104th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces unit

104th Territorial Defense Brigade

Ukrainian: 104-та 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
Operational Command West
Garrison/HQ|  Rivne Oblast
MUN А7032[1]
Engagements| Russo–Ukrainian War

* 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
* Kursk offensive (2024–2025)

Website| Official website
Commanders
Commander Lt.Col. Serhii Kasprov| Governor Oleksandr Koval
Insignia
Flag|

Military unit

The 104th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukrainian: 104-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Rivne Oblast. It is part of Operational Command West.

## History

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### Formation

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In May 2018, governor of Rivne Oblast Oleksiy Mulyarenko and commander of Operational Command West Major General Oleksandr Pavlyuk were tasked with control of creation of Brigade.[2] Tsys Oleksandr became first commander of the Brigade. He announced that brigade will have about 3500 troops, mostly reservists, who will have yearly training exercises.[3] On 27 June 2018 the brigade was formed in Rivne Oblast.[4]

In November 2018, between 200 and 300 reservists from Varash and 9 neighboring raions, gathered at a shooting range. Also they conducted tactical, medical and engineering exercises.[5] In December, Brigade along with neighboring brigades, held joint combat readiness exercises conducted by join Ukrainian and British instructors.[6]

Between 17-23 May 2019, Brigade held staff officer exercises. They included planning combat and special operations, marches, supply issues.[1][7]

On 8 October 2019, 61st Territorial Defense Battalion held combat readiness exercise for more than 200 soldiers.[8]

From 22 to 30 September 2021, strategic command and staff exercises Joint Efforts-2021 were held in Ukraine. Brigade took part in it along with about 12,500 troops and troops from 15 countries, including 11 NATO member countries.[9]

### Russo-Ukrainian War

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#### 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

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2 days after invasion, more than 1000 people joined the Brigade.[10] As Belarusian Armed Forces continue exercises near Ukrainian border, on 8 June 2022 units of brigade held exercisers on how to capture a convoy and how to defend against enemy ambush.[11]

On 6 June 2023 Colonel Oleksandr Tsys was replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Serhii Kasprov who previously commanded 251st Territorial Defense Battalion.[12]

During June 2023, the brigade's 60th Battalion participated in combat operations near the village of Ozarianivka near Bakhmut.[13]

In mid-September 2024, units of the 104th Brigade reportedly participated in a battle in the village of Obukhovka [ru], as part of the Ukrainian operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast.[14]

## Structure

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As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:[2][15]

* Headquarters
* 56th Territorial Defense Battalion (Rivne) MUN А7065
* 57th Territorial Defense Battalion (Dubno) MUN А7069
* 58th Territorial Defense Battalion (Zdolbuniv) MUN А7070
* 59th Territorial Defense Battalion (Kostopil) MUN А7071
* 60th Territorial Defense Battalion (Sarny) MUN А7072
* 61st Territorial Defense Battalion (Volodymyrets)[8] MUN А7073
* Counter-Sabotage Company
* Engineering Company
* Communication Company
* Logistics Company
* Mortar Battery

## Commanders

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* Colonel Oleksandr Tsys 2018 - 6 June 2023[3][6][16][12]
* Lieutenant Colonel Serhii Kasprov 6 June 2023[12] \- present

## See also

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* Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

## References

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1. ^ a b "Навчальні збори офіцерів запасу" [Training meeting of reserve officers]. Varash City Council (in Ukrainian). 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
2. ^ a b "На Рівненщині продовжують створювати бригаду військ територіальної оборони" [A brigade of territorial defense troops continues to be formed in the Rivne region]. Rivne Regional State Administration (in Ukrainian). 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
3. ^ a b "На Рівненщині знову створили бригаду тероборони: долю "Горині", вона не повторить" [A brigade of territorial defense was again created in Rivne region (it will not repeat the fate of "Gorin"]. Рівне Вечірнє (in Ukrainian). 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
4. ^ "Сьогодні виповнилося 5 років від дня заснування 104 окремої бригади ТрО ЗСУ" [Today marks 5 years since the founding of the 104th separate brigade of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.]. Facebook (in Ukrainian). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
5. ^ "104-у бригаду тероборони покликали стріляти" [The 104th Territorial Defense Brigade was called to drill]. Рівне Вечірнє (in Ukrainian). 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
6. ^ a b Сидорук Сніжана (16 December 2018). "На Рівненщині офіцерів тероборони навчають за програмою підготовки британських військових" [In the Rivne region, defense officers are trained according to the British military training program]. Подробиці (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
7. ^ "На Рівненщині розпочалася підготовка бригад територіальної оборони" [Training of territorial defense brigades has started in Rivne region]. Depo.ua (in Ukrainian). 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
8. ^ a b Людмила Босик (8 October 2019). "Як готують бійців територіальної оборони? Один день журналіста в ролі стрільця на полігоні" [How are territorial defense fighters trained? One day a journalist as a rifleman on the range]. Володимирець.Сity (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
9. ^ Людмила Босик (2 October 2021). "Бойовий резерв північних кордонів Полісся – як чоловіки навчаються бойовому мистецтву" [Combat reserve of the northern borders of Polissya - how men learn combat art]. Володимирець.Сity (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
10. ^ "За добу до лав тероборони Рівненщини записалося більше тисячі добровольців" [More than a thousand volunteers enrolled in the ranks of the Rivne Region Defense Forces in a day]. rayon.in.ua (in Ukrainian). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
11. ^ ""Поки Білорусь продовжує стягувати свої війська": бійці 104-ї бригади тероборони ЗСУ показали, як готуються знищувати ворога" ["While Belarus continues to gather its troops": soldiers of the 104th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed how they are preparing to destroy the enemy]. Espreso TV (in Ukrainian). 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
12. ^ a b c "На Рівненщині призначили нового командира 104 бригади тероборони" [In the Rivne region, a new commander of the 104th ground defense brigade was appointed]. sarnynews.city (in Ukrainian). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ "На Курщині до боїв за село Обухівка залучили дві бригади Тероборони". Militarnyi (in Ukrainian). 5 October 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
15. ^ "Як мешканцям Рівненщини записатися до тероборони" [How can the residents of Rivne region enlist in the defense]. infopotik (in Ukrainian). 16 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
16. ^ Shubets, Viktor (23 January 2023). ""Перемога України обов'язково буде, а прощення росії — ніколи!" — командир 104-ї бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ" ["Ukraine will surely win, but russia will never be forgiven!" — commander of the 104th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine]. ArmyInform (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 April 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

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* 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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