Omega was originally founded as a counterterrorist unit within the
Internal Troops of Ukraine in 2003. When the Internal Troops were dissolved in 2014, the unit was transferred to the newly-formed
National Guard as five separate detachments, stationed in
Kyiv,
Kharkiv,
Odesa,
Lviv and
Oleksandriia. These detachments were combined into the current Special Operations Center in the fall of 2022. Since the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, Omega has been deployed all along the frontline. In the first days of the invasion, members of the unit participated in the
battle of Hostomel airport. Omega troops subsequently defended several settlements around Kyiv, including
Moshchun,
Horenka and
Irpin. At the same time, other Omega guardsmen
defended Kharkiv. In the spring of 2022, Omega members evacuated a group of artillerymen from the
36th Marine Brigade from Russian-held territory. The marines had escaped from
Mariupol, and had already moved 60 kilometers through enemy territory before the Omega unit was deployed. While a
Leleka UAV was used to guide the marines around Russian positions, lightly equipped Omega members moved into enemy territory to meet their countrymen and escort them back to safety. Later that year, the unit took part in the
battle of Vuhledar, specifically in the village of
Pavlivka, where they fought the Russian
155th Naval Infantry Brigade. In December 2024, Militarnyi reported that soldiers from the Omega unit had stormed Russian trenches and engaged in close combat in the
Pokrovsk sector, the unit sharing footage of the assault on its social media pages. ==Members==