Liut Brigade

During the War in Donbas, Ukraine turned local police, militias, paramilitaries and volunteers from the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts that remained loyal to Ukraine into impromptu military formations called special purpose units, that specialized in assault operations. These units were technically part of the National Guard of Ukraine, however, largely operated independently. During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, many of these units were merged into newer, more professional units, as part of the Offensive Guard. Three special purpose units, the Safari Regiment, Tsunami Regiment, and Luhansk-1 Battalion, which were made up of policemen, were merged to form the basis of the Liut Brigade, which would be subordinated to the National Police of Ukraine, and later joined by the Myrotvorets, Skif, Zakhid, and Enei Battalions.[1]

The units were open to new recruitment, seeing a surge of civilian enlistment during and after the Battle of Kyiv, and the Brigade is noted as having a higher concentration of woman soldiers when compared to other Ukrainian military formations. Prior to being sent to the front, their training was directly supervised by Dmytro Nazarenko, head of the Kyiv Oblast State Administration.[2]

The brigade has taken part in the 2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive, seeing front line combat on the Donetsk oblast. Notably being involved in the liberation of Klishchiivka on September 16, 2023, and receiving praise from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for their role in freeing the village.[3][4]

• Brigade Headquarter and Headquarter Company
• Safari Regiment
• Tsunami Regiment
• Luhansk-1 Battalion
• Myrotvorets Battalion
• Skif Battalion
• Zakhid Battalion
• Enei Battalion
• Tavr Battalion

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  Members of the Brigade on February 24, 2023
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  Presentation of the Brigade's Colors
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  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Brigade's oath swearing
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  A member of the unit posing with the Brigade's flag after the liberation of Klishchiivka on September 17, 2023