102nd Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces unit

102nd Territorial Defense Brigade

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
Commanders
Commander in Chief| Governor Svitlana Onyshchuk
Insignia
Flag|

Military unit

The 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade (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

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### Formation

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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

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#### Russian invasion of Ukraine

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From 14 June 2022, elements of the brigade's 77th Battalion participated in the defense of the village of Krasnopillia [uk] near Sloviansk. On 16 June, they were joined by the brigade's 79th Battalion, and also took part in combat near the village of Dolyna [uk]. On the same day, other units of the 102nd Brigade were engaged in combat in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast at the villages of Malynivka, Zelenyi Hai [uk], and Chervone [uk].[3]

The 77th Battalion continued defending the village of Krasnopillia against Russian assault operations into late June 2022.[3]

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

## Structure

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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

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

## See also

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* Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

## References

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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. ^ a b Руденко, Марія; Титаренко, Віта; Волков, Ігор. "Воєнно-історичний календар сил територіальної оборони збройних сил України на 2024 рік (січень-червень)" (PDF). Сили територіальної оборони ЗСУ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ 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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* t
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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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