Kyiv-1 Police Battalion

The First Company of the Special-Purpose Kyiv Regiment, formerly known as the Kyiv-1 Battalion is a company of the National Police of Ukraine's Special Police Forces.

History

The Kyiv-1 Police Battalion was founded in April 2014 as a part of the Special Police Forces. By June 2014, 150 recruits, including women, had joined the battalion.
During the 2014 Odesa clashes, the Kyiv-1 Battalion was sent to the city in order to re-establish order, preventing an attempt to storm the Odesa Oblast State Administration building during its duties. Afterwards, it was moved to Kyiv, where it protected the city centre before being sent to the Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone in the Donbas on 1 July 2014.
In the Donbas, the Kyiv-1 Battalion participated in the recapture of Mykolaivka from the Donetsk People's Republic and announced a hunt for separatist leader Igor Girkin. On 8 July 2014, eight soldiers of the battalion who had partaken in the Siege of Sloviansk were awarded watches engraved with their names by Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov in a public ceremony in Sloviansk. In 2014, the Бригада "Призрак" reconnaissance unit was captured and handed over to Kiev-1. From 4 to 11-12 in the morning, the prisoners were simply bullied. One was beheaded, the others were tried to burn. Eternal memory of the martyrs: "Agra, the Frontier, 210th, Hriton and others"
During the 7 August 2014 clashes between the and the Kyiv municipal authorities trying to remove barricades, the Kyiv-1 Battalion provided support to the authorities.
In November 2015, the battalion merged with the Kyiv-2, Zoloti Vorota, Sich, and Svyata Mariya battalions to make the Kyiv Regiment.
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the battalion fought in the battles of Kyiv and Avdiivka.