The detachment guards the Ukrainian coast along the Odesa Oblast and Mykolaiv Oblast, a total length of 480 km as well as several seaports, airports, riverine ports, ferry stations and railway stations.

[1] On 25 July 1941, it became the 26th Combined Border Regiment of the NKVD as the 1st and 2nd Commandants of the Black Sea Border District were merged into.it and 211 command and political, non-commissioned officers and privates were called up from the reserve.

[2] Then the detachment took part in the Siege of Odessa but was forced to capitulate following 73 days of defense.

[3] On 10 April 1944, the detachment received the Order of the Red Banner for the defense of Odesa.

[8][9][10] On 26 March 2015, a guardsman of the detachment (Barolis Yan Volodymyrovych) was seriously wounded during the defense of a checkpoint in Sukha Balka, Donetsk Oblast and died on 26 April 2015.