{"id":61629,"date":"2025-08-29T20:48:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T18:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=61629"},"modified":"2025-08-29T21:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T19:14:26","slug":"summary-of-2025-reforms-in-the-national-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/article\/summary-of-2025-reforms-in-the-national-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"\u041a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043e\u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434 \u0440\u0435\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c \u0443 \u041d\u0430\u0446\u0456\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0456\u0439 \u0433\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0434\u0456\u0457 \u0434\u043e 2025 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the Armed Forces of Ukraine transition to a corps\u2013brigade structure, numerous units are being expanded or created from scratch to support the newly established corps formations. The National Guard has also formed two corps-level formations and continues to grow and expand, albeit more quietly alongside the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We have summarized all developments in the National Guard of Ukraine so far in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_0acde8-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_0acde8-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading61629_0acde8-fd\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_0acde8-fd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_0acde8-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading61629_0acde8-fd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading61629_0acde8-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading61629_0acde8-fd\">Foreigners allowed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most significant change in the National Guard is that several units have opened their ranks to foreign volunteers. These include:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"list-units-pods\"><div class=\"list-units-single\">\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/aviation-base\/\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/i_ngu2269-152x152.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/i_ngu2269-152x152.webp 152w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/i_ngu2269-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/i_ngu2269.webp 749w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/aviation-base\/\" class=\"unit-list-header\">Aviation Base<\/a>\r\n\t<div class=\"list-units-single-meta\">\t\t\r\n\t\t<p>2269<\/p>\r\n\t\t<p>\u0410\u0432\u0411<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"list-units-single\">\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/5th-brigade\/\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"109\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/i_ngu_5brigade_b-109x152.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/i_ngu_5brigade_b-109x152.webp 109w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/i_ngu_5brigade_b-287x400.webp 287w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/i_ngu_5brigade_b-736x1024.webp 736w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/i_ngu_5brigade_b-768x1069.webp 768w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/i_ngu_5brigade_b.webp 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px\" \/>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/5th-brigade\/\" class=\"unit-list-header\">5th Brigade<\/a>\r\n\t<div class=\"list-units-single-meta\">\t\t\r\n\t\t<p>3005<\/p>\r\n\t\t<p>5 \u041e\u0411\u0440<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"list-units-single\">\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/16th-artillery-brigade\/\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_16brigade-152x152.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_16brigade-152x152.webp 152w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_16brigade-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_16brigade-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_16brigade.webp 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/16th-artillery-brigade\/\" class=\"unit-list-header\">16th Artillery Brigade<\/a>\r\n\t<div class=\"list-units-single-meta\">\t\t\r\n\t\t<p>3101<\/p>\r\n\t\t<p>16 \u041e\u0410\u0411\u0440<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"list-units-single\">\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/17th-brigade\/\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i_Poltavska_Brigade-114x152.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i_Poltavska_Brigade-114x152.webp 114w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i_Poltavska_Brigade-300x400.webp 300w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i_Poltavska_Brigade-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/i_Poltavska_Brigade.webp 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 114px) 100vw, 114px\" \/>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/17th-brigade\/\" class=\"unit-list-header\">Poltavska Brigade<\/a>\r\n\t<div class=\"list-units-single-meta\">\t\t\r\n\t\t<p>3052<\/p>\r\n\t\t<p>17 \u041e\u0411\u0440<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"list-units-single\">\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/24th-regiment\/\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/i_24th_Regiment_National_Guard-152x152.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/i_24th_Regiment_National_Guard-152x152.webp 152w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/i_24th_Regiment_National_Guard-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/i_24th_Regiment_National_Guard-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/i_24th_Regiment_National_Guard-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/i_24th_Regiment_National_Guard-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/i_24th_Regiment_National_Guard-2048x2048.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/24th-regiment\/\" class=\"unit-list-header\">24th Regiment<\/a>\r\n\t<div class=\"list-units-single-meta\">\t\t\r\n\t\t<p>3113<\/p>\r\n\t\t<p>24 \u041f<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"list-units-single\">\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/13th-battalion\/\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/i_36th_Regiment-152x152.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/i_36th_Regiment-152x152.webp 152w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/i_36th_Regiment-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/i_36th_Regiment-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/i_36th_Regiment-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/i_36th_Regiment-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/i_36th_Regiment-2048x2048.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/national-guard\/13th-battalion\/\" class=\"unit-list-header\">36th Regiment<\/a>\r\n\t<div class=\"list-units-single-meta\">\t\t\r\n\t\t<p>3053<\/p>\r\n\t\t<p>36 \u041f<\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several National Guard units, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/azov-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11913\">Azov Brigade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/khartia-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"18810\">Khartiia Brigade<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/spartan-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17080\">Spartan Brigade<\/a>, have already been accepting foreigners into their ranks for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_b7703e-77, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_b7703e-77[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading61629_b7703e-77\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_b7703e-77 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_b7703e-77[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading61629_b7703e-77\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading61629_b7703e-77 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading61629_b7703e-77\">One new unit and expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A new unit, officially named the Support Regiment, has been established within the structure of the National Guard. It is the first formation of its kind in the Guard and is expected to provide support to corps formations on the frontline. Unlike the majority of units, it has not been given a numerical designation and exists solely under its official name. The regiment is being formed in Odesa Oblast under the military unit number 3116.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 7th Battalion (formerly the 75th Battalion), based in the city of Zhytomyr, has been expanded into a regiment and is now designated as the 38th Regiment. The unit has also received a new insignia, which can be seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image61629_52d8a8-db .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image61629_52d8a8-db\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_3047-400x400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-64088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_3047-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_3047-152x152.webp 152w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_3047-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_3047.webp 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption><em>New insignia of 38th Regiment<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_d3f0e9-87, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_d3f0e9-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading61629_d3f0e9-87\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_d3f0e9-87 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading61629_d3f0e9-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading61629_d3f0e9-87\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading61629_d3f0e9-87 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading61629_d3f0e9-87\">Full names of corps units<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both corps have officially revealed their full names. The <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/1st-azov-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45530\">1st Azov Corps<\/a> is legally designated as the Operational-Tactical Unit Command of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine &#8220;Azov&#8221;, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/2nd-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45538\">2nd Khartia Corps<\/a> is officially named the Operational-Tactical Unit Command of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine &#8220;Khartia.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The naming confirms that a corps within the National Guard consists solely of a management and command body responsible for leading the formation. All combat and support units remain separate, with no linear units directly subordinated to corps command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/z0880-25#Text\">Order \u2116 366, Ministry of Internal Affairs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0417 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043c \u0417\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u043b \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u043d\u0443 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0443 \u0447\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0456 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0456\u043b\u0438 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0448\u0438\u0440\u044e\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0430\u0431\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044e\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0437 \u043d\u0443\u043b\u044f \u0434\u043b\u044f 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