113th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)
| 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 |
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| Flag | .svg) |
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
[edit]Formation
[edit]On 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
[edit]2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]At the end of January 2022 the brigade had six battalions, 120-125 requiring less than ten percent to be fully manned. A new law that took effect on 1 January allowed for two more battalions with one of them located in Kharkiv.[3] The brigade took part in battles for Kharkiv and Bakhmut.[4]
On 10 September 2022, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade was responsible for capturing the villages of Vasylenkove and Artemivka during a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Kharkiv Oblast.[5] According to Gerasim Gevorgian, commander of the brigade's 120th Battalion, the brigade captured about fifty settlements in total during this offensive.[4] The Chuhuiv Battalion of the 113rd Brigade was involved in the counteroffensive, taking part in combat near Vasylenkove, and advancing for five days until reaching the Russia-Ukraine border near Vovchansk. Many members of the battalion were locals and had relatives living in the areas which they recaptured.[6]
Structure
[edit]As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:[7]
- 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[7]
- Lieutenant Colonel Andrii Borodin 2020–2021[7]
- Colonel Yevhen Zadorozhnyi 2021[7]–present
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ ""Хочу в територіальну оборону Харкова". Чому до неї складно записатися?" ["I want to join the territorial defense of Kharkiv." Why is it difficult to sign up for it?]. 2day.kh.ua (in Ukrainian). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ a b Kulish, Polina (3 October 2023). "У Харкові нагородили військових 113 бригади ТрО до річниці створення формування — фото" [In Kharkiv, soldiers of 113 TrO brigades were awarded for the anniversary of the creation of the formation - photo]. gwaramedia.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Федоркова, Тетяна (10 September 2024). "ЗСУ звільнили з-під окупації РФ ще два села на Харківщині". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Рєуцький, Костянтин; Братущак, Олексій (24 September 2022). ""По декілька сіл за день". Звільнення Харківщини очима військових та місцевих". Ukrainian Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d "113-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони" [113th Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces]. tro.mil.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2024.