Ukrainian 241st Territorial Defense Forces Brigade
Military unit
The 241st Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces (
Ukrainian : 241-ша окрема бригада територіальної оборони ) is a military formation of the
Territorial Defense Forces of
Ukraine in
Kyiv . It is part of
Operational Command North .
History
Formation
On 14 April 2022 the brigade was formed in
Kyiv .
[2]
[3] Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Valerii Zaluzhnyi issued a decree that transformed 241st Territorial Defense Battalion of the
112th Kyiv City Defense Brigade into the headquarters of new brigade.
[4]
Battalions 130, 204, 205, 206, 207 came from 112th Kyiv City Defense Brigade which grew too large,
[5] numbering at least 11 battalions. 243rd Battalion came from
114th Kyiv Oblast Defense Brigade . Colonel
[6] Pisotskyi Eduard
military call sign "Kovalskyi" became its commander, having previously commanded 131st Territorial Defense Battalion of the 112th Kyiv City Defense Brigade.
[7]
[8]
130th Territorial Defense Battalion already existed in
Solomianskyi District during 2021 when it was part of the 112th Kyiv City Defense Brigade and was actively training soldiers.
[9]
[10]
[11]
207th Territorial Defense Battalion began forming in January and was formed on 27 February 2022. It was commanded by Yushko Viktor.
[12]
242nd Territorial Defense Battalion was formed on 25 February.
[13]
243rd Territorial Defense Battalion was formed from soldiers of other battalions who took part in the defense of Kyiv.
[14]
Russo-Ukrainian War
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
130th Territorial Defense Battalion took part in defense of
Zhuliany Airport . Later the battalion was involved in
Battle of Irpin . After helping liberate
Kyiv Oblast , battalion moved on to
Kharkiv Oblast . on or about 11 September battalion liberated
Hoptivka .
[9] Battalion lost 18 soldiers while fighting in Kharkiv Oblast.
[15] By the end of 2022 battalion was fighting near
Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast .
[16]
204th Territorial Defense Battalion fought in
Battle of Bakhmut during December.
[17] As of February 2023 battalion along with 205th and 206 was still in Bakhmut.
[18]
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation on 29 August 2022 claimed that 204th battalion sustained over 60% casualties.
[19]
205th Territorial Defense Battalion fought in
Battle of Sievierodonetsk , then it was stationed near
Sloviansk .
[20]
206th Territorial Defense Battalion fought near
Mykolaiv in August.
[21] It was stationed near
Vovchansk in January 2023.
[22] Afterwards, it was sent to
Bakhmut .
[23]
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation on 17 July 2022 claimed that 242nd Battalions command posts was destroyed near
Derhachi .
[24]
243rd Battalion fought in
Opytne and Klishchiivka near Bakhmut.
[14]
On 2 October, the brigade received its battle flag.
[25]
In November brigade commander Colonel Pisotskyi Eduard announced that close to half of his brigade was deployed in north to border with Belarus,
Kharkiv Oblast ,
Kherson Oblast and
Mykolaiv Oblast .
[8]
Mobile air defense units are stationed near Kyiv, destroying enemy drones which try to attack critical infrastructure of the capital.
[26]
On 12 April 2023 Kyiv City Mayor
Vitali Klitschko awarded medals to soldiers from 242nd Battalion who recently were rotated from the front.
[13] Both 207th and 251st Battalions were serving near Bakhmut in spring of 2023.
[4]
On 19 April 2023
Come Back Alive foundation announced that brigade received 3 pick-up trucks, radios, generators, Starlink terminals and other equipment for the "Long arms of TrO" project deigned to give 120 mm mortars to those units.
[27]
Structure
As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:
Commanders
Notable members
Taras Topolia , leader of musical group Antytila
[34]
Yurii Hudymenko , politician, leader of
Democratic Axe party
[35]
[34]
[36]
Yurii Biriukov , volunteer, former advisor to President
Petro Poroshenko
[36]
Akhtem Seitablayev , actor, screenwriter and film director of the Crimean Tatar origin
[37]
Yuriy Lutsenko , former
Prosecutor General of Ukraine and
Minister of Internal Affairs
[38]
Taras Kompanichenko , folk musician
[39]
Artem Chekh , writer and journalist
[40]
See also
References
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David Axe (7 February 2023).
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"Кількість бажаючих зашкалює: у столичній бригаді ТрО закінчилися місця, буде сформована ще одна" [The number of applicants is staggering: there are no more places in the capital's TrO brigade, another one will be formed].
5 Kanal (in Ukrainian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023 .
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Laws of Ukraine .
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Про відзначення державними нагородами України [About being awarded state awards of Ukraine ]. Adopted on 24 January 2023. (Ukrainian)
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"Протокол № 8/45 від 23.06.2022 засідання постійної комісії Київської міської ради з питань бюджету та соціально-економічного розвитку" [Minutes No. 8/45 dated 23.06.2022 of the meeting of the Kyiv City Council Standing Committee on Budget and Social and Economic Development].
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b Halukh, Oleksandr (12 April 2023).
" "Дякую кожному за мужність": Кличко нагородив тероборонівців із 242-го батальйону" ["Thank you to everyone for their courage": Klitschko awarded the Territorial Defense soldiers from the 242nd battalion]. vechirniy.kyiv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 April 2023 .
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b Solonko, Oleksandr (3 March 2023).
" "Ми попрощалися одне з одним". Історія про те, як четверо бійців добу билися в повному оточенні під Бахмутом без надії вижити" ["We said goodbye to each other." The story of how four fighters fought for a day in a complete environment near Bakhmut with no hope of survival]. lb.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
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"У боях з російськими окупантами на Харківщині загинули 18 тероборонців з Києва" [In the battles with the Russian occupiers in the Kharkiv region, 18 soldiers from Kyiv were killed].
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" "Жил и любил свою страну": на фронте погиб экс-политузник Кремля из Крыма Геннадий Афанасьев" ["Lived and loved his country": Hennady Afanasiev, an ex-Kremlin political prisoner from Crimea, died at the front]. Krym.Realii (in Russian). Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
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"204 батальйон ТрО знищив ворожу техніку під Бахмутом (ВІДЕО)" [The 204th battalion of the TRO destroyed enemy equipment near Bakhmut (VIDEO)]. nrj.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 27 December 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
^ Ivanov, Kateryna (27 December 2022).
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"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].
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"Ukraine's Ministry of Defense releases video showing destruction of enemy drones over Kyiv" .
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" "Повернись живим" оснастив мінометників для трьох бригад ТрО" ["Come Back Alive" equipped mortar units for three brigades of the TrO]. mil.in.ua/ (in Ukrainian). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023 .
^ Shchyhol, Iryna (16 March 2020).
"Гендерний квест "You're in the Army now" " [Gender quest "You're in the Army now"]. АрміяInform (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
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"Відзнака "Волонтер України" " [Award "Volunteer of Ukraine"]. vto-orden.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
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TSN.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
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"Відзнака "За благодійність" " [Award "For Charity"]. vto-orden.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
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" "Коли ми почнемо заходити в Крим, відкриється другий фронт". Кримчанин Сергій Костинський про бої на півдні України та про кримськотатарську автономію" ["When we start entering Crimea, a second front will open." Crimean Serhiy Kostynskyi about the battles in the south of Ukraine and Crimean Tatar autonomy]. Krym.Realii (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
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"Київському батальйону, який боронить Харків, потрібні люди" [The Kyiv battalion, which defends Kharkiv, needs people]. 2day.kh.ua (in Ukrainian). 25 July 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
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" 'Kill them all': Hear why this injured Ukrainian soldier wants to get back to battle" .
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