15th Brigade of Operational Assignment is a unit of Ukrainian National Guard from the city of Zaporizhzhia. The unit was formed as 9th Regiment of Operational Purpose on the basis of disbanded 9th Special Purpose Regiment “Cheetah” in August 2014. On February 24, 2022, the unit was urgently dispatched to stop the Russian advance towards Melitopol and Tokmak. The regiment managed to slow down, and eventually stop the Russian progress. In January 2023, the 9th Operational Regiment was reformed into an assault brigade under the Offensive Guard program and renamed as 15th Brigade of Operational Assignment and received nickname Kara-Dag.

Recent News

Ukraine creates Offensive Guard brigades
February 5, 2023

Both Ukrainian Army Corps report changes in its structure and 10th Army Corps has a new commander.

Structure

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

Brigade’s Headquarters

The unit includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.

1st Guardsmen Battalion

The first linear infantry battalion of the unit.

2nd Battalion of Operational Assignment

The second linear battalion of the brigade.

3rd Battalion of Operational Assignment

The third linear battalion of the brigade.

4th Guardsmen Battalion

The fourth linear infantry battalion of the unit.

5th Guardsmen Battalion

The fifth linear infantry battalion of the unit.

6th Guardsmen Battalion

The sixth linear infantry battalion of the unit.

Tank Company

The linear tank company of the unit.

Artillery Group

The artillery battalion of the unit.

Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion

The air defense battalion of the unit.

Special Purpose Reconnaissance Company

The scouts of the unit.

Crow Company

Company of unmanned strike aerial systems.

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

Brigade’s vehicles are marked with 4-7XX number.

T-64BV

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 5+

BTR-4

Type:

APC

| Amount: 5+

Varta

Type:

MRAP

| Amount: 7+

Kraz Cobra

Type:

LAV

| Amount: 1+

MT-12 Rapira

Type:

AT Gun

| Amount: 3+

2S1 Gvozdika

Type:

Artillery

| Amount: 3+

Equipment Losses

# Vehicle Type Vehicle Number Date Location
ID_38 BTR-4 4-707 March 4, 2022 Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
ID_39 Varta 4-767 March 3, 2022 Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
ID_76 BTR-4 March 1, 2022 Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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