Chervona Kalyna Brigade

Chervona Kalyna Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard.

It was originally formed as the 8th Regiment of Operational Assignment. In 2014, the unit prevented the creation of a pseudo-republic in Kharkiv Oblast, liberating the Kharkiv Regional State Administrative building.

The unit also conducted one of the first successful battles of the Ukrainian Defense Forces at the beginning of the Anti-Terrorist Operation near Semenivka, covering the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Debaltseve, and defended the famous Donetsk Airport.

At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the unit was stationed in Kyiv and helped to defend the Ukrainian capital, as well as Kyiv Oblast. They defeated a Russian armored column near the village of Buzova. Overall, they destroyed more than 80 units of Russian equipment, and together with the rest of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, liberated 20 settlements in Kyiv Oblast.

Since June 2022, the brigade has participated in many combat operations, including the defense of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, and other settlements. They liberated and held Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast, Spirne and Verkhnokamyanske in Donetsk Oblast.

In January to February 2023, the regiment was expanded as part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Offensive Guard Program, leading to the establishment of the 14th Brigade of Operational Assignment Chervona Kalyna. The brigade participated in the Ukrainian summer counteroffensive in 2023, in the Zaporizhzhia direction, helping to liberate key areas.

In March 2025, the brigade was assigned to the 1st Azov Corps of the Ukrainian National Guard.

Insignia

The insignia depicts a roundel-style insignia in a contrasting red and black tone. The central imagery features a stylized flower known as Red Viburnum, in sharp angular angles and shapes, being a very common plant in Ukrainian gardens and forests. Surrounding it is a white inscription of the brigade name and its branch.