The 25th Public Security Protection Brigade named after Prince Askold ( uk, 25-та бригада охорони громадського порядку імені князя Аскольда) is a division within the Northern Operational-Territorial Command of the

National Guard of Ukraine The National Guard of Ukraine (NGU; uk, Націона́льна гва́рдія Украї́ни, Natsionalna hvardiia Ukrainy, , ) is the Ukrainian national gendarmerie and Internal Troops, internal military force. It is part of the Minist ...

. Its headquarters is located in

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History

In 1966, in accordance with the decision of the

Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Рада Міністрів УРСР) was the highest executive and administrative body of state power of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, government (1946–1991). The c ...

, the 1st Special Motorized Police Regiment of the

Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел СССР (МВД)) was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1991. The MVD was established as the successor to the ...

was formed. On 2 January 1992 the 2nd regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine was founded, which became part of the . In 1995, the regiment was subordinated to the

Internal Troops of Ukraine The Internal Troops of Ukraine ( uk, Внутрішні війська України, - Interior Forces of Ukraine; Russian: Внутренние войска Украины, ''Vnutrenniye Voyska Ukrainy''), abbreviated ВВ 'VV') were a unif ...

where it was renamed into the 10th special motorized regiment. In 2014, the brigade became part of the newly restored

. 30 September is considered the professional holiday of the unit. On the occasion of the 30th

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Volodymyr Zelensky Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politicia ...

renamed the unit's name to honour Prince Askold.The president gave military units honorary titles in honor of historical figures
Historisna Pravda (24 August 2021)

Structure

* Brigade HQ * NGU National Honor Guard Battalion * 1st Patrol Battalion * 2nd Patrol Battalion * 3rd Patrol Battalion * 4th Patrol Battalion * 5th Patrol Battalion

Commanders

* Colonel Volodymyr Shelefost (2014-2018) * Colonel Vitaly Danko (2018)

References

{{Military of Ukraine Brigades of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Military units and formations established in 1966 Military units and formations of Ukraine in the war in Donbas Units and formations of the National Guard of Ukraine