122nd Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces unit

122nd Territorial Defense Brigade

Ukrainian: 122-га окрема бригада територіальної оборони
Active| 30 June 2018 - present
Country|  Ukraine
Branch| Armed Forces of Ukraine
Type| Military reserve force
Role| Light infantry
Part of|  Territorial Defense Forces
Garrison/HQ|  Odesa Oblast
MUN А7051[1]

Military unit

The 122nd Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukrainian: 122-га окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Odesa Oblast. It is part of Operational Command South.

## History

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### Formation

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On 30 June 2018 the brigade was formed in Odesa Oblast.[2] On 11 December 2018 300 to 500 reservist took part in a training exercise in Odesa.[1] From 5 to 9 June 2019 a large scale exercise involving all battalions took place.[3]

184th Battalion was formed in Artsyz and in early part of 2022 it moved to Bolhrad.[4]

### Russo-Ukrainian War

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#### 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

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On 14 October, the brigade received its battle flag.[5]

On 23 November soldiers from 185th Battalion shot down a S-300 missile using DShK heavy machine gun.[6]

## Structure

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As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:[3]

* Headquarters
* 180th Territorial Defense Battalion (Borshchi, Podilsk Raion) MUN  А7346[7][8]
* 181st Territorial Defense Battalion (Rozdilna)[9] MUN  А7347[10]
* 182nd Territorial Defense Battalion (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi) MUN  А7348[11]
* 183rd Territorial Defense Battalion (Chornomorsk)[12] MUN  А7349[13]
* 184th Territorial Defense Battalion (Bolhrad) MUN  А7350[4]
* 185th Territorial Defense Battalion (Yuzhne) MUN  А7351[6]
* Engineering Company
* Communication Company
* Logistics Company
* Mortar Battery

## Commanders

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* Colonel Oleh Berezovskyi 2018[1] – 2022
* Colonel Serhii Shcherbina 2023[2] – present

## Notable members

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* Vasiliy Lomachenko, professional boxer.[14][15]

## See also

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* Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

## References

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1. ^ a b c Kolisnichenko, Andrii (11 December 2018). "В "Викторию" прибыли первые резервисты территориальной обороны: им выдали униформу, присяга - завтра" [The first reservists of the territorial defense arrived in "Viktoria": they were given uniforms, the oath - tomorrow]. Dumska (in Russian). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
2. ^ a b "122 бригада територіальної оборони ЗСУ відзначила свою п'яту річницю" [The 122nd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine celebrated its fifth anniversary]. ananiv-mr.od.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 3 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
3. ^ a b "На Одещині проводять збори резервістів" [Reservist meetings are held in Odesa]. Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
4. ^ a b Ivanov, Mykhailo (5 February 2022). "Служба рядом с домом: О работе Болградского батальона теробороны" [Service near home: About the work of the Bolhrad Territorial Defense Battalion]. bessarabia.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ a b Kozov, Larysa (25 November 2022). "Українські військові збили російську ракету з кулемету "Дашка" – ОК "Південь" (фото)" [Ukrainian military shot down a Russian missile from a "Dashka" machine gun - OK "Pivden" (photo)]. UNIAN (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
7. ^ "У Подільському районі формують загони тероборони" [Territorial defense units are being formed in the Podilsk district]. silahromad.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
8. ^ "Подільська міська територіальна громада виділила кошти на підтримку батальйону територіальної оборони військової частини А 7346 Подільщини" [Podilsk city territorial community allocated funds to support the Territorial Defense Battalion of Military Unit A 7346 of Podilsk region.]. podilska-gromada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 23 February 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
9. ^ "Подяка від військових" [Thanks from the military]. vpered.od.ua (in Ukrainian). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
10. ^ "Пам'яті земляка-Героя Олександра Послушного" [In memory of fellow countryman-Hero Oleksandr Poslushnyi]. vpered.od.ua (in Ukrainian). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
11. ^ Pecheniuk, Anastasiia (17 May 2023). "Міни і погрози: на Одещині між ТРО та керівництвом НП "Тузловські лимани" спалахнув конфлікт" [Mines and threats: a conflict broke out in Odesa between the TRO and the management of the NP "Tuzlovski lymany"]. UNIAN (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
12. ^ Kindsfater, Oleksandr (24 February 2022). "В Чорноморську на Одещині створили Штаб захисту населення" [In Chornomorsk, Odesa Oblast, a Population Protection Headquarters was created]. ArmyInform (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
13. ^ "Передаємо 5% на ЗСУ" [We give 5% for ZSU]. termincin.com (in Ukrainian). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
14. ^ "Білгород-Дністровський батальйон ТрО сформований та озброєний" [The Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi battalion of the TrO was formed and armed]. ArmyInform (in Ukrainian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
15. ^ Davie, Chris (27 February 2022). "Boxing pound-for-pound great Vasiliy Lomachenko enlists with Ukrainian forces to fight Russia invasion". Metro. Retrieved 29 June 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

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* 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

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Transferred|

| Ground Forces|

* 100 Volyn

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Marine Corps|

* 124 Kherson
* 126 Odesa City

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