{"id":19866,"date":"2023-04-28T18:25:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T17:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?post_type=unit&#038;p=19866"},"modified":"2026-08-01T19:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:28:33","slug":"14th-reconnaissance-battalion","status":"publish","type":"unit","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/14th-reconnaissance-battalion\/","title":{"rendered":"14-\u0439 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0432\u0456\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0439\u043e\u043d"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column19866_18095c-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column19866_18095c-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column19866_18095c-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column19866_18095c-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column19866_18095c-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column19866_18095c-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column19866_18095c-39{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column19866_18095c-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column19866_18095c-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column19866_18095c-39\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id19866_c9fffb-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id19866_c9fffb-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id19866_c9fffb-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id19866_c9fffb-6f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id19866_c9fffb-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id19866_c9fffb-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id19866_c9fffb-6f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column19866_28a4c3-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column19866_28a4c3-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column19866_28a4c3-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column19866_28a4c3-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column19866_28a4c3-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column19866_28a4c3-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column19866_28a4c3-81{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column19866_28a4c3-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column19866_28a4c3-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column19866_28a4c3-81\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>14th Reconnaissance Battalion<\/strong> is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battalion was originally formed following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, in Rivne Oblast. It was designated as the <strong>14th Rifle Battalion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January 2023, the battalion was rapidly deployed to Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, to desperately hold the line against the advancing Russian forces, most of which were Wagner mercenaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August 2025, the battalion was reformed as the <strong>14th Reconnaissance Battalion<\/strong> in the wake of the reforms in the Ukrainian Defense Forces to the Corps-Brigade structure. It was assigned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/19th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45090\">19th Army Corps<\/a> of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Insignia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The insignia features a chevron with a yellow border and a subdued military green canvas. The peak of the chevron depicts the insignia of the 19th Army Corps, being partly red, a cross, and two stars on either side in yellow. The lower half of the chevron is a diagonal line in yellow, which is Western iconography to designate a reconnaissance unit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column19866_441f49-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column19866_441f49-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column19866_441f49-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column19866_441f49-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column19866_441f49-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column19866_441f49-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column19866_441f49-ce{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column19866_441f49-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column19866_441f49-ce > 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mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;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<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-19866_242d23-33\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">14th Rifle Battalion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading19866_defd16-90, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading19866_defd16-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading19866_defd16-90\"]{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 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Each corps formation is expected to include one reconnaissance battalion, but the number of existing units was insufficient to fully staff all 13 army corps of the Ground Forces.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A logical solution would have been to establish new reconnaissance battalions on the basis of existing battalions or companies. However, the Armed Forces leadership instead made the unexpected decision to reformat selected light infantry battalions into reconnaissance units.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As a result, the following battalions have been reorganized into reconnaissance formations:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>14th Rifle Battalion -&gt; 14th Reconnaissance Battalion<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>23rd Rifle Battalion -&gt; 23rd Reconnaissance Battalion<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>52nd Rifle Battalion -&gt; 53rd Reconnaissance Battalion<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>53rd Rifle Battalion -&gt; 53rd Reconnaissance Battalion<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The last mentioned unit, 53rd Battalion, has been already assigned to a corps formation, the 14th Army Corps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Ground Forces of Ukraine currently field a total of ten reconnaissance battalions, though the 129th Battalion may have ceased to exist due to heavy losses in the first year of the war. If only nine battalions remain, four corps formations are left without reconnaissance units, which will need to be created.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\n<div class=\"list-units-pods\">[pods name=\"unit\" orderby=\"ukrainian_short_name.meta_value_num\" where=\" ID IN ('19866','63443','20342','21178','19416','19427','19430','19432','19436','21587')\" template=\"Units List News post\" limit=\"100\"][\/pods]<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, some corps formations already include reconnaissance-strike battalions. Whether these are factored into the overall count remains unclear. 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