102nd Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian 102nd Territorial Defense Forces Brigade

102nd Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces

Ukrainian: 102-га 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|  Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
MUN А7030[1]
Patron| Dmytro Vitovsky

Military unit

The 102nd Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces (Ukrainian: 102-га окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It is part of Operational Command West. The full name of the Brigade is the 102nd Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces named after Dmytro Vitovsky.[2]

## History[edit]

### Formation[edit]

In 2018 in Ivano-Frankivsk region Brigade was formed. On 30 January 2019 Brigade began to increase its ranks and units full Brigade level.[2]

Between 27 May and 2 June 2019 150 reservist trained together in Kalush.[1]

### Russo-Ukrainian War[edit]

#### 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[edit]

Engineering units of the Brigade were used to clear deoccupied areas from unexploded ordnance in July.[3] On 11 August units of the Brigade destroyed and enemy BMP.[4] Brigade also took part in Second Battle of Lyman in September.[5] Units of the Brigade took part in Southern Ukraine campaign, being deployed to Zaporizhzhia Oblast in September 2022.[6] On 14 October, the brigade received its battle flag.[7] On 17 November soldiers destroyed a BTR-82AT.[8] In January 2023 units of the brigade were training in Zaporizhzhia area.[9] Medics of the 78th Territorial Defense Battalion were serving in Huliaipole during February 2023.[10]

## Structure[edit]

As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:[2]

* Headquarters
* 74th Territorial Defense Battalion (Yabluniv)
* 75th Territorial Defense Battalion (Lysets)
* 76th Territorial Defense Battalion (Nadvirna) MUN А7135
* 77th Territorial Defense Battalion (Hvizdets)
* 78th Territorial Defense Battalion (Ivano-Frankivsk) MUN А7154
* 79th Territorial Defense Battalion (Kalush) MUN А7166
* 201st Territorial Defense Battalion (Verkhovyna)
* Counter-Sabotage Company
* Engineering Company
* Communication Company
* Logistics Company
* Mortar Battery

## Commanders[edit]

* Colonel Kopadze Yurii August 2021 - October 2022
* Colonel Lohvinenko Volodymyr[2] October 2022 - present

## See also[edit]

* Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "150 прикарпатців візьмуть участь у зборах резервістів (фотофакт)" [150 people from Prikarpattia will take part in reservist meetings (photo fact)]. pravda.if.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
2. ^ a b c d Vasyliuk, Ihor (30 January 2023). "Сьогодні 102 прикарпатська бригада ТрО відзначає п'яту річницю з часу створення" [Today, the 102nd Pre-Carpathian brigade of the TRO celebrates its fifth anniversary since its creation]. pravda.if.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
3. ^ Yakymchuk, Petro (20 July 2022). "Бійці ТРО з Франківщини проводять розмінування звільнених територій" [TRO fighters from Frankiv region carry out demining of liberated territories]. pravda.if.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
4. ^ Vasyliuk, Ihor (11 August 2022). "Як бійці франківської 102-ї бригади ТРО палять ворожу техніку ВІДЕО" [How fighters of the Frankivsk 102nd TRO brigade burn enemy equipment VIDEO]. pravda.if.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
5. ^ Vasyliuk, Ihor (25 September 2022). "Під час запеклого бою, бійці ТрО з Франківщини знищили 11 окупантів та взяли у полон ще чотирьох ВІДЕО" [During a fierce battle, the TRO fighters from Frankiv region destroyed 11 invaders and captured four more VIDEO]. pravda.if.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
6. ^ Prokopchuk, Ihor. "Як воює на фронті Івано-Франківська 102 бригада тероборони (відео)" [How the 102nd ground defense brigade fights on the Ivano-Frankivsk front (video)] (in Ukrainian). versii.if.ua. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
7. ^ "102 бригада тероборони Івано-Франківщини отримала Бойовий прапор" [The 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ivano-Frankivsk Region received the Battle Flag]. vikna.if.ua (in Ukrainian). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
8. ^ "Відсалютував здетонованим боєкоплектом: воїни 102-ї бригади ТрО підсмажили ворожий БТР-82АТ вартістю близько $500 тис" [He saluted with a detonated ammunition kit: the soldiers of the 102nd brigade of the TRO fried an enemy BTR-82AT worth about $500,000.]. Espreso TV (in Ukrainian). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
9. ^ Vasyliuk, Ihor (29 January 2023). "Бійці ТРО з Франківщини проходять посилену підготовку на Запоріжжі" [TRO fighters from Frankiv region are undergoing enhanced training in Zaporizhzhia]. pravda.if.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
10. ^ Derevianko, Iulia (22 February 2023). "Як працюють медики 78 окремого батальйону 102 бригади на Запоріжжі" [How the medics of the 78th separate battalion of the 102nd brigade work in Zaporizhzhia]. mi100.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 February 2023.

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* 100th Volyn Brigade
* 101st Zakarpattia Brigade
* 102nd Ivano-Frankivsk Brigade
* 103rd Lviv Brigade
* 104th Rivne Brigade
* 105th Ternopil Brigade
* 106th Khmelnytskyi Brigade
* 107th Chernivtsi Brigade
* 125th Lviv City Brigade

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North|

* 112th Kyiv City Brigade
* 114th Kyiv Oblast Brigade
* 115th Zhytomyr Brigade
* 116th Poltava Brigade
* 117th Sumy Brigade
* 118th Cherkasy Brigade
* 119th Chernihiv Brigade
* 241st Kyiv City Brigade

South|

* 120th Vinnytsia Brigade
* 121st Kirovohrad Brigade
* 122nd Odesa Brigade
* 123rd Mykolaiv Brigade
* 124th Kherson Brigade
* 126th Odesa City Brigade

East|

* 108th Dnipro Brigade
* 109th Donetsk Brigade
* 110th Zaporizhia Brigade
* 111th Luhansk Brigade
* 113th Kharkiv Brigade
* 127th Kharkiv City Brigade
* 128th Dnipro City Brigade
* 129th Kryvyi Rih Brigade

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