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{{Short description|Recruitment campaign of the Ministry of the Interior of Ukraine}}
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Offensive Guard
| native_name = {{lang|uk|Гвардія наступу}}
| image = Offensive Guard insignia.png
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| dates = February 2, 2023 - present
| country = {{flagcountry|Ukraine}}
| branch = {{army|Ukraine}}
| type =
| role =
| command_structure = [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs]]
| garrison =
| motto = It’s time to take back what’s ours
| battles = [[Russian Invasion of Ukraine]]
*[[2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive]]
| website = https://storm.mvs.gov.ua/
| commander1 = Unknown
}}


The '''Offensive Guard''' ({{lang-uk|Гвардія Наступу |translit=Hvardiia Nastupu}}) is a project of Ukrainian [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|Ministry of Internal Affairs]] with the aim to form new assault brigades in the structure of [[National Guard of Ukraine|National Guard]], [[National Police of Ukraine|National Police]] and [[State Border Guard Service of Ukraine|Border Guards]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mazurenko |first=Alona |date=2023-02-02 |title=Ukraine's Interior Ministry forming volunteer assault brigades known as Offensive Guard |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/02/2/7387701/ |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212173957/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/02/2/7387701/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The project commenced in January 2023.<ref name=":1" />
The '''Offensive Guard''' ({{lang-uk|Гвардія Наступу |translit=Hvardiia Nastupu}}) is an initiative undertaken by the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs]] to establish new assault brigades within the [[National Guard of Ukraine|National Guard]], [[National Police of Ukraine|National Police]], and [[State Border Guard Service of Ukraine|Border Guards]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mazurenko |first=Alona |date=2023-02-02 |title=Ukraine's Interior Ministry forming volunteer assault brigades known as Offensive Guard |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/02/2/7387701/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212173957/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/02/2/7387701/ |archive-date=2023-02-12 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en}}</ref> The main objective of this project is to strengthen the country's security and defense capabilities by creating units capable of responding to various threats and challenges.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Ukraine's Offensive Guard receives 27,000 applications, new brigades planned |url=https://news.yahoo.com/ukraines-offensive-guard-receives-27-160759531.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213041614/https://news.yahoo.com/ukraines-offensive-guard-receives-27-160759531.html |archive-date=2023-02-13 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=news.yahoo.com |language=en-US |agency=Yahoo! News}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
In February, the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs launched the Offensive Guard project, which aims to establish eight volunteer assault brigades by April 2023.<ref name=":1" /> The project has called for volunteers to join the effort, with particular emphasis on active members of the [[National Police of Ukraine|National Police]], State Border Guard, and National Guard, as well as veterans of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=Azov regiment expands to brigade within National Guard of Ukraine |url=https://news.yahoo.com/azov-regiment-expands-brigade-within-195700966.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213190142/https://news.yahoo.com/azov-regiment-expands-brigade-within-195700966.html |archive-date=2023-02-13 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Yahoo! News |language=en-US}}</ref> The response to the call for volunteers has been significant, with over 27,000 enquiries registered by Internal Affairs in just over a week.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Kuznetsova |first=Kateryna |date=2023-02-08 |title= |script-title=uk:До штурмових бригад "Гвардія наступу" вже долучилося понад 500 дівчат — МВС |url=https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/do-shturmovih-brigad-gvardiya-nastupu-uzhe-doluchilosya-ponad-500-divchat-mvs-2261017.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213210143/https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/do-shturmovih-brigad-gvardiya-nastupu-uzhe-doluchilosya-ponad-500-divchat-mvs-2261017.html |archive-date=2023-02-13 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=TSN |language=uk}}</ref> Of these, 15,000 applicants, including 500 female candidates, have applied for admission, and over 800 individuals have already passed medical examinations as part of the enlistment process.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ЧАС ПОВЕРТАТИ СВОЄ |url=https://storm.mvs.gov.ua/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=storm.mvs.gov.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
The formation envisions a strength of eight exclusively volunteer assault brigades, to be active by April 2023.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Ukraine's Offensive Guard receives 27,000 applications, new brigades planned |url=https://news.yahoo.com/ukraines-offensive-guard-receives-27-160759531.html |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=news.yahoo.com |language=en-US |agency=Yahoo! News |archive-date=2023-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213041614/https://news.yahoo.com/ukraines-offensive-guard-receives-27-160759531.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was initially created by the inclusion of the [[Azov Brigade]] (formerly Azov Regiment), and a call for volunteers,<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=Azov regiment expands to brigade within National Guard of Ukraine |url=https://news.yahoo.com/azov-regiment-expands-brigade-within-195700966.html |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Yahoo! News |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213190142/https://news.yahoo.com/azov-regiment-expands-brigade-within-195700966.html |url-status=live }}</ref> especially from active members of the [[National Police of Ukraine|National Police]], [[State Border Guard Service of Ukraine|Border Guards]], and [[National Guard of Ukraine|National Guard]] and veterans of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] that started when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2014.<ref name=":0" />


The projected raising of the Guards was such a resounding success{{Citation needed|reason=By what metric? According to what objective source?|date=November 2023}} that by April 2023 the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)|Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine]] recommended the raising of more formations.
In just over a week, Internal Affairs registered 27,000 enquiries including 15,000 applications for admission, 500 of them female candidates, while more than 800 had already passed medical examinations in the enlistment process.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Kuznetsova |first=Kateryna |date=2023-02-08 |title= |script-title=uk:До штурмових бригад "Гвардія наступу" вже долучилося понад 500 дівчат — МВС |url=https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/do-shturmovih-brigad-gvardiya-nastupu-uzhe-doluchilosya-ponad-500-divchat-mvs-2261017.html |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=TSN |language=uk |archive-date=2023-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213210143/https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/do-shturmovih-brigad-gvardiya-nastupu-uzhe-doluchilosya-ponad-500-divchat-mvs-2261017.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Structure ==
== Structure ==
As of 2023, the structure is as follows:<ref name=":2" />
As of 2024, the structure is as follows:<ref name=":2" />

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=== State Border Guard ===
* '''[[State_Border_Guard_Service_of_Ukraine#Mobile_Response_Units|15th "Stalevyi Kordon" (Steel Border) Mobile]] Brigade'''
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** Brigade HQ and HQ Company


=== National Guard ===
=== National Guard ===
* [[3rd Separate Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|'''3rd "Azov" Separate Assault Brigade''']], Yurivka, [[Donetsk Oblast]]
* '''[[Burevii Brigade|1st (Presidential) Burevii Brigade]]''', [[Vyshhorod]], [[Kyiv Oblast]]<ref name="Pravda" />
** Brigade HQ and HQ Company
** Brigade Headquarter and Headquarter Company
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**1st Mechanized Battalion
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**2nd Mechanized Battalion
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**3rd Mechanized Battalion
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**Tank Battalion
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**Brigade Field Artillery Group
* '''1st (Presidential) "Bureviy" (Storm) Brigade ''Petro Doroshenko''''', [[Vyshhorod]], [[Kyiv Oblast]]
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** Brigade HQ and HQ Company
** 1st Infantry Battalion
** 1st Infantry Battalion
** 2nd Infantry Battalion
** 2nd Infantry Battalion
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** Artillery Battalion
** Artillery Battalion
** Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
** Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
* '''14th "Chervona Kalyna" Brigade ''Ivan Bohun''''', [[Kalynivka, Vinnytsia Oblast|Kalynivka]], [[Vinnytsia Oblast]]
* '''[[3rd Spartan Brigade]]''', [[Kharkiv]], [[Kharkiv Oblast]]<ref name="Pravda" />
** Brigade HQ and HQ Company
** Brigade Headquarter and Headquarter Company
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** 1st Infantry Battalion
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** 2nd Infantry Battalion
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** 3rd Infantry Battalion
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* '''15th "Kara-Dag" Brigade ''Oleksiyovych Zavada''''', [[Zaporizhzhia]], [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]]
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** Brigade HQ and HQ Company
** 1st Infantry Battalion
** 1st Infantry Battalion
** 2nd Infantry Battalion
** 2nd Infantry Battalion
** 3rd Infantry Battalion
** 3rd Infantry Battalion
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** 4th Guardsmen Battalion
** Tank Company
** Tank Company
** Artillery Battalion
** Artillery Battalion
** Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
** Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
** Reconnaissance Company
** Reconnaissance Company
* '''[[4th Rapid Reaction Brigade (Ukraine)|4th "Rubizh" Brigade]] ''Serhii Mikhalchuk''''', [[Hostomel]], [[Kyiv Oblast]]
* [[Rubizh Brigade (Ukraine)|'''4th Rubizh Brigade''']], [[Hostomel]], [[Kyiv Oblast]]<ref name="Pravda" />
** Brigade HQ and HQ Company
** Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company
** 1st Infantry Battalion
** 1st Infantry Battalion
** 2nd Infantry Battalion
** 2nd Infantry Battalion
** 3rd Svoboda Infantry Battalion
** 3rd "Svoboda" Infantry Battalion
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** 4th Infantry Battalion
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** 5th Infantry Battalion
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** 6th Infantry Battalion
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** Tank Battalion
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** Field Artillery Battalion
** Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
* '''[[13th Khartiia Brigade]]''', [[Kharkiv Oblast]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=One more brigade called Khartiia to be added to Offensive Guard |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/12/7397546/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en}}</ref>
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** Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company
* '''[[14th Chervona Kalyna Brigade]]''', [[Kalynivka, Vinnytsia Oblast|Kalynivka]], [[Vinnytsia Oblast]]<ref name="Pravda">{{cite web |last1=Kizilov |first1=Yevhen |title=Kyiv Oblast reveals details of Liut (Fury) Brigade's training |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/8/7392534/ |website=[[Ukrainska Pravda]] |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
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** Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company
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* '''[[15th Kara-Dag Brigade]]''', [[Zaporizhzhia]], [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]]<ref name="Pravda" />
** Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company
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** 1st Infantry Battalion
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** 2nd Infantry Battalion
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** 3rd Infantry Battalion
** Tank Company
** Tank Company
** Field Artillery Battalion
** Field Artillery Battalion
** Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
** Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
** Reconnaissance Company
*'''3rd "Spartan" Brigade ''Petro Bolbochan''''', [[Kharkiv]], [[Kharkiv Oblast]]
* '''[[Azov Brigade|12th Azov Assault Brigade]]''', [[Yurivka, Donetsk Oblast|Yurivka]], [[Donetsk Oblast]]<ref name="Pravda" />
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** Brigade HQ and HQ Company
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** Brigade Headquarter and Headquarter Company
** 1st Infantry Battalion
** 1st Infantry Battalion
** 2nd Infantry Battalion
** 2nd Infantry Battalion
** 3rd Infantry Battalion
** 3rd Infantry Battalion
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** 4th Infantry Battalion
** Tank Company
** Tank Company
** Artillery Battalion
** Artillery Battalion
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=== National Police ===
=== National Police ===
* '''[[Liut Brigade]]''', [[Kyiv]]<ref name="Pravda" />

** Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company
* '''[[Special_Police_Forces_(Ukraine)#List_of_Special_Tasks_Patrol_Police_units|"Lyut" (Fury)]] Brigade''', [[Kyiv]]
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** Brigade HQ and HQ Company
** Tsunami Assault Regiment
** Tsunami Assault Regiment
*** Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company
** Safari Assault Regiment
** Safari Assault Regiment
*** Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company
** Luhansk-1 Special Purpose Battalion
** Luhansk-1 Special Purpose Battalion
** Myrotvorets Battalion
** Skif Battalion
**Zakhid Battalion

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=== State Border Guard ===

* '''[[Stalevyi Kordon Brigade]]''', [[Kyiv]]<ref name="Pravda" />
** Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company
* '''[[Pomsta Brigade]]'''
** Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company


== References ==
== References ==
{{refs}}External links
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==External links==
* [https://storm.mvs.gov.ua/ Offensive Guard], official website
* [https://storm.mvs.gov.ua/ Offensive Guard], official website
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Revision as of 06:49, 28 June 2024

Offensive Guard
Гвардія наступу
ActiveFebruary 2, 2023 - present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Part ofUkrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Motto(s)It’s time to take back what’s ours
EngagementsRussian Invasion of Ukraine
Websitehttps://storm.mvs.gov.ua/
Commanders
Current
commander		Unknown

The Offensive Guard (Ukrainian: Гвардія Наступу, romanized: Hvardiia Nastupu) is an initiative undertaken by the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs to establish new assault brigades within the National Guard, National Police, and Border Guards.[1] The main objective of this project is to strengthen the country's security and defense capabilities by creating units capable of responding to various threats and challenges.[2]

History

In February, the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs launched the Offensive Guard project, which aims to establish eight volunteer assault brigades by April 2023.[2] The project has called for volunteers to join the effort, with particular emphasis on active members of the National Police, State Border Guard, and National Guard, as well as veterans of the Russo-Ukrainian War.[3] The response to the call for volunteers has been significant, with over 27,000 enquiries registered by Internal Affairs in just over a week.[4] Of these, 15,000 applicants, including 500 female candidates, have applied for admission, and over 800 individuals have already passed medical examinations as part of the enlistment process.[5]

The projected raising of the Guards was such a resounding success[citation needed] that by April 2023 the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine recommended the raising of more formations.

Structure

As of 2024, the structure is as follows:[4]

National Guard

National Police

  • Liut Brigade, Kyiv[6]
    • Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company
    • Tsunami Assault Regiment
      • Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company
    • Safari Assault Regiment
      • Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company
    • Luhansk-1 Special Purpose Battalion
    • Myrotvorets Battalion
    • Skif Battalion
    • Zakhid Battalion

State Border Guard

References

  1. ^ Mazurenko, Alona (2023-02-02). "Ukraine's Interior Ministry forming volunteer assault brigades known as Offensive Guard". Ukrainska Pravda. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  2. ^ a b "Ukraine's Offensive Guard receives 27,000 applications, new brigades planned". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo! News. 2023-02-12. Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  3. ^ "Azov regiment expands to brigade within National Guard of Ukraine". Yahoo! News. 2023-02-09. Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  4. ^ a b Kuznetsova, Kateryna (2023-02-08). До штурмових бригад "Гвардія наступу" вже долучилося понад 500 дівчат — МВС. TSN (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  5. ^ "ЧАС ПОВЕРТАТИ СВОЄ". storm.mvs.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Kizilov, Yevhen. "Kyiv Oblast reveals details of Liut (Fury) Brigade's training". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ "One more brigade called Khartiia to be added to Offensive Guard". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2023-04-12.


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