Special Operations Center West is a special-purpose formation of Ukrainian Special Operations Forces as 8th Special Purpose Brigade. In September 2023, the brigade was reformed as a regiment. In 2014, soldiers of the regiment defended Donetsk, Luhansk and Kramatorsk airports, and also conducted operations behind enemy lines and acted as SAR unit. In 2019, 8th Special Purpose Regiment was reformed as Special Operations Center West.

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Structure

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

Regiment’s Headquarters

The unit includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.

1st Special Operations Detachment

2nd Special Operations Detachment

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

HMMWV

Type:

LAV

| Amount: 5+

Polaris MRZR

Type:

Vehicle

| Amount: 5+

Equipment Losses

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

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