Personnel Training Battalion

Personnel Training Battalion is a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard.

The unit was formed shortly following the release of Mariupol defenders from the Azov Regiment in September 2022, which began to revive the combat capabilities of the unit.

It was responsible for training new and existing recruits as part of the Azov Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard.

Between January and February 2023, it was expanded to the size of a battalion in response to the fact that the unit had been expanded from a regiment into a brigade.

In March 2025, the unit was elevated from the command of the Azov Brigade to the jurisdiction of the 1st Azov Corps of the Ukrainian National Guard.

The battalion is now responsible for training new and existing personnel within the framework of the 1st Azov Corps, including all the brigades under the wing of the structure.

Insignia

The insignia depicts a pointed chevron, which conforms to the design of the corps insignia and its subunits. At its center, the insignia displays a sword facing downwards, which is surrounded by several symbolic elements. The famous Idea of the Nation symbol is present in the center of the chevron, being the core ideology of the corps and the Azov Brigade, additionally, behind the sword and symbol is a book, a homage to knowledge and education in the process of training recruits. Nestled around the bottom of the insignia is an oak branch.