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The 2nd battalion fought near Kyiv and is now deployed somewhere in the eastern Ukraine.\n\n\"\"Azov Regiment - tank company<\/strong><\/a>\nNational Guard of Ukraine<\/em>\nThe Azov's tank company with its ten T-64B1M tanks is deployed to Mariupol as well. We have so far a visual confirmation of one tank loss.\n\n\"\"12th Operational Brigade<\/strong>\nNational Guard of Ukraine<\/em>\nThe 1st patrol battalion, a reserve company and special patrol company are deployed to Mariupol.\n\n\"\"36th Marines Brigade<\/strong>\nUkrainian Navy<\/em>\nThe 501st battalion and tank company equipped with T-80BVs are fighting inside Mariupol. The 1st battalion of the brigade is deployed near Mykolaiv.\n\n\"\"503rd Marines Battalion<\/strong><\/del>\nUkrainian Navy<\/em><\/del>\nThe separate Marines battalion is deployed to Mariupol in its full strength. They closely cooperate with 501st battalion.<\/del>\n\n\"\"Mariupol Sea Border Guards<\/strong>\nBorder Guards<\/em>\nA coast guard unit. Their boats have been docked in the port since the first day of invasion, but the troops are fighting alongside regular units inside the city.\n\n\"\"56th Mechanized Brigade<\/strong>\nArmed Forces of Ukraine<\/em>\nThe brigade's HQ is located in Mariupol. It's possible there are some rear elements present in Mariupol, but we aren't 100% sure. All combat battalions have been deployed near Donetsk airport since January.\n\n\"\"Kord Special Police Unit<\/strong>\nMinistry of Internal Affairs<\/em>\nMariupol's police and Kord special police unit are defending the city alongside the Ukrainian troops.\n\n\"\"109th Territorial Defense Brigade<\/strong>\nArmed Forces of Ukraine<\/em>\nOne battalion (of six battalions) and the brigade's HQ staff is present in Mariupol.","post_excerpt":"The list of Ukrainian units who have been heroically defending the besieged city of Mariupol for longer than 40 days and counting.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2022-04-13 17:45:20","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-13 16:45:20","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"units-defending-mariupol","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-06-23 13:55:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-06-23 12:55:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=7158","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"8","comments":[{"comment_ID":"1286","comment_post_ID":"7158","comment_author":"pablo","comment_author_email":"beksinski82@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"162.158.22.50","comment_date":"2022-04-17 11:39:53","comment_date_gmt":"2022-04-17 10:39:53","comment_content":"Biggest balls in the galaxy.\r\nRespect.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Android 9; Mobile; rv:99.0) Gecko\/99.0 Firefox\/99.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"1206","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"1286"},{"comment_ID":"1269","comment_post_ID":"7158","comment_author":"Saco Wea","comment_author_email":"sacowea@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"141.101.102.210","comment_date":"2022-04-16 17:40:18","comment_date_gmt":"2022-04-16 16:40:18","comment_content":"What about the 36 Marine?","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/100.0.4896.88 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"1269"},{"comment_ID":"1233","comment_post_ID":"7158","comment_author":"David Shiell","comment_author_email":"david_shiell@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"172.70.135.71","comment_date":"2022-04-14 21:05:42","comment_date_gmt":"2022-04-14 20:05:42","comment_content":"Mariupol has given Ukraine a new batch of \"cyborgs\" to inspire the nation.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/100.0.4896.88 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"1233"},{"comment_ID":"1224","comment_post_ID":"7158","comment_author":"Jon","comment_author_email":"jon_hallin@hotmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"162.158.222.120","comment_date":"2022-04-14 10:54:56","comment_date_gmt":"2022-04-14 09:54:56","comment_content":"Nowhere close to that, 5000 max.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:99.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/99.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"1220","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"1224"},{"comment_ID":"1221","comment_post_ID":"7158","comment_author":"Jerome Rendall","comment_author_email":"info@militaryland.net","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"172.68.50.50","comment_date":"2022-04-14 07:56:16","comment_date_gmt":"2022-04-14 06:56:16","comment_content":"A battalion is about 300 men strong. I don't know how large the police force there is.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:99.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/99.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"1219","user_id":"1","pod_item_id":"1221"},{"comment_ID":"1220","comment_post_ID":"7158","comment_author":"Damashii","comment_author_email":"jure.vode@hotmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"172.68.221.50","comment_date":"2022-04-14 07:32:59","comment_date_gmt":"2022-04-14 06:32:59","comment_content":"How many total personal UA forces were deployed in Mariupol? It is true, that estimated figure is around 15000 personal?","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; VOG-L29) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/100.0.4896.79 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"1220"},{"comment_ID":"1219","comment_post_ID":"7158","comment_author":"Hill","comment_author_email":"gherf@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"172.68.133.78","comment_date":"2022-04-14 07:16:38","comment_date_gmt":"2022-04-14 06:16:38","comment_content":"Do we know how many troops were in Mariupol?","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/100.0.4896.88 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"1219"},{"comment_ID":"1206","comment_post_ID":"7158","comment_author":"sagwas","comment_author_email":"sagwas@tutanota.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"141.101.96.161","comment_date":"2022-04-13 22:22:38","comment_date_gmt":"2022-04-13 21:22:38","comment_content":"A hundred years from now, the defenders of Mariupol will be whispering reverentially in Ukrainian schoolyards, glasses will be forever raised at celebrations to these heroes, and all over the world these men and women will be role models where tyranny and bondage are fought. \r\nAn old Croatian's heart bleeds, but he cherishes his Ukrainian brothers with the same heart.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/100.0.4896.81 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"1206"}],"_thumbnail_id":["7178","1","2022-04-13 17:09:44","2022-04-13 16:09:44","","news_mariupol_units","","inherit","open","closed","","news_mariupol_units","","","2022-04-13 17:09:44","2022-04-13 16:09:44","","7158","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/news_mariupol_units.jpg","0","attachment","image\/jpeg","0","7178"],"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"}],"post_tag":false,"post_format":false,"id":7158},{"ID":58784,"post_title":"Reformation of the Territorial Defense Forces","post_content":"\n

The Territorial Defense Forces are undergoing a comprehensive restructuring. Separate battalions are being reorganized into linear battalions, streamlining the force and eliminating redundant management and command elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Territorial Defense Brigades were first established\u2014some as early as 2018\u2014they consisted of separate battalions, unlike the regular brigades of the Ground Forces. This design reflected their original role as a reserve force focused on defending local communities. Each major city raised its own territorial defense battalion, complete with its own base, command staff, and rear support. Brigades served primarily as regional oversight, with one Territorial Defense Brigade assigned to each Ukrainian region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, some regions created a second brigade to meet increased manpower demands. Parliament later passed legislation allowing Territorial Defense brigades and their battalions to deploy outside their home regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because separate battalions were designed to operate independently, they were frequently attached to regular Ground Forces brigades and rarely deployed to the front as a complete Territorial Defense Brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changes for better<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The linearization of Territorial Defense Brigades is intended to simplify their structure and management by removing unnecessary elements. Support units will now be organized at the brigade level, while those at the battalion level will be disbanded. All battalions will be relocated to their brigade\u2019s main base. This process will enable the Defense Forces to create full-fledged brigades capable of deploying as cohesive units with a clear hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The change is significant, as dozens of Territorial Defense Brigades exist, and properly reforming every battalion will take time. Below, we provide a list of all known separate units that have been reformed into linear formations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of Units<\/h2>\n\n\n\n