In the first half of 2018, the detachment under the command of Lieutenant Andriy Malakhov destroyed at least 15 units of enemy military equipment in the temporarily occupied territories.

[1][5][6] On 6–7 September 2022, the battalion conducted successful offensive and assault operations on the occupiers' positions along the line: Shchurivka – Nova Husarivka – Bairak and established full control over these settlements of the Kharkiv Oblast and the approaches to them.

[1][7][8] On 8 September 2022, a decision was made to continue offensive operations on the Balakliia – Savyntsi front, where enemy units were cut off from the main forces and logistics supply lines.

[5] He personally led the assault group of the Dyke Pole battalion, which successfully crossed the Siverskyi Donets River and liberated the village of Vilkhuvatka.

[7][8] Captain Andriy Malakhov received his pseudonym from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who was impressed by the military's ability to conduct operations in the occupied territory while remaining invisible.