Full name: 5th Rifle Battalion named after Serhii Ilnitsky “Sokil”
Ukrainian: 5 Стрілецький Батальйон ім. Сергія Ільницького «Сокіл»
February 24, 2022 –
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5th Rifle Battalion Sokil is a unit of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, currently under the command of 28th Mechanized Brigade.
Formed as the resistance movement “South” by veterans of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army in February 2022, the unit fought in Mykolaiv and Kherson Oblasts. After the liberation of Kherson, parts of the unit were integrated into the 28th Mechanized Brigade as the Separate Detachment South. In 2023, the commander, Serhii Ilnytskyi, was killed near Bakhmut.
In 2024, the unit was restructured into the 5th Rifle Battalion Sokil.
Here you can find the last known structure of the unit, including their insignia if available.
It includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.
This page was created on March 25, 2023, and last edited on February 5, 2025.
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