• 28th Mechanized Brigade

    28th Mechanized Brigade is a mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces. It’s a successor of Soviet 28th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, which was reformed as 28th Mechanized Division under the Ukrainian Army. During the War in Donbas, a BTG element was formed and deployed to the border area near Izvarine. In August 2014, the element…

  • 1st Heavy Mechanized Brigade

    1st Heavy Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The unit was first formed in 1992 as the 292nd Tank Regiment, and would later be expanded into a tank brigade, being reformed and designated as the 1st Tank Brigade. In the spring of 2014, following the hostilities of the Russian Federation’s annexation…

  • 14th Tank Brigade

    14th Tank Brigade was a reserve tank brigade of Armed Forces of Ukraine, formed in 2015. The unit participated in numerous of exercises, mainly near the occupied Crimea, but didn’t take part in any hostilities in the east. The brigade was subsequently demobilized and remained only on paper.

  • 14th Mechanized Brigade

    14th Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The unit was formed in December 2014, following an announcement on September 22, 2014, by then Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko who announced the 51st Mechanized Brigade’s disbandment, with a new mechanized brigade to be formed in its place, which would become the 14th Mechanized…

  • 24th Mechanized Brigade

    24th Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade traces its origins to 1918, during the Russian Civil War, and fought in many conflicts such as the Winter War, the Second World War, and remained in the structure of the Soviet Army until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991….

  • Border Guards

    The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is a specialized enforcement agency responsible for protecting Ukraine’s state borders on land, sea, and inland waters. During wartime, Border Guard units come under the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. They were the first Ukrainian forces to resist the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022.

  • National Police

    The National Police of Ukraine is a central executive authority responsible for protecting human rights and freedoms, combating crime, and maintaining public safety and order. Its activities are directed and coordinated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine through the Minister of Internal Affairs. It also has combat units that directly participate in hostilities and other specialized forces.

  • National Guard

    Military force under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, tasked with maintaining public order, protecting strategic facilities, and countering illegal paramilitary groups. Originally formed in 1991, it was disbanded due to financial challenges but was reinstated in 2014 after the Maidan revolution. During martial law, National Guard units are subordinated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.