106th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces unit

106th Territorial Defense Brigade

Ukrainian: 106-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|  Khmelnytskyi Oblast
MUN А7034
Engagements| Russo-Ukrainian war

* Russian invasion of Ukraine

Commanders
Current
commander| Colonel V'yacheslav Sokolov (2024 -)
Insignia
Flag|

Military unit

The 106th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukrainian: 106-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi Oblast. It is part of Operational Command West.

## History

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### Formation

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On 27 June 2018, the brigade was formed Khmelnytskyi Oblast.[1][2] The brigade was planned to be composed of older reservists, with more than 2,000 of 41-50 year olds signing up.[3] By November 2018, battalions were actively recruiting reservists.[4]

In August 2019, the brigade held an exercise for 154 officers to increase the overall efficiency of defending critical infrastructure, countering sabotage and reconnaissance units, and waging battles in cities and forests.[5][6]

By mid-February 2022, the Territorial Defense Battalion from Starokostiantyniv had filled 74% of its positions for officers, sergeants and soldiers.[7] At the same time, residents of Slavuta began to organize their own battalion to add to those already serving in the Brigade.[8]

### Russo-Ukrainian War

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

Units of the brigade took part in the recapture of Lyman, losing 9 soldiers.[9] In November, the 88th battalion from Shepetivka was serving in areas of Bakhmut and Sloviansk.[10] On 5 December, the brigade's battle flag was created.[1] Units of the brigade were deployed on the Zaporizhzhia frontline between Huliaipole-Polohy in December 2022.[11]

As of June 2023, the brigade's 88th Battalion was deployed in the Luhansk Oblast near the villages of Makiivka and Ploshchanka [uk].[12]

In April 2024, reconnaissance units of the brigade were reported to be defending positions on the Russia–Ukraine border in the Sumy Oblast.[13]

## Structure

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As of 2024 the brigade's structure is as follows:

* Headquarters
* 86th Territorial Defense Battalion (Khmelnytskyi) MUN А7179[14]
* Attack UAV Unit "Roninu"
* 87th Territorial Defense Battalion (Kamianets-Podilskyi) MUN А7180
* 88th Territorial Defense Battalion[10] (Shepetivka) MUN А7181
* 89th Territorial Defense Battalion (Starokostiantyniv) MUN А7182[4]
* 90th Territorial Defense Battalion (Yarmolyntsi) MUN А7183
* 91st Territorial Defense Battalion (Slavuta)MUN А7184
* Counter-Sabotage Company
* Electronic Warfare Unit
* Engineering Company
* Communication Company
* Logistics Company
* Mortar Battery

## Commanders

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* Colonel Ihor Bihus 2019-2021
* Colonel Valentyn Bihus[1] 2021-2024

## See also

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* Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

## References

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1. ^ a b c Konovalova, Olena (6 December 2022). "106 окрема бригада Сил ТрО ЗСУ Хмельниччини отримала Бойовий прапор" [The 106th separate brigade of the Forces of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Khmelnytskyi region received the Battle Flag]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
2. ^ Barna, Lilia (29 September 2018). "Хмельничан закликають на службу у військовому резерві" [Khmelnytskyi residents are called to serve in the military reserve]. 0382.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
3. ^ Svintsitska, Nadia (10 November 2018). "На Хмельниччині комплектується бригада територіальної оборони" [A territorial defense brigade is being completed in Khmelnytskyi]. ye.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
4. ^ a b "Оголошується набір на військову службу в резерві!" [Recruitment for military service in the reserve is announced!]. staradm.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
5. ^ "Як офіцери тероборони Хмельниччини вишкіл проходять (ФОТОРЕПОРТАЖ)" [How officers of the Khmelnytskyi terror defense pass training (PHOTO REPORT)]. khm.depo.ua (in Ukrainian). 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
6. ^ "154 офіцери запасу зі всієї області розпочали перші навчальні збори бригади територіальної оборони Хмельницької області" [154 reserve officers from the entire region began the first training sessions of the Territorial Defense Brigade of Khmelnytskyi Region]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
7. ^ Zhyla, Mykhailo (17 February 2022). "Тероборона на Хмельниччині: хто і як записується" [Teroborona in Khmelnytskyi region: who and how is recorded]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
8. ^ Borovets, Lesia; Melnyk, Viktoria (16 February 2022). "На Хмельниччині створено добровольче формування тероборони" [In Khmelnytskyi region, a voluntary formation of ground defense was created]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
9. ^ "Пам'ятник загиблим визволителям міста відкрили у Лимані (ФОТО, ВІДЕО)" [The monument to the fallen liberators of the city was opened in Liman (PHOTOS, VIDEO)]. uatv.ua (in Ukrainian). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
10. ^ a b "Шепетівчани передали гостинці нашим захисникам під Бахмутом та Слов'янськом" [The residents of Shepetiv passed the guest house to our defenders near Bakhmut and Sloviansk]. shepetivka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 20 November 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
11. ^ David Axe (12 December 2022). "Ukrainian Troops May Be Massing For Their Fourth Counteroffensive. Russian Artillery Is Already Trying To Stop Them". Forbes. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ Рашевська, Олена; Марковська, Юлія (27 April 2024). ""Це — романтика". Як працюють розвідники на Сумщині". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
14. ^ Novak, Tetiana (5 December 2019). "На військових у Хмельницькому витратили понад п'ять мільйонів гривень" [More than five million hryvnias were spent on the military in Khmelnytskyi]. podillyanews.com (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 24 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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