88th Mechanized Brigade is a fictitious unit within the Ground Forces. First announced in February 2023, it quickly raised suspicions due to its non-standard Ukrainian military unit numbering. Its non-existence was officially confirmed in October 2024.

13th Jager Brigade is a fictitious unit within the Ground Forces. First announced in February 2023, it quickly raised suspicions due to its non-standard Ukrainian military unit numbering. Its non-existence was officially confirmed in October 2024.

425th Assault Regiment “Skelya” is a unit of the Ukrainian Assault Forces. The battalion was originally formed some time after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and was named after the callsign of the battalion’s commander, translating to “Rock”. In July 2022, the unit worked with the 40th Artillery Brigade in Kharkiv Oblast to make preparations…

23rd Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade was formed in January 2023 as part of the expansion of the Ground Forces. Initially, it was based in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast. On June 4, 2023, while the brigade was not yet fully formed, it was deployed to Zaporizhzhia Oblast. As part…

31st Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It was formed in mid to late February 2023, and took part in the summer counteroffensive in southern Ukraine. Unlike many other newly formed brigades during the Russian full-scale invasion, the unit was equipped primarily with Soviet-era equipment and conducted its training within Ukraine…

32nd Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It was formed in the spring of 2023 as another expansion to the Ukrainian Ground Forces in anticipation of the Ukrainian summer counteroffensive in 2023. It became the second unit to receive American-supplied M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles; however, these were later reassigned to…

The Kastus Kalinouski Regiment is a Belarusian unit within the Armed Forces, operating under the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate. It was initially formed as a battalion in March 2022 and expanded into a regiment in May of the same year.

117th Heavy Mechanized Brigade is a unit of Ukrainian Ground Forces, created in February 2023 on the basis of 15th Separate Rifle Battalion and also with 54th Rifle Battalion. At least one mechanized battalion of the brigade was trained in Czech Republic, while 6th Rifle Battalion and 28th Rifle Battalion later joined the brigade. The…

5th Mobile Border Detachment “Stalevy Kordon” was established as a new-type unit within the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. Its structure, command system, and training were designed to address the challenges facing Ukraine during wartime. The foundation of the unit was formed by personnel from various border guard units that carried out missions in…

Kara-Dag Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard. The unit was formed as the 9th Regiment of Operational Assignment, which was formed on the basis of the disbanded 9th Special Purpose Regiment “Cheetah” in August 2014. On February 24, 2022, the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the unit was quickly…