| 113th Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian: 113-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони | |
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| Active | 28 August 2018 - present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Type | Military reserve force |
| Role | Light infantry |
| Part of |  Territorial Defense Forces |
| Garrison/HQ |  Kharkiv OblastMUN А7041 |
The 113th Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces (Ukrainian: 113-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast. It is part of Operational Command East.
History
editFormation
editOn 28 August 2018, the brigade was formed in Kharkiv Oblast. In first days brigade numbered twenty-seven people. Ten were assigned to headquarters and two in each of the five battalions. For the next ten days close to twenty-one hundred reservists and three hundred officers foot part in exercises culminating with close to thirty percent of them signing contracts with the brigade. Colonel Ihor Kiforenko became the first commander.[1][2]
Russo-Ukrainian War
edit2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
editStructure
editAs of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:
- Headquarters
120th Territorial Defense Battalion (Derhachi) MUN А7286
121st Territorial Defense Battalion (Zmiiv) MUN А7287
122nd Territorial Defense Battalion (Izium) MUN А7288
123rd Territorial Defense Battalion (Kupiansk) MUN А7289
124th Territorial Defense Battalion (Lozova) MUN А7290
125th Territorial Defense Battalion (Chuhuiv) MUN А7291
209th Territorial Defense Battalion (Bohodukhiv) MUN А7378- Engineering Company
- Communication Company
- Logistics Company
- Mortar Battery
Commanders
edit- Lieutenant Colonel Ihor Kiforenko 2018–2020
- Lieutenant Colonel Andrii Borodin 2020–2021
- Colonel Yevhen Zadorozhnyi 2021–present
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ulianova, Olha; Hrebinnyk, Dmytro (3 October 2023). ""Разом до перемоги". Що розповідають бійці про створення 113-ї бригади ТРО, яка служить на Харківщині" ["Together to victory". What the fighters say about the creation of the 113th TRO brigade, which serves in the Kharkiv region]. Suspilne Kharkiv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Резервісти Харківщини пройшли навчальні збори" [Reservists of the Kharkiv region passed the training]. mil.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018.
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