{"id":67756,"date":"2025-10-26T20:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T19:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=67756"},"modified":"2025-10-26T20:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T19:32:38","slug":"kontakt-12-expands-to-artillery-recon-battalion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/news\/kontakt-12-expands-to-artillery-recon-battalion\/","title":{"rendered":"\"\u041a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0442-12\" \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0448\u0438\u0440\u044e\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0434\u043e \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0439\u043e\u043d\u0443 \u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0432\u0456\u0434\u043a\u0438"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/azov-brigade\/kontak-12\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45097\">Kontakt-12 Special Purpose Unit<\/a>, as part of the Azov Brigade&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/artillery-group\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"42062\">Artillery Group<\/a>, announced that it was undergoing an expansion through its social channels via <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/k12war\/465\">Telegram <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DP6lmoAiEyt\/\">Instagram<\/a>, becoming the <strong>Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;We are expanding on a large scale. We have dozens of vacancies, new opportunities, a focus on results, and a real family, We are looking for worthy comrades who wish to transfer from other units and motivated recruits without combat experience.&#8221;<\/em> stated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/k12war\/reel\/DP6lmoAiEyt\/\">the announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading67756_c43ac3-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading67756_c43ac3-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading67756_c43ac3-84\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading67756_c43ac3-84 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading67756_c43ac3-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading67756_c43ac3-84\"] 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-heading67756_c43ac3-84 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading67756_c43ac3-84\">About Kontakt-12<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kontakt-12 unit was formed on May 25, 2023 by veterans of the Azov Regiment who had fought during the defense of Mariupol in 2022, defending the besieged city for 86 consecutive days. It was founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/commander\/nazarii-hryntsevych\/\" data-type=\"commander\" data-id=\"52437\">Nazarii Hryntsevych<\/a>, callsign <em>&#8220;Hrenka&#8221;<\/em>, one of the youngest fighters in the entire Azov who had served as a combat medic during the siege of Mariupol, where he celebrated his nineteenth birthday in the Azovstal complex.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image67756_3502cc-99 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image67756_3502cc-99\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium_large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2023-06-05_17-51-48.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2023-06-05_17-51-48-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-67798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2023-06-05_17-51-48-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2023-06-05_17-51-48-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2023-06-05_17-51-48-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2023-06-05_17-51-48-152x101.jpg 152w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2023-06-05_17-51-48.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Photo of Nazarri Hryntsevych, callsign &#8220;Hrenka&#8221;, during training theory with the unit. June 5, 2023<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the creation of the unit, it attracted many volunteers to join the brigade, emphasizing the preservation of life, an effective combat formation, and a brotherhood. The unit participated in many combat operations since its formation, carrying out many reconnaissance operations throughout late 2023 and early 2024 in the Serebryansky Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column67756_93768e-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column67756_93768e-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column67756_93768e-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column67756_93768e-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column67756_93768e-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column67756_93768e-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column67756_93768e-d9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column67756_93768e-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 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height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-05-26_18-20-38-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-67786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-05-26_18-20-38-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-05-26_18-20-38-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-05-26_18-20-38-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-05-26_18-20-38-152x101.jpg 152w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-05-26_18-20-38.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Flag and chevrons of the Kontakt-12 Special Purpose Unit at an awards ceremony, May 26, 2025<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 7, 2024, it was announced that the commander of the unit, 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