801st Special Marine Detachment (Ukraine) explained
| Unit Name: | 801st Special Marine Detachment |
| Native Name: | 801-й окремий підводний протидиверсійний загін |
| Garrison: | Odessa |
| Country: |  Ukraine |
| Type: | Division |
| Role: | See - Roles
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| Battles: | Russo-Ukrainian War
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| Identification Symbol Label: | Patches of the unit's squads |
| Identification Symbol 2 Label: | Arm patch |
801st Special Marine Detachment is an elite unit of the Ukrainian Navy and is concerned with underwater special operations as well as combat reconnaissance operations. It is currently based at Odessa and has taken part in multiple engagements during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
History
It was former based at Sevastopol but during the Russian Invasion of Crimea, only seven servicemen from the 80 personnel returned to Ukraine while the rest defected to Russia, the unit was then transferred to *Odessa.[1] [2]
The unit took part in the War in Donbass. On March 2, 2015, the reconnaissance group of the detachment took part in a battle in the village of Pishchevyk against Russian backed separatists. Two soldiers of the detachment (Oleksandr Streliuk and Oleg Storozhenko) were killed by a grenade attack on their vehicle while inspecting an outpost and two were wounded.[2] [3]
In January 2018, unit underwent rigorous training exercises with other units.[4] On December 6, 2021, the unit received a combat flag from the President of Ukraine.[5]
The unit took part in multiple engagements during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine with a soldier of the regiment (Oleksandr Oleksiiovych Tarasyuk) being killed in action on February 24, 2022, near Ochakiv.[6]
Roles
The main tasks of the unit include the protection of naval bases, anti-sabotage operations, counterterrorism and anti-piracy operations. Following are the tasks of the unit.
- Search and Destruction of enemy reconnaissance and sabotage bases.
- Protection of ports, ships, hydraulics and other structures
- Boarding of ships and anti-hijacking operations
- Maintaining coordination with other agencies
- Demining and inspection operations
- Peacekeeping operations
Selection and Training
Selection to the unit takes place in four steps:[7]
- Pressure endurance test
- Interview
- Physical training (Cooper test in addition to regular training standards)
- Psychological test
The candidates must be active or former military personnel.
Sources
Notes and References
- News: 10 з гаком причин негайно рятувати "ластоногих" (801 зПДСЗ). Військова панорама. 2016-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192537/http://wartime.org.ua/24163-10-z-gakom-prichin-negayno-ryatuvati-lastonogih.html. 2016-12-20.
- Web site: Игорь Федирко - 10 з гаком причин негайно рятувати... Facebook. www.facebook.com. 2016-12-11.
- http://dumskaya.net/news/na-vostoke-ukrainy-pogibli-dva-morskih-specnazov-044234/ На сході України загинули морські спецпризначенці з Одеси
- Web site: Крымские "морские котики" провели учения в Одессе. . 2018-01-26 . sprotyv.info/ . sprotyv.info . 26 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180128074714/http://sprotyv.info/ru/news/kiev/krymskie-morskie-kotiki-proveli-ucheniya-v-odesse-video . 2018-01-28 .
- Web site: У день ЗСУ в Одесі прийняли до складу флоту катери «Фастів» та «Суми» (політика). (рос.) 07.12.2021, 18:29 . 7 December 2021 . 7 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207235537/https://dumskaya.net/news/v-den-vsu-v-odesse-prinyali-v-sostav-flota-kater-156355/ .
- Web site: Тарасюк Олександр Олексійович (29.03.1995-24.02.2022) – Революція гідності. Війна. Рівненщина. Раїса. Щербан. 2023-06-04. uk. 2024-04-28.
- Web site: Тест Купера . 17 November 2018 . 15 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200815133419/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjRm02o6qYM&gl=US&hl=en .
