The 73rd naval center of special operations (73 MC SpO, military unit A1594) is part of the special reconnaissance of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine .
| 73rd Maritime Special Operations Center (2010 — present) 7th Special Operations Brigade (1992—2010) | |
|---|---|
 Patch of military personnel of the MC of the SPS MTR of the Armed Forces of Ukraine | |
| Years of existence | 1992 - n. at. |
| A country |  USSR →  Ukraine |
| Subordination | Command MTR APU |
| Included in | Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Type of | marine center SpN |
| Function | special-purpose divers |
| Dislocation | Nikolaev region , Ochakov |
| Nickname | “Island”, “Islanders” |
| Mascot | sea Horse |
| Participation in | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Sidorenko I.V. |
| Famous commanders | 1st rank captain Karpenko Anatoly Leonidovich |
It is deployed in the city of Ochakov, Nikolaev region.
Content
Connection History
Shortly before the collapse of the USSR, the 17th separate special-purpose brigade of the USSR Navy was reorganized into the 1464th naval intelligence point.
After the declaration of independence of Ukraine , on April 9, 1992 , more than two-thirds of the officers and one hundred percent of the remaining military personnel of the 1464th naval reconnaissance unit, led by the commander, Captain 1st Rank Anatoly Leonidovich Karpenko , took the oath of allegiance to the people of Ukraine [1] . Soon the unit returned the status of the brigade - it became the 7th separate brigade of special operations of the Ukrainian Navy.
At present, the “Ukrainian” history of this unit has enough examples of the successful use of special operations forces. In August - September 1992 , the team of the Special Operations Group of the brigade together with a special unit of the SBU "Alpha" provided delivery from Canada to Ukraine of "hryvnia" cargo on the dry cargo ship "Petr Aleinikov" (operation "Shield of Ukraine") [2] .
Ochakov divers distinguished themselves during the liquidation of a major accident in the gutter in Kharkov , during numerous underwater clearance - they destroyed torpedoes near Odessa , air bombs in the area of the Kherson elevator , mines from the First World War at the mouth of the Danube near Izmail , etc. [3]
In 2004 , a part was relocated from Pervomaisky Island to the territory of one of the military towns of the Ochakov garrison.
73rd Maritime Special Operations Center
The operational purpose of the 73rd MC SPO is [4] :
- Conducting intelligence activities;
- Sabotage;
- Underwater mining;
- Mine clearance;
- Capture of ships;
- Capture of coastal structures.
Structure
Structurally, the Center consists of three special forces and support units [5] :
- 1st detachment of underwater mining;
- 2nd detachment of underwater clearance and breakthrough of anti-landing barriers;
- 3rd reconnaissance unit;
- Combat and rear support units.
Ships and vessels were attached - the patrol boat Skadovsk, the control ship Pereyaslav, the diving vessel Neteshin, and the landing ship Svatovo.
Equipment
The Center is armed with underwater vehicles and carriers of Triton-2M and Sirena-UM divers, special underwater small arms - SPP-1 pistols, APS assault rifles, and other special weapons.
In 2018, the Tornado F50 Long hovercraft was shown, which is armed with the center. [6]
Commanders
- Captain 1st Rank Anatoly Leonidovich Karpenko (1988-1998)
- Captain 1st Rank Sergey Nikolaevich Ershov (1998-2004)
- Captain 1st rank Alexander Pozdnyakov (2004-2009)
- Captain 1st rank Alexey Anatolyevich Stankevich (2009-2010)
- Captain 2nd rank Tatarchenko Igor Vitalievich (2011-2012)
- Captain 1st rank Zinchenko Alexey Vladimirovich]] (2012-2014 †)
- Captain 1st Rank Olefirenko Yuri Borisovich (2014-2015 †)
- Captain 1st Rank Vechirko Igor Petrovich (2015)
- Captain 1st Rank Shevchenko Eduard G. (03.2016–09.2017)
- Colonel Sidorenko I.V. (09.2017-present)
Armament and military equipment
| Type of | Picture | Production | Appointment | amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Arms [7] | |||||
| APB | the USSR | silent gun | |||
| AK-TK AK-74 | Ukraine the USSR | 5.45 mm automatic machine | |||
| PC | USSR / Ukraine | machine gun | |||
| SPP-1 | the USSR | special underwater gun | |||
| APS | the USSR | special underwater machine | |||
| Transport | |||||
| Triton-2M | USSR / Ukraine | underwater vehicle / divers carrier | |||
| Siren-UM | USSR / Ukraine | underwater vehicle / divers carrier | |||
See also
- Special Operations Forces of Ukraine
- Special Operations Forces Command (Ukraine)
- 3rd Special Forces Regiment (Ukraine)
- 8th Special Forces Regiment (Ukraine)
- 140th Special Purpose Center (Ukraine)
- 801th separate underwater anti-sabotage squad (Ukraine)
- 74th Center for Information and Psychological Operations
- 72nd Center for Information and Psychological Operations
Notes
- ↑ Savchenko M.V. Anatomy of an undeclared war. Sevastopol in April 1992
- ↑ Valentine Kowalski. The "secret" hryvnia. Public organization “International anti-terrorism unity” (Russian)
- ↑ Sergey Gavrilov. Mysterious Island. Bully. Info (Russian)
- ↑ Український мілітарный портал Archived on November 5, 2011.
- ↑ Naval forces of Ukraine. Chuprin K.V. Armed forces of the CIS and Baltic countries. Directory. S. 497
- ↑ Artel went to special forces . Date accessed October 24, 2018. Archived October 24, 2018.
- ↑ Krapivin A. Article on an electronic resource devoted to MTR APU: 73 maritime center for special purposes