The 105th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukrainian: 105-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Ternopil Oblast. It is part of Operational Command West.
History
Formation
The brigade was formed on 27 June 2018 in Ternopil Oblast. On 2 August in Borshchiv, over 200 reservists were gathered for training. In November a recruitment drive was organized to fill the brigade's ranks. In February and March 2019 the brigade held readiness exercises.
Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 4 March, Ternopil Oblast governor Volodymyr Trush announced that the brigade was at its full strength. Its soldiers were tasked with defense of critical infrastructure, manning roadblocks and helping postal workers deliver pensions.
By April 2022, units of the brigade were involved in combat missions near in Kharkiv Oblast, including near Barvinkove.
Units of the brigade were stationed at the Kupiansk direction in the Kharkiv Oblast between October 2022 and March–April 2023.
Structure
As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:
- Headquarters
- 80th Territorial Defense Battalion (Bilobozhnytsia) MUN А7167
- 82nd Territorial Defense Battalion (Zboriv) MUN А7169
- 83rd Territorial Defense Battalion (Ternopil) MUN А7170
- 85th Territorial Defense Battalion (Kremenets) MUN А7172
- Counter-Sabotage Company
- Engineering Company
- Communication Company
- Logistics Company
- Mortar Battery
Commanders
- Colonel Oleh Didichenko 2018 - 2019
- Colonel Yevhen Fomenko 10 October 2022 - present
See also
- Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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