103rd Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

103rd Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
103rd Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukrainian: 103-тя окрема бригада територіальної оборони
Active	27 June 2018 - present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Armed Forces of Ukraine
Type	Military reserve force
Role	Light infantry
Part of	Territorial Defense Forces
Garrison/HQ	Lviv Oblast; MUN А7031
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War 2024 Kursk offensive; ;
Website	Official website

The 103rd Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: 103-тя окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine. It is part of Operational Command West. The brigade is participating in the defense against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the country's east.

History

On 27 June 2018 the brigade was formed in Lviv Oblast.^[1]

On 16 October 2018, as part of a working trip to Lviv Oblast, the then President, Petro Poroshenko took part in several events dedicated to the Day of Territorial Defense Soldiers, which took place at the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security. Poroshenko inspected the bases used for training territorial defence battalions, in particular the personnel of the 64th Territorial Defense Battalion of the 103rd Independent Territorial Defense Brigade of the Lviv Oblast.^[2]

From 17 to 20 July 2019, about two hundred reserve officers of the brigade underwent combat training at the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security.^[3]

During the Kharkiv counteroffensive, both the 103rd and 113th Territorial Defense Brigades conducted attacks along the P07 road into Chkalovske and Shevchenkove, supporting the Balakliia axis of advance as well as enabling elements of the 25th Airborne Brigade and 80th Air Assault Brigade to recapture Kupiansk.^[4]

Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked the 103rd Lviv Defense Brigade, which is responsible for the liberation of Yampil in the Donetsk region, in his evening video message on September 30.^[5]

On 2 October, the brigade received its battle flag.^[6]

Structure

Headquarters
62nd Territorial Defense Battalion (Lviv)
63rd Territorial Defense Battalion (Kamianka-Buzka)
64th Territorial Defense Battalion (Brody)
65th Territorial Defense Battalion (Stryi)
66th Territorial Defense Battalion (Yavoriv)
67th Territorial Defense Battalion (Drohobych)
Attack Drone Company "Common Swift"
Counter-Sabotage Company
Engineering Company
Communication Company
Logistics Company
Mortar Battery

Commanders

Lieutenant Colonel Mykola Andrushchak (2018)^[7]
Colonel Valerii Kurko (2022)^[8] ^[9]

References

^ "Львівська 103-тя окрема бригада територіальної оборони ЗСУ відзначає 5 річницю з дня заснування" [The Lviv 103rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine celebrates its 5th anniversary since its foundation]. loda.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Львівська обласна рада". lvivoblrada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
^ "На Львівщині вишколюють резервістів територіальної оборони | Новини". dailylviv.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-01.
^ "Ukrainian troops advance, forcing Russian withdrawal from key areas". MSN. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
^ "Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Yampil village in Donetsk region". Militarnyi. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
^ Kovalchuk, Oksana (3 October 2022). "115 окрема Житомирська бригада Сил територіальної оборони ЗСУ отримала Бойовий прапор" [The 115th separate Zhytomyr Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces received the Battle Flag]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ IgnBor (2019-07-20). "На Львівщині завершилися збори з офіцерами штабів підрозділів бригади Територіальної оборони (ФОТО)". Leopolis.news. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
^ "Територіальну оборону Львівської області очолив підполковник Валерій Курко". loda.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
^ "Командиру тероборони Львівщини присвоїли звання полковника". portal.lviv.ua. Retrieved 2022-04-13.

[1] "Львівська 103-тя окрема бригада територіальної оборони ЗСУ відзначає 5 річницю з дня заснування" [The Lviv 103rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine celebrates its 5th anniversary since its foundation]. loda.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[2] "Львівська обласна рада". lvivoblrada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

[3] "На Львівщині вишколюють резервістів територіальної оборони | Новини". dailylviv.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-01.

[4] "Ukrainian troops advance, forcing Russian withdrawal from key areas". MSN. Retrieved 2022-09-11.

[5] "Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Yampil village in Donetsk region". Militarnyi. Retrieved 2022-10-01.

[6] Kovalchuk, Oksana (3 October 2022). "115 окрема Житомирська бригада Сил територіальної оборони ЗСУ отримала Бойовий прапор" [The 115th separate Zhytomyr Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces received the Battle Flag]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[7] IgnBor (2019-07-20). "На Львівщині завершилися збори з офіцерами штабів підрозділів бригади Територіальної оборони (ФОТО)". Leopolis.news. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

[8] "Територіальну оборону Львівської області очолив підполковник Валерій Курко". loda.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

[9] "Командиру тероборони Львівщини присвоїли звання полковника". portal.lviv.ua. Retrieved 2022-04-13.

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103rd Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

History

Structure

Commanders

See also

References