Offensive Guard (Ukraine)
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
The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs has 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, Border Guards, 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]
Structure
As of 2023, the structure is as follows:[4]
State Border Guard
- 15th "Stalevyi Kordon" (Steel Border) Mobile Brigade
- Brigade HQ and HQ Company
National Guard
- Azov Assault Brigade, Yurivka, Donetsk Oblast
- Brigade HQ and HQ Company
- 1st Guardsmen Battalion
- 2nd Guardsmen Battalion
- 3rd Guardsmen Battalion
- Tank Company
- Artillery Battalion
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- 1st (Presidential) "Bureviy" (Storm) Brigade Petro Doroshenko, Vyshhorod, Kyiv Oblast
- Brigade HQ and HQ Company
- 1st Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Infantry Battalion
- Artillery Battalion
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- 14th "Chervona Kalyna" Brigade Ivan Bohun, Kalynivka, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Brigade HQ and HQ Company
- 1st Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Infantry Battalion
- 15th "Kara-Dag" Brigade Oleksiyovych Zavada, Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Brigade HQ and HQ Company
- 1st Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Infantry Battalion
- Tank Company
- Artillery Battalion
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- 4th "Rubizh" Brigade Serhii Mikhalchuk, Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast
- Brigade HQ and HQ Company
- 1st Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Svoboda Infantry Battalion
- Tank Company
- Field Artillery Battalion
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- 3rd "Spartan" Brigade Petro Bolbochan, Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast
- Brigade HQ and HQ Company
- 1st Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Infantry Battalion
- 4th Infantry Battalion
- Tank Company
- Artillery Battalion
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
National Police
- "Lyut" (Fury) Brigade, Kyiv
- Brigade HQ and HQ Company
- Tsunami Assault Regiment
- Safari Assault Regiment
- Luhansk-1 Special Purpose Battalion
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ЧАС ПОВЕРТАТИ СВОЄ". storm.mvs.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
External links
- Offensive Guard, official website
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