In January 2023, the 9th Operational Regiment was reformed into an assault brigade under the Offensive Guard program and renamed to as 15th Operational Brigade Kara-Dag.

Recent News

Ukraine creates Offensive Guard brigades

The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced formation of new assault brigades to liberate Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea.

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Structure

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

Unit’s Headquarters

The unit includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.

1st Guardsmen Battalion

The first linear infantry battalion of the unit.

2nd Guardsmen Battalion

The second linear infantry battalion of the unit.

3rd Guardsmen Battalion

The third linear infantry battalion of the unit.

Tank Company

The linear tank company of the unit.

Artillery Battalion

The artillery battalion of the unit.

Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion

The air defense battalion of the unit.

Reconnaissance Company

The scouts of the unit.

Equipment

Here you can find all equipment of the unit. All images of vehicles and weapons listed below are taken from the official social media page of the unit.

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 Number Date of Loss Place
ID_38 BTR-4 4-707 March 4, 2022 Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
ID_39 Varta 4-767 March 3, 2022 Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Manpower Casualties

We currently don’t have information about the unit’s manpower losses. Please check back later.
We currently don’t have information about the unit’s insignia history. Please check back later.