36th Marine Brigade was formed in 2015 on the basis of units withdrawn from the occupied Crimea – 1st and 501st Marine Battalion, which were previously part of Ukrainian 36th Coastal Defense Brigade. The brigade participated in anti-terrorist operation since its formation, primarily in Mariupol direction. In February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the majority of the brigade was located in Mariupol. As per Yuriy Sodol, the commander of Ukrainian Marine Corps, the brigade had to be formed almost from scratch after the battle of Mariupol.

Recent News

36th Marine Brigade received Marder vehicles
October 28, 2024

The first marine unit to get German-supplied vehicles.

Operation Report 2019 – Week #42
October 20, 2019

Operation Report is a summary of what happened in Joint Forces Operation Zone (previously known as Anti-Terrorist Operation zone or ATO) during the last week.

Recap Deployment Map changes – Week 40
October 8, 2023

Units defending Mariupol
April 13, 2022

The list of Ukrainian units who have been heroically defending the besieged city of Mariupol for longer than 40 days and counting.

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 Marine Battalion

A2777 | Mykolaiv, Mykoliav Oblast

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501st Marine Battalion

A0669 | Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast

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Vedmedi Assault Group

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2nd Marine Battalion

The second linear marine battalion of the brigade.

Shkval Battalion

Penal battalion formed from mobilized convicts.

Marine Tank Battalion

Tank battalion equipped with T-80BVs. The unit was defeated during the Siege of Mariupol in 2022.

Artillery Group

The group includes HQ, target acquisition unit, two self-propelled artillery battalions, rocket artillery unit and anti-tank unit.

Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion

The air defense battalion of the brigade.

Reconnaissance Company

The scouts of the brigade.

Engineer Battalion

The engineers of the brigade.

Logistic Battalion

The logistic battalion of the brigade.

Maintenance Battalion

The repair & restoration battalion of the brigade.

Signal Company

The signal company of the brigade.

Radar Company

The radar and radiolocation company of the brigade.

Medical Service

The medics of the brigade.

CBRN Protection Company

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence unit.

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

T-80BV mod.2018

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 2+

T-64BV mod.2022

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 2+

BMP-2

Type:

IFV

| Amount:

Marder 1A3

Type:

IFV

| Amount: 2+

Sisu XA-180

Type:

APC

| Amount: 5+

M113

Type:

APC

| Amount: 4+

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BMC Kirpi

Type:

MRAP

| Amount: 1+

2S1 Gvozdika

Type:

Artillery

| Amount: 5+

BM-21 Grad

Type:

MLRS

| Amount: 5+

ZSU-23-4

Type:

SPAAG

| Amount: 1+

Previous equipment

During the Siege of Mariupol in 2022, the brigade lost all of its T-80BV tanks and the majority of BMP-1s, BTR-80s and BTR-70 (if not all).

T-80BV

Type:

MBT

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BMP-1

Type:

IFV

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BTR-80

Type:

APC

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BTR-70

Type:

APC

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Kozak-2

Type:

MRAP

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3K35 Strela-10

Type:

Anti-Aircraft

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HMMWV

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Vehicle

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ZSU-23-4 Shilka

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Anti-Aircraft

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2S3 Akatsiya

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Artillery

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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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