Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine)

Territorial Defence Force
Ukrainian: Війська територіальної оборони
Founded	2014
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Armed Forces
Type	light infantry
Anniversaries	The first Sunday of October[1]

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The Territorial Defence Forces (Ukrainian: Війська територіальної оборони, romanized: Viiska terytorialnoi oborony) are the military reserve component of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

History[]

In late 2014 the system of territorial defense of Ukraine changed. Territorial defense battalions were reorganized and transferred to the mechanized infantry brigade of the Army. To replace them, a new structure of the territorial defense forces of the Armed Forces was gradually introduced, which is shown below.

The example of Ukrainian Forces was later used by Poland to build its own armed forces, which from 2015 and on implemented a similar practice.

Regional military commissariats form at its base separate rifle battalions, district (city) military commissariats form defense units in an amount of 2 to 5 units, depending on the assigned tasks. Besides regional and district military commissariats have a staff defence company, involved in the tasks of territorial defense (TD).

All units are equipped reservists and military service obligatories. Preparation of the units of TD held within educational meeting of military service (with practical appeal) and the activities carried out between educational meeting.

In 2018 the TDF began to form territorial brigades in which each of the battalions have now been assigned.^[2]

Structure[]

Territorial Defence Brigade[]

• brigade administration (headquarters)
• 4-8 infantry battalions
• fire support company
• counter-sabotage company
• mortar battery
• units of combat and logistics support

Independent Rifle Battalion[]

• battalion administration (headquarters)
• 3 infantry company
• fire support company
• reconnaissance platoon
• field communication unit
• engineer platoon
• material support platoon
• technical control point
• health center
• club

• Unit size: 492 persons
• Weapons: ZU-23-2, 82 mm mortar 2B9 «Vasilek» RPG-7, AK, PM
• Appliances: Automotive

Military Commissariat Defence Company[]

• headquarters company
• 4 protection platoons

• Unit size: 121 people
• Weapons: RPG-7, AK, PM
• Appliances: Automotive

Defense Detachment[]

• control unit
• 9 infantry platoons
• economic department
• maintenance department of automotive engineering
• health center

• Unit size: 278 people
• Weapons: RPG-7, AK, PM
• Appliances: Automotive

Units[]

OC West[]

• 101st Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 102nd Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 103rd Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Lviv)
• 104th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 105th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 106th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 107th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade

OC North[]

• 112th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Kyiv)
• 114th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Kyiv oblast)
• 115th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 116th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 117th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Sumy)
• 118th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Cherkasy)
• 119th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Chernihiv)

OC East[]

• 108th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 109th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Donetsk - Kramatorsk)
• 110th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 111nd Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Luhansk - Sievierodonetsk)
• 113rd Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Kharkiv)

OC South[]

• 120th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 121st Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Kropyvnytskyi)
• 122nd Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 123rd Independent Territorial Defense Brigade
• 124th Independent Territorial Defense Brigade (Kherson)

Purpose[]

Territorial defense throughout Ukraine is organized by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or regional administrations in the relevant areas, within their powers. Direct supervision of state territorial defense is done by the head of the General Staff; the Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Because of their territorial defense tasks the Territorial Defense Forces are involved in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations formed in accordance with the laws of Ukraine, including law enforcement bodies, units of the State Special Transport Service, State Special Communications Service of Ukraine and the relevant authorities.

Tasks[]

• protection of public authorities, local governments, critical facilities and communications;
• deployment and duty to checkpoints;
• combating sabotage and intelligence forces of the enemy, formed by anti-illegal armed formations and looters;
• maintaining safety and security on their respective territories (region, city);
• Resistance organization and (or) guerrilla groups - in case of territory being captured by the enemy;
• emergencies of natural and man-made disasters in peacetime.

References[]

External links[]

• Структура військ територіальної оборони Збройних Сил України(in Ukrainian)
• У Черкасах проведуть десятиденні навчання батальйону територіальної оборони(in Ukrainian)
• У Полтавській області створено 84 загони територіальної самооборони(in Ukrainian)
• Черкащину захищатимуть 16 рот та 62 загони оборони(in Ukrainian)
• Верховній Раді пропонують удосконалити порядок керівництва територіальною обороною(in Ukrainian)
• Росія створила дивізію територіальної оборони в окупованому Криму (in Ukrainian)
• В ОК «Захід» розпочалися навчальні збори з частинами та підрозділами територіальної оборони(in Ukrainian)
• Проведені перші цього року польові заняття військ територіальної оборони ЗС України(in Ukrainian)