5 ОБАТ УДА

5th Battalion

Full name: 5th Separate Battalion Ukrainian Volunteer Army

Active:

July 17, 2014 –

Garrison:

Velykomykhajlivka, Dnipropetrovsk region

Size:

250 - 500 servicemen

Unit Role:

Infantry

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About Unit

5th Battalion is a reserve unit of Ukrainian Volunteer Army, originally formed on July 17, 2014, as 5th Battalion of Ukrainian Volunteer Corps (DUK). In 2015, they left the structure of the DUK and joined the newly founded Ukrainian Volunteer Army.

In 2018, Ukrainian Volunteer Army reached an agreement with the Ukrainian Army and withdrew all its forces from the front.

On February 24, 2022, the battalion returned to combat duty and participated in the defense of Kyiv. After the liberation of Kyiv Oblast, the battalion become a reserve unit.

Vladyslav Lytvyn

Unit Commander

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Current Structure

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Unit Headquarters

It includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.

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Equipment

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This page was created on April 24, 2023, and last edited on December 21, 2025.

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