140th Marine Reconnaissance Battalion (Ukraine)

Sodol with its headquarters being the "White Wings" camp complex in Skadovsk community, in the immediate vicinity of the Russian occupied Crimea to conduct observation of Russian actions in the air, land and water near Crimea as well as taking part in international cooperation measures, conducting international exercises,defense and protection of important sites.

[2] In November 2020, the battalion started participating in the War in Donbass as a part of Joint Forces Operation and was fully involved in combat since August 2021.

[3] During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the battalion saw combat in Zachativka with a soldier (Gevak Anton) being killed in action on 5 March 2022, while facing a column of tanks and conducting a solo assault destroying a tank using a NLAW[4][5][6][7][8] and another soldier (Gizimchuk Volodymyr Mykolayovych) being killed in action on 9 March.

[3] The battalion also operated in Krasna Poliana, Donetsk Oblast where a soldier (Yury Duman) was killed in action on 10 March 2022.

[17] On 17 May 2023, while operating in Donetsk Oblast, a soldier of the battalion (Vyacheslav Volodymyrovych Chekmaryov) was killed in combat.