1st Special Purpose Brigade

January 2024 1st Special Purpose Brigade uk 1-ша окрема бригада спеціального призначення File:1st_Territorial_Defense_Brigade.png 150 Shoulder Sleeve Insignia 150px Old patch 2022-2024 4 March 2022 - present Ukraine Ukraine (till May 2024) 20px Territorial Defence Forces 20px Territorial Defense Forces (Operational Command North)Bohun Brigade joins to Territorial Defense Forces 5 May 2024 https://militaryland.net/news/bohun-brigade-joins-to-territorial-defense// 10 May 2024 Brigade Mechanized Infantry Russian invasion of Ukraine https://www.bohunbrigade.com Oleg Uminskyi The 1st Territorial Defense Brigade, formerly the 1st Special Purpose Brigade "Ivan Bohun" (uk 1-ша окрема бригада спеціального призначення ім. Івана Богуна) or the Bohun Brigade is a brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces formed in 2022 on the basis of a National Guard brigade transferred as a part of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.Головна https://www.bohunbrigade.com/ 2023-01-24 Bohunbrigade ukThe AFU removed the russian flag in Nova Husarivka, Kharkiv Oblast https://mind.ua/en/news/20246678-the-afu-removed-the-russian-flag-in-nova-husarivka-kharkiv-oblast 2023-01-24 Mind.ua enArmed Forces Of Ukraine Hoist Ukrainian Flag In Village Near Balakliya https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/9/7/514635/ 2023-01-24 charter97.org en The Bohun Brigade includes, in addition to Ukrainians, citizens of 19 other countries.May 2024 The brigade has seen continuous fighting since its inception. As of 4 March 2023, 146 servicemen of the brigade has been KIA and 484 servicemen were awarded distinctions for their courage and heroism in battle.https://zt-rada.gov.ua/?pages=16517 Effective 9 May 2024, the brigade has been transferred out of IX Corps of the UGF, becoming a territorial brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces.January 2025 Structure January 2025 As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows: 1st Special Purpose Brigade, N/A Headquarters and HQ Company 20px 515th Special Purpose (Territorial) Battalion "Iron Wolves" 20px 516th Special Purpose (Territorial) Battalion 20px 517th Special Purpose (Territorial) Battalion "Haydamakis" Tank Battalion Field Artillery Regiment 20px Combat Support Battalion “Skelya” UAV Company "Wild Bees" Mortar Battery Former units 20px 518th Special Purpose Battalion "Wild Field" disbanded in early 2024 due to commander Andriy Malakhov's arrest for sharing sensitive information 20px 43rd Territorial Defense Battalion Commanders Colonel Oleh UminskyiUminskyi Oleh Звернення першого командира Бригади Богуна https://www.bohunbrigade.com/post/%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%88%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%96 bohunbrigade.com uk 29 February 2024 27 June 2024 Address of the first commander of the Bohun Brigade 2022–2024 Colonel Volodymyr Biliuk 2024–present References Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:Brigades of the Ukrainian Ground Forces