101st Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces unit

101st Territorial Defense Brigade

Ukrainian: 101-ша окрема бригада територіальної оборони
Active| September 2018 – present
Country|  Ukraine
Branch| Armed Forces of Ukraine
Type| Military reserve force
Role| Light infantry
Part of|  Territorial Defense Forces
Garrison/HQ|  Zakarpattia Oblast
MUN А7029[1]
Commanders
Commander in Chief| Governor Myroslav Biletskyi
Insignia
Flag|

Military unit

The 101st Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukrainian: 101-ша окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Zakarpattia Oblast. It is part of Operational Command West.

## History

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### Formation

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In 2018, in Zakarpattia Oblast, the brigade was formed. From 19 to 28 September 2019, the brigade held large scale exercise for over 2,000 reservists.[2]

### Russo-Ukrainian War

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#### Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Units of the brigade served in defence of Popasna in April, then defended Hirske, Serhiivka, Volodymyrivka[3] and Spirne.[4] Some troops from the brigade were serving in Sumy Oblast and Kharkiv Oblast in December 2022.[5]

## Structure

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As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:[6]

### Headquarters

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### Battalions

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Badge  | Name  | City  | Code

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| 68th Territorial Defense Battalion [uk] | Uzhhorod | MUN А7080
| 69th Territorial Defense Battalion  | Rakhiv | MUN А7081
| 70th Territorial Defense Battalion  | Mukachevo | MUN А7084
| 71st Territorial Defense Battalion  | Tiachiv | MUN А7123
| 72nd Territorial Defense Battalion  | Khust | MUN А7124
| 73rd Territorial Defense Battalion  | Berehove | MUN А7124
| 212th Territorial Defense Battalion  | Uzhhorod | MUN А7369

### Companies

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* Counter-Sabotage Company
* Engineering Company
* Communication Company
* Logistics Company
* Mortar Battery

## Commanders

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* Colonel Viktor Nahaiko[2] 2018 - 2019
* Colonel Dmytro Zavorotniuk[5] 2022 - present[7]

## See also

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* Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

## References

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1. ^ "Якщо ви бажаєте стати резервістом або бійцеми територіальної оборони" [If you want to become a reservist or territorial defense fighters]. zakarpat-rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
2. ^ a b "В Оріховиці – військове наметове містечко: збори розпочали підрозділи тероборони (Відео)" [There is a military tent city in Orichovytsia: ground defense units have started gathering (Video)]. prozahid.com (in Ukrainian). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
3. ^ Nestor Dym (16 June 2022). "Бійці закарпатської бригади ТрО на Донеччині діляться харчами з жителями фронтових сіл. ВІДЕО" [Fighters of the Transcarpathian brigade of the TRO in Donetsk region share food with residents of front-line villages. VIDEO]. novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
4. ^ Polina Mirer (14 November 2022). "Осколок міни влучив у рацію. На Луганщині боєць дивом уникнув поранення під мінометним обстрілом" [A mine fragment hit the radio. In the Luhansk region, a fighter miraculously escaped injury under mortar fire]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
5. ^ a b Oleksandr Bodnia (4 December 2022). "101-ша Закарпатська бригада Територіальної оборони отримала з рук Залужного бойовий прапор" [The 101st Transcarpathian Territorial Defense Brigade received a battle flag from the hands of Zaluzhnyi]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
6. ^ Larysa Romaniuk (24 February 2022). "Голова Закарпатської ОДА закликав долучитися до тероборони" [The head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration called to join the ground defense]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
7. ^ "Як вчора 101 бригаду ТрО Закарпаття з Днем захисників вітали" [How yesterday, the 101st brigade of the Transcarpathian Security Council celebrated Defenders' Day]. zakarpatpost.net (in Ukrainian). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

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Brigades of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces

Regional
Command|

| West|

| 101 – 107|

* 101 Zakarpattia
* 102 Ivano-Frankivsk
* 103 Lviv
* 104 Rivne
* 105 Ternopil
* 106 Khmelnytskyi
* 107 Chernivtsi

|

* 125 Lviv City

North|

| Kyiv City|

* 112
* 241

|

114 – 119|

* 114 Kyiv Oblast
* 115 Zhytomyr
* 116 Poltava
* 117 Sumy
* 118 Cherkasy
* 119 Chernihiv

|

* 1st Special Purpose

South|

| 120 – 123|

* 120 Vinnytsia
* 121 Kirovohrad
* 122 Odesa
* 123 Mykolaiv

|

* 126 Odesa City

East|

| 108 – 111; 113|

* 108 Dnipro
* 109 Donetsk
* 110 Zaporizhia
* 111 Luhansk
* 113 Kharkiv

|

127 – 129|

* 127 Kharkiv City
* 128 Dnipro City
* 129 Kryvyi Rih

|

Transferred|

| Ground Forces|

* 100 Volyn

|

Marine Corps|

* 124 Kherson
* 126 Odesa City

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