| 107th Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces | |
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| Ukrainian: 107-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони | |
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| Active | September 2018 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Type | Military reserve force |
| Role | Light infantry |
| Part of |  Territorial Defense Forces |
| Garrison/HQ |  Chernivtsi OblastMUN А7035 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Igor Isachenko [uk] |
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| Flag | .svg) |
The 107th Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces (Ukrainian: 107-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Chernivtsi Oblast. It is part of Operational Command West.
History
Formation
On 1 March, 2018 Chernivtsi region's chief enlistment officer, Volodymyr Shvediuk announced that the brigade would be formed. He said 6 battalions would be created in the main raions including 1 battalion in Chernivtsi.
Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
4 days after the invasion, the press office of Chernivtsi City Council announced that all units of the brigade were fully staffed. On April 13 2022, Brigade commander Lieutenant Colonel Andriy Tsisak announced that soldiers from the brigade had captured a Russian tank. After repairs that tank was sent to strengthen the 94th Battalion.
The brigade's 93rd Battalion, the territorial defense of the Vyzhnytsia Raion, was deployed to the front line in Kharkiv Oblast by late June 2022. The battalion captured the village of Velyka Komyshuvakha in Kharkiv Oblast on 10 September, amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the region.
Structure
As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:
- Headquarters
92nd Territorial Defense Battalion (Chernivtsi) MUN А7185
93rd Territorial Defense Battalion (Vyzhnytsia) MUN А7186
94th Territorial Defense Battalion (Storozhynets) MUN А7187- 95th Territorial Defense Battalion (Kitsman) MUN А7188
- 96th Territorial Defense Battalion (Novoselytsia) MUN А7219
97th Territorial Defense Battalion (Sokyriany) MUN А7220- Counter-Sabotage Company
- Engineering Company
- Communication Company
- Logistics Company
- Mortar Battery
Commanders
- Colonel Andrii Tsisak August 2021-current
See also
References
- ^ Exec. Order No. 770-r (August 2, 2018; in Ukrainian) Chief of Staff of the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration. Retrieved on 4 лютого 2019.
- "На Буковині буде створена бригада територіальної оборони" [A territorial defense brigade will be set up in Bukovina]. pogliad.ua (in Ukrainian). 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- Ніна Філіпова (28 February 2022). "Бригади тероборони Буковини повністю укомплектовані" [Bukovina's defense brigades are fully staffed]. 0372.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- "Українські бійці тероборони здобули трофейний танк" [Ukrainian Territorial Defense troops captured a tank]. Укрінформ (in Ukrainian). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- Трач, Юлія (16 September 2022). ""Росіяни залишили по собі десятки сховів техніки".Тероборонці з Буковини розповіли, як звільняли село на Харківщині". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- "Нову безпекову стратегію Буковини обговорили в ОДА" [Bukovina's new security strategy was discussed at the regional state administration]. Chernivtsi regional state administration (in Ukrainian). 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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