Spartan Brigade

Spartan Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard.

It was initially formed at the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine in June 2014. The staffing of the brigade was fully complete by October of the same year.

In the winter of 2015, the brigade began its first combat operation near Debaltseve, Donetsk Oblast, and later would deploy to areas of Krymske near Mariupol and Popasna.

The following year, in June 2016, the brigade began to man second-line positions in Luhansk Oblast.

On October 14, 2020, by decree of the President of Ukraine, the brigade was given the honorary name Colonel Petro Bolbochan.

At the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the unit participated heavily in the defense of Kharkiv Oblast and Kharkiv city, defending three of the city’s exits. The brigade also helped to liberate the settlements of Mala Rohan, Tsyrkuny, and Kutuzivka.

On July 27, 2022, by decree of the President of Ukraine, the brigade received the Award For Courage and Bravery from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

During the Kharkiv offensive in late 2022, the brigade fought in Slatyne, Kozacha Lopan, and Dementiivka, seeing heavy success.

Between January and February 2023, the Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated the Offensive Guard Program, and the brigade became part of the program, being nicknamed the Spartan Brigade.

In April 2025, the brigade joined the 2nd Khartia Corps of the Ukrainian National Guard.

Insignia

The insignia displays a stylized chevron with a dark green canvas and light green border. The top of the insignia displays the inscriptions of the brigade name, rendered in an angular, stylized font. Below is a large, stylized Tryzub, depicted in a geometric, elongated form, with sharp, symmetrical lines, forming a sword peak at the top, and a small diamond at its base.