://city-adm.lviv.ua/news/society/public-sector/303029-zavtra-lviv-poproshchaietsia-z-voinamy-ihorem-dubykom-bohdanom-oboistom-olehom-protsailom|title=Завтра Львів попрощається з воїнами Ігорем Дубиком, Богданом Обоїстом, Олегом Процайлом}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://suspilne.media/lviv/819759-na-lvivsini-23-serpna-poprosautsa-iz-patma-zahisnikami/|title=На Львівщині 23 серпня попрощаються із п'ятьма захисниками}}</ref> On 23 August 2024, a guardsman of the brigade (Mykhailo Malkush)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://city-adm.lviv.ua/news/society/public-sector/303108-u-chetver-lviv-poproshchaietsia-iz-zakhysnykamy-orestom-brinem-ta-mykhailom-malkushem|title=У четвер Львів попрощається із захисниками Орестом Брінем та Михайлом Малкушем}}</ref> and another guardsman (Velichko Dmytro), the next day were killed in combat near Bilohrivka.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://suspilne.media/vinnytsia/822427-polegli-geroi-vinniccini-za-tizden-stalo-vidomo-pro-zagibel-12-zahisnikiv/|title=Полеглі герої Вінниччини: за тиждень стало відомо про загибель 12 захисників}}</ref> On 2 October 2024, a guardsman of the brigade (Rostislav Prokopchuk) was killed near Bilohrivka.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://suspilne.media/lviv/851405-5-zovtna-na-lvivsini-poprosautsa-iz-simoma-vijskovimi/|title=5 жовтня на Львівщині попрощаються із сімома військовими}}</ref>
In total, the unit has lost more than 50 border guards, and many more were wounded.
== Commanders == * Colonel A.V. Lebedynskyi (1992–1998) * Colonel Kuropat V.V. (1998–2003) * Lieutenant Colonel O. I. Medvedchuk (2003–2006)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pogranec.ru/showthread.php?t=12888 |title=Командиры ПО Украины с 1992 г |access-date=4 April 2019 |archive-date=21 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921144812/http://www.pogranec.ru/showthread.php?t=12888 }}</ref> * Colonel Andrushchenko Yevhenii Yuriyovych (2006–2011) * Colonel Serhiy Vasylyovych Deineko (2011–2014)<ref>[https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/lead/deyneko-sergiy-vasilovich/ Дейнеко Сергій Васильович] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211050831/https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/lead/deyneko-sergiy-vasilovich/ |date=11 December 2019 }}</ref> * Colonel Andrushchenko Yevhen Yuriyovych (2014–2016) * Colonel Kovalchuk Yury Borisovych (2016–2018)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://opendatabot.ua/c/14321736 |title=ВІЙСЬКОВА ЧАСТИНА 9938 |access-date=23 July 2019 |archive-date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723110445/https://opendatabot.ua/c/14321736 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/structure/shidne-regionalne-upravlinnya/luganskiy-prikordonniy-zagin/|title=Луганський прикордонний загін|website=Державна прикордонна служба України|language=ru|access-date=2017-11-15|archive-date=3 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203131510/http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/structure/shidne-regionalne-upravlinnya/luganskiy-prikordonniy-zagin}}</ref> * Colonel Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Martynyuk (2018–2019)<ref name=comm>{{Cite web|title=Луганський прикордонний загін|url=https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/structure/luganskiy-prikordonniy-zagin/|website=Державна прикордонна служба України|access-date=2019-06-19|language=ru|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924180351/https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/structure/luganskiy-prikordonniy-zagin/}}</ref> * Colonel Yurii Petrovych Petriv (2019–2022)<ref name=comm/> * Colonel Andrii Serhiyovych Kulesh (2022–2023) * Colonel Osypets Oleksandr Valeriyovych (2023–2024) * Colonel Serhiy Mykolayovych Lozinsky (2024-)
== Equipment == * Kozak-7 * Roshel Senator * T-64BV * ZU-23-2
== Structure == * Management and Headquarters * Unmanned Systems Regiment "Phoenix" * Department of border service "Stanytsia Luhanska" * Department of border service "Zolote" * Department of border service "Krasna Talivka" * Department of Border Service "Bilovodsk" * Department of Border Service "Markivka" * Department of the Border Service "Bilolutsk" * Department of Border Service "Troitske" * department of border service "Milove" named after V. Bannih * Department type "C" of Lysychansk * Department type "C" of Raigorodka * Border command post "Schastya" * Border command post "Novopskov" * Guardian Units Its tasks formerly included the operations of:<ref>[https://www.dpsu.gov.ua/ua/structure/shidne-regionalne-upravlinnya/luganskiy-prikordonniy-zagin/]</ref> * Three highway checkpoints ** Prosyane ** Milove ** Tanyushivka * One railway checkpoint ** Lantrativka. * Two local checkpoints ** Milove ** Sirotine * Three entry-exit control points ** Zolote ** Shkastyi ** Stanytsia Luhanska
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