The unit was established on March 10, 2023, as part of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade. Its core was formed by experienced soldiers, sergeants, and officers who had already taken part in the Anti-Terrorist Operation and the battles that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. In 2023, the battalion carried out combat orders…

Tactical Group Kupyansk is a unit of the Ground Forces of Ukraine, and part of Operational Strategical Group Khortytsia.

710th Guard Brigade is a unit of the State Transport Special Service. The brigade is responsible for securing road and railway infrastructure in western Ukraine, as well as conducting fortification work in the east and north of the country. Since 2022, under heavy fire, it has participated in combat operations on key fronts of the…

172nd Territorial Defense Battalion was a unit of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. It was formed and assigned to the 120th Territorial Defense Brigade. In 2025, the battalion became defunct and was reformed as the 5th Linear Battalion of the 120th Territorial Defense Brigade.