103rd Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

The 103rd Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: 103-тя окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine. It is part of Operational Command West. The brigade is participating in the defense against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in the country's east.

103rd Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukrainian: 103-тя окрема бригада територіальної оборони
Active27 June 2018 - present
Country Ukraine
BranchArmed Forces of Ukraine
TypeMilitary reserve force
RoleLight infantry
Part of Territorial Defense Forces
Garrison/HQ Lviv Oblast
MUN А7031
WebsiteOfficial website

History

On 27 June 2018 the brigade was formed in Lviv Oblast.[1]

On 16 October 2018, as part of a working trip to Lviv Oblast, the then President, Petro Poroshenko took part in several events dedicated to the Day of Territorial Defense Soldiers, which took place at the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security. Poroshenko inspected the bases used for training territorial defence battalions, in particular the personnel of the 64th Territorial Defense Battalion of the 103rd Independent Territorial Defense Brigade of the Lviv Oblast.[2]

From 17 to 20 July 2019, about two hundred reserve officers of the brigade underwent combat training at the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security.[3]

During the Kharkiv counteroffensive, both the 103rd and 113th Territorial Defense Brigades conducted attacks along the P07 road into Chkalovske and Shevchenkove, supporting the Balakliia axis of advance as well as enabling elements of the 25th Airborne Brigade and 80th Air Assault Brigade to recapture Kupiansk.[4]

Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked the 103rd Lviv Defense Brigade, which is responsible for the liberation of Yampil in the Donetsk region, in his evening video message on September 30.[5]

On 2 October, the brigade received its battle flag.[6]

Structure
  • Headquarters
  • 62nd Territorial Defense Battalion (Lviv)
  • 63rd Territorial Defense Battalion (Kamianka-Buzka)
  • 64th Territorial Defense Battalion (Brody)
  • 65th Territorial Defense Battalion (Stryi)
  • 66th Territorial Defense Battalion (Yavoriv)
  • 67th Territorial Defense Battalion (Drohobych)
  • Counter-Sabotage Company
  • Engineering Company
  • Communication Company
  • Logistics Company
  • Mortar Battery

Commanders
  • Lieutenant Colonel Mykola Andrushchak (2018)[7]
  • Colonel Valerii Kurko (2022)[8] [9]

See also

References
  1. "Львівська 103-тя окрема бригада територіальної оборони ЗСУ відзначає 5 річницю з дня заснування" [The Lviv 103rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine celebrates its 5th anniversary since its foundation]. loda.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. "Львівська обласна рада". lvivoblrada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. "На Львівщині вишколюють резервістів територіальної оборони | Новини". dailylviv.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  4. "Ukrainian troops advance, forcing Russian withdrawal from key areas". MSN. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  5. "Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Yampil village in Donetsk region". Militarnyi. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  6. Kovalchuk, Oksana (3 October 2022). "115 окрема Житомирська бригада Сил територіальної оборони ЗСУ отримала Бойовий прапор" [The 115th separate Zhytomyr Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces received the Battle Flag]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. IgnBor (2019-07-20). "На Львівщині завершилися збори з офіцерами штабів підрозділів бригади Територіальної оборони (ФОТО)". Leopolis.news. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  8. "Територіальну оборону Львівської області очолив підполковник Валерій Курко". loda.gov.ua. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  9. "Командиру тероборони Львівщини присвоїли звання полковника". portal.lviv.ua. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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