8th Mountain Assault Battalion is a mountain infantry unit of the Ground Forces of Ukraine, and under the command of 10th Mountain Assault Brigade. The unit was initially established in May 2014 as the 8th Territorial Defense Battalion Podillia. In November 2014, it was restructured into the 8th Motorized Battalion and placed under the command of the 24th Mechanized Brigade. In February 2016, 8th Mountain Assault Battalion was formed on its basis.

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Structure

Here you can find the last known structure of the unit, including their insignia if available.

Battalion’s Headquarters

The unit includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.

Equipment

Here, you can view the complete list of the unit’s equipment. All images of the vehicles and weapons below are sourced from the unit’s official social media page.

Current equipment

BMP-2

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IFV

| Amount: 2+

BMP-1

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IFV

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Equipment Losses

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