The 38th Separate Marine Brigade named after Hetman Petro Sahaidachny (; 38 ОБрМП, A4765), is a

naval infantry Marines (or naval infantry) are military personnel generally trained to operate on both land and sea, with a particular focus on amphibious warfare. Historically, the main tasks undertaken by marines have included raiding ashore (often in supp ...

brigade of the

Ukrainian Marine Corps The Ukrainian Marine Corps (, ), also known simply as the Ukrainian Marines (), is the Marines, maritime land force service branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2023, responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations. From ...

of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are the Military, military forces of Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command of the president of Ukraine and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rad ...

History

The 38th brigade was formed out of a basis of the 503rd Separate Marine Battalion in February 2023. The unit was formed as part of an expansion to the

Ukrainian Naval Infantry The Ukrainian Marine Corps (, ), also known simply as the Ukrainian Marines (), is the maritime land force service branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2023, responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations. From its mod ...

alongside the 37th Marine Brigade. During the

2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive In early June 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine launched a Counter-offensive, counteroffensive against Russian forces Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, occupying its territory with a goal of breaching the front lines ...

the unit has been equipped with French manufactured

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armoured reconnaissance Armoured reconnaissance also Combat reconnaissance vehicle is the combination of terrestrial reconnaissance with armoured warfare by soldiers using tanks and wheeled or tracked armoured reconnaissance vehicles. While the mission of reconnaissan ...

vehicles. At least since July 2023, the brigade has participated in battles in the

Vuhledar Vuhledar (, ; , ), is a city in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vuhledar urban hromada. At the beginning of 2022, its population was Vuhledar is a coal mining city in the cultural and eco ...

direction. Working together with 35th Marine Brigade they liberated the village of

Urozhaine Urozhaine () is a Ukrainian place name that can refer to: * Urozhaine, Simferopol Raion, Autonomous Republic of Crimea * Urozhaine, Sovietskyi Raion, Autonomous Republic of Crimea * Urozhaine, Chernihiv Oblast * Urozhaine, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ...

on August 16, 2023. On 23 May 2025, the brigade was awarded the honorary title "named after

Hetman ''Hetman'' is a political title from Central and Eastern Europe, historically assigned to military commanders (comparable to a field marshal or imperial marshal in the Holy Roman Empire). First used by the Czechs in Bohemia in the 15th century, ...

Petro Sahaidachny Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny (; ; born – 20 April 1622) was a political and civic leader and member of the Ruthenian nobility, who served as Hetman of Zaporozhian Cossacks from 1616 to 1622. During his tenure, he transformed Zaporozhian C ...

" by decree of President

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Structure

38th Marine Brigade (38 ОБрМП A4765). Commander Lt. Col. Yevheniy Bova ** Headquarters & Services Company **1st Marine Battalion **2nd Marine Battalion ** 503th Separate Marine Battalion

503rd Separate Marine Battalion. (503 ОБМП A1275). Commander Denis Karnaushenko *** Formed on July 20, 2015 and based out of

Mariupol Mariupol is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius, Kalmius River. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the coun ...

, the formation of the 38th Marine Brigade was built around the 503rd Battalion. On 12 March 2022, the unit's commander, Pavlo Sbytov, was killed in the

Siege of Mariupol The siege of Mariupol began on 24 February 2022 and lasted until 20 May, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It saw fighting between the Russian Armed Forces (alongside the Donetsk People's Republic People's Militia) and the Ukrainian ...

. **Tank Battalion ** 38marine artydiv

Artillery Division (

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, M109L) *** Control and Artillery Reconnaissance Battery *** 1st Self-propelled Artillery Division (

) *** Multiple Rocket Launcher Division *** Anti-tank Division (ПТРК 38 ОБрМП) ** Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Division **Reconnaissance Company "Argus" ** Unmanned Attack Aircraft Company "Flying Cerberus" (РУБАК Літаючі "Цербери") **Sniper Company **Combat Engineer Battalion **Logistic Battalion **Maintenance Battalion **Signal Company **Radar Company **Medical Company **

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Company **

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References

{{reflist Marine brigades of Ukraine Military units and formations established in 2023 2023 establishments in Ukraine Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine