241st Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine) explained

Unit Name:241st Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces
Dates:14 April 2022 - present
Country: Ukraine
Type:Military reserve force
Role:Light infantry
Branch:Armed Forces of Ukraine
Command Structure: Territorial Defense Forces
Garrison:
А4076[1]
Native Name:Ukrainian: 241-ша окрема бригада територіальної оборони

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Рішення Київської міської ради №5684/5724. Kyiv City Council. uk. 24 November 2022. 14 March 2023. Decision of the Kyiv City Council №5684/5724.
  2. Web site: A Brigade of Ukrainian Moms, Dads And Retirees Is Resisting Russia's Human Wave Attacks In Bakhmut. David Axe. Forbes. 7 February 2023. 8 March 2023.
  3. Web site: 241 бригада ТРО – Хто охороняє Київ?. сова.tech. uk. 23 April 2022. 14 March 2023. 241 brigade of TRO - Who guards Kyiv?.
  4. Web site: Halukh . Oleksandr . Сьогодні виповнюється рік від дня створення 241-ї бригади тероборони Києва . . uk . 14 April 2023 . 20 April 2023 . Today marks one year since the creation of the 241st Brigade of Territorial Defense of Kyiv.
  5. Web site: Кількість бажаючих зашкалює: у столичній бригаді ТрО закінчилися місця, буде сформована ще одна. 5 Kanal. uk. 27 February 2022. 15 March 2023. The number of applicants is staggering: there are no more places in the capital's TrO brigade, another one will be formed.
  6. ,35/2023. Presidential decree. 35/2023. Про відзначення державними нагородами України [About being awarded state awards of Ukraine]. 24 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Протокол № 8/45 від 23.06.2022 засідання постійної комісії Київської міської ради з питань бюджету та соціально-економічного розвитку. Kyiv City Council. uk. 23 June 2022. 14 March 2023. 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.
  8. Web site: Zabelin. Yulia. День з ТрО очима "Телеграфу": як бізнесменів, вчителів та музикантів готують давати відсіч окупантам (репортаж). telegraf.com.ua. uk. 10 November 2022. 8 March 2023. A day with TrO through the eyes of "Telegraf": how businessmen, teachers and musicians are being prepared to fight back against the occupiers (report).
  9. Web site: Holod. Vitalii. Київський батальйон ТрО вибивав росіян з-під Харкова. Ukrinform. uk. 7 November 2022. 7 March 2023. The Kyiv TrO battalion knocked out the Russians from Kharkiv.
  10. Web site: Mosondz. Olha. "Територіальна оборона — це сила, яка має перетворити навіть думку про повномасштабну атаку на Україну на якийсь дурний жарт" — Антон Голобородько. АрміяInform. uk. 9 January 2022. 6 March 2023. "Territorial defense is a force that should turn even the thought of a full-scale attack on Ukraine into some stupid joke" - Anton Holoborodko.
  11. Web site: Makhonko. Svitlana. Резервісти територіальної оборони: навчені, озброєні, рішучі. kyiinfo.com.ua. uk. 29 December 2021. 7 March 2023. Territorial defense reservists: trained, armed, determined.
  12. Web site: Tereverko. Oleksandr. Для ворога — "головний каратель", для підлеглих — дбайливий командир. АрміяInform. uk. 27 February 2023. 7 March 2023. For the enemy - the "chief punisher", for subordinates - a caring commander.
  13. Web site: Halukh . Oleksandr . "Дякую кожному за мужність": Кличко нагородив тероборонівців із 242-го батальйону . Evening Kyiv . uk . 12 April 2023 . 20 April 2023 . "Thank you to everyone for their courage": Klitschko awarded the Territorial Defense soldiers from the 242nd battalion.
  14. Web site: Solonko. Oleksandr. "Ми попрощалися одне з одним". Історія про те, як четверо бійців добу билися в повному оточенні під Бахмутом без надії вижити. lb.ua. uk. 3 March 2023. 7 March 2023. "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.
  15. Web site: Haievska. Alina. У боях з російськими окупантами на Харківщині загинули 18 тероборонців з Києва. Suspilne. uk. 2 July 2022. 7 March 2023. In the battles with the Russian occupiers in the Kharkiv region, 18 soldiers from Kyiv were killed.
  16. Web site: Veselov. Victoria. "Жил и любил свою страну": на фронте погиб экс-политузник Кремля из Крыма Геннадий Афанасьев. Krym.Realii. ru. 21 December 2022. 7 March 2023. "Lived and loved his country": Hennady Afanasiev, an ex-Kremlin political prisoner from Crimea, died at the front.
  17. Web site: 204 батальйон ТрО знищив ворожу техніку під Бахмутом (ВІДЕО). nrj.com.ua. uk. 27 December 2022. 7 March 2023. The 204th battalion of the TRO destroyed enemy equipment near Bakhmut (VIDEO).
  18. Web site: Ivanov. Kateryna. "Відбили позиції назад": військовий розповів останні новини із Бахмута. war.novyny.live. uk. 27 December 2022. 7 March 2023. "The positions were pushed back": a military man told the latest news from Bakhmut.
  19. Web site: Roache. Madeline. Ukrainian Radical Groups Again Firing on Peaceful Towns: Russian State TV. Newsweek. 29 August 2022. 8 March 2023.
  20. Web site: Bakholdin. Maryna. "Ми маємо безпрецедентну підтримку всього світу і все необхідне для перемоги" — В'ячеслав Зьома, адвокат, піхотинець 241-ї бригади ТрО ЗСУ. pravo.ua. uk. 21 July 2022. 7 March 2023. "We have unprecedented support from the whole world and everything necessary for victory" — Viacheslav Zioma, lawyer, infantryman of the 241st brigade of the TrO of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
  21. Web site: Bakholdin. Maryna. Основне завдання — вбити за Батьківщину». Як живе та тренується підрозділ ТрО, який звільняв Бучу та Ірпінь — відео. life.nv.ua. uk. 18 August 2022. 8 March 2023. "The main task is to kill for the Motherland." How the TrO unit lives and trains, which freed Bucha and Irpin - video.
  22. Web site: Lykhovii. Dmytro. Основне завдання — вбити за Батьківщину». Як живе та тренується підрозділ ТрО, який звільняв Бучу та Ірпінь — відео. novynarnia.com. uk. 15 February 2023. 14 March 2023. Dead end Vovchansk. How to return Ukraine to a de-occupied city.
  23. Web site: Conkling. Anna. Major Russian Victory Feared as Soldier Delivers Grim Message. The Daily Beast. 2 March 2023. 8 March 2023.
  24. Web site: ВС России уничтожили у ВСУ пусковую установку и заряжающую машину HIMARS. Izvestia. ru. 17 July 2022. 14 March 2023. The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the HIMARS launcher and loading vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
  25. News: Kovalchuk. Oksana. 115 окрема Житомирська бригада Сил територіальної оборони ЗСУ отримала Бойовий прапор. Suspilne. uk. 3 October 2022. 14 August 2023. The 115th separate Zhytomyr Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces received the Battle Flag.
  26. Web site: Ukraine's Ministry of Defense releases video showing destruction of enemy drones over Kyiv. Ukrinform. 6 January 2023. 8 March 2023.
  27. Web site: "Повернись живим" оснастив мінометників для трьох бригад ТрО. mil.in.ua/. uk. 19 April 2023. 20 April 2023. "Come Back Alive" equipped mortar units for three brigades of the TrO.
  28. Web site: Shchyhol. Iryna. Гендерний квест "You're in the Army now". АрміяInform. uk. 16 March 2020. 7 March 2023. Gender quest "You're in the Army now".
  29. Web site: Dym. Nestor. Про реабілітацію ветеранів треба думати вже зараз, – ротний Черненко, який створив благодійний фонд. novynarnia.com. uk. 13 October 2022. 7 March 2023. We need to think about the rehabilitation of veterans right now, - Sergeant Chernenko, who created a charity fund.
  30. Web site: Відзнака "Волонтер України". vto-orden.com.ua. uk. 7 March 2023. Award "Volunteer of Ukraine".
  31. Web site: Habriadze. Ksenia. Оля Полякова в обтислому комбінезоні дала концерт у Києві та вперше заспівала "Королеву ночі" українською. TSN.ua. uk. 8 October 2022. 7 March 2023. Olya Polyakova gave a concert in Kyiv in a fitted jumpsuit and sang "Queen of the Night" in Ukrainian for the first time.
  32. Web site: Відзнака "За благодійність". vto-orden.com.ua. uk. 7 March 2023. Award "For Charity".
  33. Web site: Ievchyn. Dmytro. Rudenko. Anzhelika. Semeniuta. Iryna. "Коли ми почнемо заходити в Крим, відкриється другий фронт". Кримчанин Сергій Костинський про бої на півдні України та про кримськотатарську автономію. Krym.Realii. uk. 19 February 2023. 7 March 2023. "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.
  34. Web site: 2024-08-04 . 252nd Territorial Defense Battalion . 2024-08-15 . MilitaryLand.net . en-US.
  35. Web site: Київському батальйону, який боронить Харків, потрібні люди. 2day.kh.ua. uk. 25 July 2022. 7 March 2023. The Kyiv battalion, which defends Kharkiv, needs people.
  36. Web site: 'Kill them all': Hear why this injured Ukrainian soldier wants to get back to battle. CNN. 1 August 2022. 7 March 2023.
  37. Web site: Юрій Гудименко побував у 206-му батальйоні: тепер у нашого саперного підрозділу на два ПКМ більше, ніж було. Priamyi. uk. 16 March 2022. 7 March 2023. Yurii Hudymenko visited the 206th battalion: now our sapper unit has two PKM more than before.
  38. Web site: Matvienko. Veronika. Ахтем Сеітаблаєв розповів, як назвали його першу онучку: актор зізнався, чим насправді займається на фронті. sensatsiya.com. uk. 23 January 2023. 7 March 2023. Akhtem Seitablaev told how his first granddaughter was named: the actor admitted what he actually does at the front.
  39. Web site: Dorofeichuk. Iryna. Володимир Бойко: Залужний довідався про призначення Юрія Луценка командиром взводу лише з заяви його прес-секретарки. ukranews.com. uk. 2 March 2023. 9 March 2023. Volodymyr Boyko: Zaluzhny learned about the appointment of Yury Lutsenko as a platoon commander only from the statement of his press secretary.
  40. Web site: Hayda. Julian. War isn't dampening artists' determination to revive Indigenous Ukrainian music. NPR. 1 June 2022. 13 March 2023.
  41. Web site: Bohdan. Ruslana. 241-ша окрема бригада ТрО відзначила річницю створення. ArmyInform. uk. 15 April 2020. 15 May 2023. The 241st Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense celebrated the anniversary of its creation.