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Initially established in March 2022 as the 16th Brigade of the National Guard, it was officially restructured on March 11, 2024, as the first dedicated artillery brigade within the National Guard. This date is considered&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41044,"parent":11765,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"unit_tag":[],"class_list":["post-24318","unit","type-unit","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/h_3101-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Jerome Rendall","author_link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/author\/ml_admin\/"},"comment_info":"","related_losses":false,"related_posts":[{"ID":30764,"post_title":"National Guard forms an artillery brigade","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The first of its kind in the structure of Ukrainian National Guard.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:more -->\n<!--more-->\n<!-- \/wp:more -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Ukrainian Army command has made the decision to create a separate artillery brigade within the National Guard's structure. As the first of its kind in the National Guard, this unit represents a logical progression aimed at enhancing the combat capabilities of the National Guard.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The brigade is designated with military unit number 3101, a familiar unit to us.<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/ongoing-expansion-of-national-guard\/\"> Our site previously covered<\/a> the establishment of various National Guard units in October 2023. Among them was the 16th Brigade from Dnipro, also bearing the military unit number 3101. The artillery brigade was likely formed on its basis, retaining the same numerical designation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The commander of 16th Artillery Brigade was appointed Lt. Col. Oleh Holiney. A graduate of the Khmelnytskyi Military Institute of Artillery and Missile Forces in 2007 and the National University of Defense in 2022. Before assuming command, he led the artillery unit of the Rubizh Brigade and distinguished himself during the battles for Luhansk Oblast in 2022. He was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine for his performance.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The unit received 2S22 Bohdana artillery systems and BM-21 Grad rocket launchers. The brigade also released a video showcasing a range of artillery equipment, such as the M270 MLRS, PzH 2000, and M109. It's worth noting that this video does not accurately represent the equipment of the 16th Artillery Brigade.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F61559047920465%2Fvideos%2F444547114739817%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"30764_54dea6-ba\",\"align\":\"right\",\"color\":\"palette6\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"colorClass\":\"theme-palette6\",\"htmlTag\":\"p\",\"fontSize\":[16,\"\",\"\"]} -->\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading30764_54dea6-ba wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-6-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading30764_54dea6-ba\"><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2024-04-30 20:46:02","post_date_gmt":"2024-04-30 19:46:02","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"national-guard-forms-an-artillery-brigade","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:38:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:38:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=30764","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","comments":[{"comment_ID":"14444","comment_post_ID":"30764","comment_author":"Jerome Rendall","comment_author_email":"info@militaryland.net","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"94.112.33.166","comment_date":"2024-05-01 09:38:23","comment_date_gmt":"2024-05-01 08:38:23","comment_content":"Scheduled for today. ;)","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:125.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/125.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14443","user_id":"1","pod_item_id":"14444"},{"comment_ID":"14443","comment_post_ID":"30764","comment_author":"Tristan","comment_author_email":"tlegall29@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"109.24.224.159","comment_date":"2024-05-01 08:28:09","comment_date_gmt":"2024-05-01 07:28:09","comment_content":"Border guards are also creating a third brigade.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/state-border-guard-service-establishes-new-brigade-timing-for-ukraines-border-guard-day\/#:~:text=The%20State%20Border%20Guard%20Service,announced%20on%20his%20Telegram%20channel.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/124.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14443"}],"_thumbnail_id":["30792","1","2024-04-30 16:18:43","2024-04-30 15:18:43","Ukrainian Ministry of Defense ","news_ng_artillery","","inherit","open","closed","","news_ng_artillery","","","2024-05-01 10:25:58","2024-05-01 09:25:58","","30764","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/news_ng_artillery.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","30792"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1059","object_id":"83787","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"},{"term_id":"4","name":"\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0456","slug":"units","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"4","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"386","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":false,"post_format":false,"id":30764},{"ID":35515,"post_title":"Promotions and honorary titles assigned on the Day of Independence","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the Ukrainian nation celebrates Independence Day today, it presents a great opportunity to honor military units, commanders, and distribute state awards and honorary titles. We've compiled a summary of all units that have received battle flags, honorary names, or awards, as well as the commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who have been promoted to higher ranks based on the Presidential's decrees released on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/\">president.gov.ua<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"35515_a42d35-fd\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading35515_a42d35-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35515_a42d35-fd\">Combat Units<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>42nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ground Forces received its battle flag.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>77th Airmobile Brigade of the Air Assault Forces received the honorary name Naddnipryanska (Dnieper land).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>82nd Air Assault Brigade of the Air Assault Forces received the honorary name Bukovynska (based on a historical region of Bukovina).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>148th Artillery Brigade of the Air Assault Forces received the honorary name Zhytomyrska (Zhytomyr Oblast).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>103rd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces received the honorary name Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi (named after).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>16th Artillery Brigade of the National Guard received its battle flag.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>17th Brigade of the National Guard received the honorary name Poltavska (Poltava Oblast).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>35th Regiment of the National Guard received the honorary name Sumsky (Sumy Oblast).<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Force received the honorary name Ghost of Kyiv.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The following units received For Courage and Bravery honorary award for courage and heroism shown during the defense of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>2nd National Guard's Brigade, 3rd Assault Brigade, 58th Motorized Brigade, 77th Airmobile Brigade, 138th Radio Engineering Brigade, 148th Artillery Brigade, 199th Training Center<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"35515_e80e6f-f5\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading35515_e80e6f-f5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading35515_e80e6f-f5\">Commanders<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has been promoted to a general.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Maj. Gen. Anatoly Bargylevych, the Chief of General Staff, was promoted to Lieutenant General rank.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Brig. Gen. Andriy Hnatov, the Commander of Joint Operations Forces, was promoted to Major General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Brig. Gen. Volodymyr Horbatyuk, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, was promoted to Major General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Brig. Gen. Volodymyr Karpenk, the Commander of the Logistics Forces, was promoted to Major General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Brig. Gen. Oleksandr Komarenko, the Chief of the Main Operation Department of the General Staff, was promoted to Major General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Brig. Gen. Oleksandr Yakovts, the Head of the Administration of the State Special Transport Service, was promoted to Major Genera.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Col. Oleh Holovash, Chief of the Office of the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine, was promoted to Brigadier General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Col. Andriy Zenoviovych, Head of the Main Investigative Department of the Security Service of Ukraine, was promoted to Brigadier General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Col. Oleh Luhovsky, Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, was promoted to Brigadier General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Col. Ruslan Herasymchuk, Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, was promoted to Police General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Col. Oleh Hryhorov, Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Luhansk Oblast, was promoted to Police General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Col. Andrii Danyk, Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations, was promoted to Major General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Col. Vitaliya Hryhorovych, First Deputy Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations, was promoted to Major General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Col. Vitaliy Matsak, Head of the internal and internal security department of the Administration of the State Border Service, was promoted to Brigadier General.<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->","post_excerpt":"Ukraine celebrates the 33rd anniversary of its independence and honors military units and commanders.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2024-08-24 19:16:45","post_date_gmt":"2024-08-24 18:16:45","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"promotions-and-honorary-titles-assigned-on-the-day-of-independence","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:45:13","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:45:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=35515","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["35527","1","2024-08-24 15:31:00","2024-08-24 14:31:00","","news_2024independence","","inherit","open","closed","","news_2024independence","","","2024-08-24 15:31:00","2024-08-24 14:31:00","","35515","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/news_2024independence.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","35527"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1059","object_id":"83787","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"},{"term_id":"4","name":"\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0456","slug":"units","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"4","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"386","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":"1142","name":"\u0410\u0440\u043c\u0456\u044f","slug":"army","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1142","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"296","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":35515},{"ID":41041,"post_title":"National Guard's Artillery Brigade received Zuzana","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 16th Artillery Brigade, also known as the Separate Artillery Brigade of the National Guard, has received a batch of 155 mm Zuzana 2 artillery systems. The brigade recently announced the acceptance of the artillery systems through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid038JTXRF9sqDekGQ5jP2WacMMyS8t6mzPRqSRwwcW5hvJBS8EdMsVBesn3rsWWd9ycl&amp;id=61559047920465\">official social media accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"41041_344666-b2\",\"colLayout\":\"equal\",\"firstColumnWidth\":0,\"secondColumnWidth\":0,\"thirdColumnWidth\":0,\"fourthColumnWidth\":0,\"fifthColumnWidth\":0,\"sixthColumnWidth\":0,\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"41041_b640ab-b4\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column41041_b640ab-b4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"id\":41051,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/v_3101_zuzana.jpg\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"41041_8e6dda-9d\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image41041_8e6dda-9d size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/v_3101_zuzana.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/v_3101_zuzana-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-41051\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"41041_359184-84\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column41041_359184-84\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"id\":41048,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/472219157.jpg\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"41041_0b3546-da\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image41041_0b3546-da size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/472219157.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/472219157-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-41048\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Zuzana 2 155 mm Gun Howitzer is a Slovak artillery system developed by Kon\u0161trukta \u2013 Defence, featuring a 52-caliber gun and an automatic loader for both the projectile and charge. It is a further modification of the Dana howitzer.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"Slovakia-made artillery reinforces the National Guard brigade.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-01-21 21:23:22","post_date_gmt":"2025-01-21 20:23:22","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"national-guards-artillery-brigade-received-zuzana","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 23:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 21:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=41041","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","comments":[{"comment_ID":"15178","comment_post_ID":"41041","comment_author":"Part time Templar","comment_author_email":"tomas.ondrejka@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"178.41.62.153","comment_date":"2025-01-21 23:21:58","comment_date_gmt":"2025-01-21 22:21:58","comment_content":"<span>Please correct the nonsense. Zuzana 2 is 52 caliber, not to be mistaken with Zuzana vz. 2000 which is the older 45 cal variant. Ukraine has not received the older variant.<\/span>","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/131.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"3203","pod_item_id":"15178"}],"_thumbnail_id":["41043","1","2025-01-05 23:32:24","2025-01-05 22:32:24","","news_16brigade_zuzana","","inherit","open","closed","","news_16brigade_zuzana","","","2025-01-05 23:32:24","2025-01-05 22:32:24","","41041","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/news_16brigade_zuzana.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","41043"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1059","object_id":"83787","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"},{"term_id":"4","name":"\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0456","slug":"units","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"4","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"386","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":"1149","name":"\u041c\u0456\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0432\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0448\u043d\u0456\u0445 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432","slug":"ministry-of-internal-affairs","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1149","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"16","object_id":"81632","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1149"},{"term_id":"1148","name":"\u043d\u0430\u0446\u0456\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430 \u0433\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0434\u0456\u044f","slug":"national-guard","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1148","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"19","object_id":"81632","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1148"}],"post_format":false,"id":41041},{"ID":24231,"post_title":"Ongoing expansion of National Guard","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs quietly forms new units within National Guard structure.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:more -->\n<!--more-->\n<!-- \/wp:more -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Armed Forces of Ukraine are not the only military formation in Ukraine who, due to Russian full-scale invasion in 2022, have started to form additional units or expand the already existing ones. For example, on February 5 this year, Ministry of Internal Affairs <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/ukraine-creates-offensive-guard-brigades\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17509\">announced<\/a> creation of new National Guard assault brigades under the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/offensive-guard\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17463\">Offensive Guard<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, Ukrainian National Guard is much bigger than just these Offensive Guard brigades. There are dozens of brigades, regiments and separate battalions who perform duties to protect Ukrainian state and its land. Through the months after the Russian full-scale invasion, several National Guard units were expanded and new formed. In total, the command of Ukrainian National Guard decided to expand four units to regiment or brigade size, and form six new additional units.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"24231_9a04eb-ad\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading24231_9a04eb-ad wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24231_9a04eb-ad\">Northern Administration<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>unit's military number is in brackets<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"24231_6cd712-ca\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"firstColumnWidth\":20,\"secondColumnWidth\":80,\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"24231_90eb87-47\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24231_90eb87-47\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":8565,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/27th-regiment\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/i_ngu_22_battalion.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8565\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"24231_f704b5-b9\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24231_f704b5-b9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"level\":3,\"uniqueID\":\"24231_129e18-60\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading24231_129e18-60 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24231_129e18-60\">27th Regiment (3082)<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>27th Regiment was formed on the basis of 22nd Separate Battalion. The unit is based in Chernihiv.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"24231_87bfe8-ff\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"firstColumnWidth\":20,\"secondColumnWidth\":80,\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"24231_58c068-b7\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24231_58c068-b7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":23490,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/31st-regiment\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/i_ngu_3061-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23490\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"24231_7b70d4-84\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24231_7b70d4-84\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"level\":3,\"uniqueID\":\"24231_5851e1-c2\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading24231_5851e1-c2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24231_5851e1-c2\">31st Regiment (3061)<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>31st Regiment was formed on the basis of 25th Separate Battalion. The unit is based in Cherkasy. Col. 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The command of brigade is Col. Vyacheslav Syvka. Interestingly, the brigade is listed under Northern Administration, not Central.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"24231_2c40b3-db\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"firstColumnWidth\":20,\"secondColumnWidth\":80,\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"24231_5e84da-84\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24231_5e84da-84\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":257,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/25th-regiment\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/i_no_thumb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"24231_29a32a-df\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24231_29a32a-df\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"level\":3,\"uniqueID\":\"24231_90f693-5d\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading24231_90f693-5d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24231_90f693-5d\">25th Regiment (3114)<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New regiment of the National Guard, nothing else is known at this moment.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1294996283912605\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; 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The unit is based in Dnipro.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"24231_d1b448-27\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"firstColumnWidth\":20,\"secondColumnWidth\":80,\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"24231_86fb0d-6b\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24231_86fb0d-6b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":8561,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/32nd-regiment\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/i_ngu_12battalion.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8561\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"24231_169979-db\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24231_169979-db\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"level\":3,\"uniqueID\":\"24231_1a77cb-2b\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading24231_1a77cb-2b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24231_1a77cb-2b\">32nd Regiment (3052)<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>32nd Regiment was formed on the basis of 12th Separate Battalion of the National Guard. The unit is based in Poltava.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"24231_2e2222-7d\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading24231_2e2222-7d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24231_2e2222-7d\">Eastern Administration<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout 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Commander is Col. Vadym Shvets.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"24231_4d6a11-1a\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"firstColumnWidth\":20,\"secondColumnWidth\":80,\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"24231_d199d4-61\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24231_d199d4-61\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":257,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/26th-regiment\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/i_no_thumb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"24231_213a06-0e\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column24231_213a06-0e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"level\":3,\"uniqueID\":\"24231_695c4b-cd\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading24231_695c4b-cd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading24231_695c4b-cd\">26th Regiment (3115)<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new regiment of National Guard formed in Chaslivtsi, Zakarpattia Oblast. The commander is Lt. Col. Dmytro Hurtovsky, formed commander of 2nd Battalion of 2nd Galician Brigade.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Unit's page has been created for each unit. You can visit it by clicking on the insignia.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"right\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>source: orders of Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2023-10-12 22:01:09","post_date_gmt":"2023-10-12 21:01:09","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ongoing-expansion-of-national-guard","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:38:32","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:38:32","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=24231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","comments":[{"comment_ID":"13225","comment_post_ID":"24231","comment_author":"Fredrick Fitzgerald","comment_author_email":"hager@msn.com","comment_author_url":"https:\/\/njjfeducationcenter.com\/","comment_author_IP":"2409:40e4:41:a835:7133:2a08:2bf1:6963","comment_date":"2023-10-19 18:51:11","comment_date_gmt":"2023-10-19 17:51:11","comment_content":"Fantastic site. 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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<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"61629_0acde8-fd\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading61629_0acde8-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading61629_0acde8-fd\">Foreigners allowed<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The most significant change in the National Guard is that several units have opened their ranks to foreign volunteers. 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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<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\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<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":64088,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"uniqueID\":\"61629_52d8a8-db\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image61629_52d8a8-db\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/i_ngu_3047-400x400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-64088\"\/><figcaption><em>New insignia of 38th Regiment<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"61629_d3f0e9-87\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\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<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\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 \"Azov\", 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 \"Khartia.\"<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\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<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\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<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-08-29 20:48:51","post_date_gmt":"2025-08-29 18:48:51","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"summary-of-2025-reforms-in-the-national-guard","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-29 21:14:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-29 19:14:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=61629","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","comments":[{"comment_ID":"15647","comment_post_ID":"61629","comment_author":"Kiraina","comment_author_email":"kirililijew@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"212.39.89.30","comment_date":"2025-08-29 20:55:22","comment_date_gmt":"2025-08-29 18:55:22","comment_content":"The brigade numbers of the National guard are dublicating with the brigade numbers of Ground Forces, for example - 14 \u0411\u0440\u041e\u041f = 14 \u041e\u041c\u0411\u0440","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/139.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"15647"}],"_thumbnail_id":["63995","1","2025-08-29 13:49:53","2025-08-29 11:49:53","","news_guard2025","14th Operational Purpose Brigade","inherit","open","closed","","news_guard2025","","","2025-08-29 13:50:12","2025-08-29 11:50:12","","61629","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/news_guard2025.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","63995"],"category":[{"term_id":"698","name":"\u041f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0456\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f","slug":"article","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"698","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"48","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"698"},{"term_id":"4","name":"\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0456","slug":"units","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"4","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"386","object_id":"83836","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":"1162","name":"\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0448\u0438\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f","slug":"expansion","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1162","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"9","object_id":"77891","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1162"},{"term_id":"1151","name":"\u041c\u0456\u0436\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439","slug":"international","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1151","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"6","object_id":"75633","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1151"},{"term_id":"1149","name":"\u041c\u0456\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0432\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0448\u043d\u0456\u0445 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432","slug":"ministry-of-internal-affairs","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1149","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"16","object_id":"81632","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1149"},{"term_id":"1148","name":"\u043d\u0430\u0446\u0456\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430 \u0433\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0434\u0456\u044f","slug":"national-guard","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1148","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"19","object_id":"81632","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1148"}],"post_format":false,"id":61629}],"unit_equipment_previous":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/24318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/unit"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/24318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82814,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/24318\/revisions\/82814"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/11765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"unit_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit_tag?post=24318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}