{"id":64577,"date":"2025-09-01T19:52:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=64577"},"modified":"2025-09-02T20:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:15:17","slug":"andriy-malakhov-returns-to-service-and-forms-a-new-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/news\/andriy-malakhov-returns-to-service-and-forms-a-new-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0410\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0456\u0439 \u041c\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0430\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u0443 \u0442\u0430 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0443\u0454 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0456\u043b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>He commanded four battalions over the course of his service. During his final command, however, he was arrested, and his unit was subsequently disbanded. This is the story of Andriy Malakhov, a former serviceman of Ukraine\u2019s 3rd Regiment of Special Operations Forces, who had led the 518th Special Purpose Battalion since its formation in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the 1st Special Purpose Brigade, later reorganized into the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/territorial-defense-forces\/1st-special-purpose-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"15903\">1st Territorial Defense Brigade<\/a>, Malakhov\u2019s battalion took part in numerous key engagements, including the Kherson offensive and the Kharkiv counteroffensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, Malakhov <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/command-disbands-dyka-pole-battalion\/\">was arrested<\/a> on charges of unauthorized distribution of information after reposting a combat video on his personal social media. According to multiple sources, however, his detention was politically motivated, stemming from his outspoken criticism of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Following these events, the 518th Battalion was officially disbanded.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image64577_bf6130-b6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image64577_bf6130-b6\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium_large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/news_malakhov.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/news_malakhov-768x512.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-64584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/news_malakhov-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/news_malakhov-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/news_malakhov-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/news_malakhov-152x101.webp 152w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/news_malakhov.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Andriy Malakhov, 2025<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading64577_5218be-61, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading64577_5218be-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading64577_5218be-61\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading64577_5218be-61 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading64577_5218be-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading64577_5218be-61\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading64577_5218be-61 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading64577_5218be-61\">The New Beginning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Malakhov has since been cleared of all accusations and returned to active duty, where he began forming a new unit, the 153rd Reconnaissance and Strike Battalion. The battalion, part of the 12th Army Corps, includes many former members of the disbanded 518th Battalion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI involve people I fought with. These are soldiers from the Special Operations Forces, as well as from volunteer battalions,\u201d Malakhov explained. According to him, the unit\u2019s primary focus will be on the use of modern technologies to maximize the protection and effectiveness of its personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will not reinvent anything, because we have already tested these methods. We will apply what we know and refine it,\u201d Malakhov added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/armyinform.com.ua\/2025\/08\/27\/yakshho-lyudyna-v-dushi-rozvidnyk-to-my-cze-pobachymo-yak-formuyetsya-novyj-rozviduvalnyj-bataljon-u-zsu\/\">armyinform.com.ua<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0417\u0430 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u043d \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0432 \u0447\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043c\u0430 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0439\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0438. \u041e\u0434\u043d\u0430\u043a \u043f\u0456\u0434 \u0447\u0430\u0441 \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044c\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0439\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0448\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438, \u0430 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0456\u043b \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438. \u0426\u0435 \u0456\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u044f \u0410\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0456\u044f...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[1142,1143,1152,1157],"class_list":["post-64577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-units","tag-army","tag-ground-forces","tag-new-unit","tag-ukraine"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":3,"label":"News"},{"value":4,"label":"Units"}],"post_tag":[{"value":1142,"label":"Army"},{"value":1143,"label":"Ground Forces"},{"value":1152,"label":"New unit"},{"value":1157,"label":"ukraine"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/news_153reconbat-1024x478.webp",1024,478,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Jerome Rendall","author_link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/author\/ml_admin\/"},"comment_info":4,"category_info":[{"term_id":3,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1084,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1084,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0},{"term_id":4,"name":"Units","slug":"units","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":4,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":406,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":4,"category_count":406,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Units","category_nicename":"units","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":1142,"name":"Army","slug":"army","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1142,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":305,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":1143,"name":"Ground Forces","slug":"ground-forces","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1143,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":69,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":1152,"name":"New unit","slug":"new-unit","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1152,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":24,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":1157,"name":"ukraine","slug":"ukraine","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1157,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":108,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}