Territorial defence battalions () were volunteer military units of the

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under the auspices of the Ukrainian

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in 2014–2015. They should not be confused with the volunteer units of Special Tasks Patrol Police of Ukraine created along with territorial defense battalions, but under the auspices of the Ministry of Interior. Together, they are both collectively known as the

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. The battalions were established in mid-2014, during the early stages of the

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, to combat the pro-Russian separatists and the forces of the

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, and the United Armed Forces of Novorossiya. 32 volunteer territorial defence battalions were formed. In autumn 2014, most of the territorial defence battalions were reorganized as motorized infantry battalions of the

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. In 2022, the Territorial Defense Forces were created as a successor of the old territorial defense battalions.

History

In March 2014,

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issued an order to create seven territorial defence battalions. These formations were subordinated to the Ministry of Defense. Battalions generally took their name from wherever most of their recruits were from. * 17 March 2014 Ukraine began first stage of

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* 18 March 2014 – 3rd Territorial Defence Battalion was created in

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* 19 March 2014 – the Defence Regiment was created in

Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper River, Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is t ...

(later, the regiment was reformed into two territorial defence battalions) * 6th Territorial Defence Battalion was created in

Ternopil Oblast Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capital (political), administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret (river), Seret, a tribu ...

* 9th Territorial Defence Battalion was created in

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast (, ), also referred to as Vinnychchyna (), is an oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in central Ukraine. Its capital city, administrative center is Vinnytsia. The oblast has a population of History Vinnytsia Oblast, first established on ...

* 12 April 2014 – 10th Territorial Defence Battalion was created in

Zhytomyr Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast (), also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna (), is an Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. Its population is approximately H ...

* 23 April 2014 – The 13th Territorial Defence Battalion was created in

Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast (), also referred to as Chernihivshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv. There are 1,511 sett ...

* 24 April 2014 – The 15th Territorial Defence Battalion was created in

Sumy Oblast Sumy Oblast (), also known as Sumshchyna (), is an oblast (province) in northeast Ukraine. The oblast was created in its modern-day form, from the merging of raions from Kharkiv Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast, and Poltava Oblast in 1939 by the Presid ...

* The 17th Territorial Defence Battalion was created in

Kirovohrad Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast (), also known as Kirovohradshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (''province'') in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kropyvnytskyi. The oblast's population is It is ...

* 26 April 2014 – The 22nd Territorial Defence Battalion "Kharkiv" was created in

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*30 April 2014

issued an order to create 27 territorial defence battalions Since 30 April 2014, all territorial defence battalions have been part of the

and fall under the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the governors of the

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(provinces) in which they were created. By law, every oblast in Ukraine should create its own territorial defence battalions. *6 May 2014 Ukraine began a second stage of mobilization. * The 19th Territorial Defence Battalion was created in

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and first used in the Mykolaiv area to set up roadblocks to slow separatist entry into the region. However, by July it had been deployed to Donbas to take a more active role in the ongoing

, aiding other volunteer battalions and the

. * The 21st Territorial Defence Battalion was created in

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* 24th Territorial Defence Battalion "Aidar" was created in

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* The 25th Territorial Defence Battalion " Kyivan Rus" was created in

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* 34th Territorial Defence Battalion "Batkivshchyna" was created in

. The battalion was named after (and funded by) the political party with the same name as part of its "Resistance movement". *22 July 2014 Ukraine began third stage of mobilisation * The 37th Territorial Defence Battalion was formed between 29 August 2014 and 8 September 2014 in

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. According to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Valeriy Baranov the battalion will be the first of its kind to receive

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s. * The 40th Territorial Defence Battalion "Kryvbas" was formed in

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* The 41st Territorial Defence Battalion was formed in

* The 42nd Territorial Defence Battalion was formed in

During the opening stages of the war in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian military and police forces were largely ineffective in separatist areas, often surrendering equipment or overwhelmed in cities by large crowds of civilians. Federalist and pro-Russian insurgents quickly gained large swaths of territory. Ukraine also lost control of the Ukrainian–Russian border and this allowed a large inflow of insurgents and military supplies from

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. By August 2014 over 5,600 volunteers had joined defence battalions across Ukraine and about 7,000 volunteers had joined by the end of September. The Russian Communist Party pushed to label the battalions as terrorist organizations, even though they are directly subordinate to the Government of Ukraine and are legal government agencies of Ukraine. Russian politicians have not pushed for declaring pro-Russian insurgents fighting in Ukraine as terrorists. In the

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several members of the battalions were elected into the

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(8 November 2014)
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Reorganization

On 10 November 2014, Stepan Poltorak, the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, ordered territorial defence battalions to reorganize as motorized infantry battalions.

2022 Russian full-scale invasion

Before the invasion, the Ukrainian military had already begun an expansion process of the territorial defense forces in preparation of the Russian invasion. After the

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, the Ukrainian government announced general mobilisation and formed new territorial defense battalions to accommodate the influx in men. Theoretically, the TDF could field up to 150 battalions. In social media statements by the TDF, several previously unseen battalion numbers (some exceeding the theoretical 150 number), such as the 103rd, 124th, 130th, 251st etc. were mentioned, indicating that the TDF has likely expanded far past the initially planned size.

Equipment

The battalions receive basic resources and weapons from the

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or the

. These resources soon proved to be inadequate and numerous groups have helped to equip the battalions. The best known volunteer groups are Self-defence of Maidan, which has its own warehouses in

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and

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, and Army SOS, an initiative of former

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activists. Volunteers provide things like: hygiene items, food,

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and

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s (for use as drones).

List of territorial defence battalions

* 1st Territorial Defence Battalion «Volyn» (

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(reorganized into the 1st Independent Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 14th Mechanized Brigade) * 2nd Territorial Defence Battalion "

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) (reorganized into the 2nd Independent Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 30th Mechanized Brigade) * 3rd Territorial Defence Battalion "Volya" (

) (reorganized into the 3rd Mechanized Battalion of the 24th Mechanized Brigade) * 3rd Air Assault Battalion "Phoenix" (reorganized in to the 3rd Separate Air Assault Battalion of the 79th Air Assault Brigade) * 4th Territorial Defence Battalion "Zakarpattia" (

Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпатська область), also referred to as simply Zakarpattia (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпаття; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Kárpátalja'') or Transcar ...

) (reorganized into the 4th Separate Mountain Battalion of the

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) * 5th Territorial Defence Battalion " Prykarpattya" (

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (), also referred to as Ivano-Frankivshchyna () or simply Frankivshchyna, is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. It has a pop ...

, disbanded in January 2015) * 6th Territorial Defence Battalion "

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) (reorganized into the 6th Guard Battalion of the 44th Artillery Brigade) * 7th Territorial Defence Battalion (

Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast (), also known as Khmelnychchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in western Ukraine covering portions of the historical regions of western Podolia and southern Volhynia. The Capital (political) ...

) (reorganized into the 7th Guards Battalion of the 19th Missile Brigade) * 8th Territorial Defence Battalion " Podillya" (

Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast (), also referred to as Chernivechchyna (), is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the historical regions of Bukovina and Bessarabia. It has an international border with Romania and Moldo ...

) (reorganized into a Motorized Battalion and later into the 8th Separate Mountain Battalion of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade) * 9th Territorial Defence Battalion "

Vinnytsia Vinnytsia ( ; , ) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug. It serves as the administrative centre, administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast. It is the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. It also s ...

" (

) (reformed into the 9th Motorized Infantry Battalion under the command of the 59th Motorized Brigade) * 10th Territorial Defence Battalion "

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" (

) (reformed into the 10th Motorized Infantry Battalion under the command of the 59th Motorized Brigade) * 11th Territorial Defence Battalion " Kyivan Rus" (

) (reformed into the 11th Motorized Infantry Battalion under the command of the 59th Motorized Brigade) * 12th Territorial Defence Battalion "

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

" (

city) (reformed into the 12th Motorized Infantry Battalion and in June 2016 it was assigned under the command of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade) * 13th Territorial Defence Battalion " Chernihiv-1" (

) (In late 2014, it reformed into the 13th Motorized Infantry Battalion under the command of the 58th Motorized Brigade) * 14th Territorial Defence Battalion "

Cherkasy Cherkasy (, ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy serves as the administrative centre of Cherkasy Oblast as well as Cherkasy Raion within the oblast. The city has a population of Cherkasy is the cultural, educational and industrial centre ...

" (

Cherkasy Oblast Cherkasy Oblast (, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna (, ) is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in central Ukraine located along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. The Capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the cit ...

) (Reformed in 2017 as the 14th Guard Battalion of the 26th Artillery Brigade) * 15th Territorial Defence Battalion "

Sumy Sumy (, , ) is a city in northeastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel (river), Psel River and has a population of making it the 23rd-largest in the country. The city ...

" (

) (In late 2014, it reformed into the 15th Motorized Infantry Battalion under the command of the 58th Motorized Brigade) * 16th Territorial Defence Battalion "

Poltava Poltava (, ; , ) is a city located on the Vorskla, Vorskla River in Central Ukraine, Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Po ...

" (

Poltava Oblast Poltava Oblast (), also referred to as Poltavshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava. Most of its territory was par ...

) (In late 2014, it reformed into the 16th Motorized Infantry Battalion under the command of the 58th Motorized Brigade) * 17th Territorial Defence Battalion "

Kirovohrad Kropyvnytskyi (, ) is a city in central Ukraine, situated on the Inhul River. It serves as the administrative center of Kirovohrad Oblast. Population: Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its name several times. The settlement was k ...

" (

) (In late 2014, it was reformed into the 17th Motorized Infantry Battalion and was put under the command of the 57th Motorized Brigade) * 18th Territorial Defence Battalion "

Odesa Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern ...

" (

Odesa Oblast Odesa Oblast (), also referred to as Odeshchyna (Одещина), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administrative centre is the city of Ode ...

) (reorganized into the 18th Separate Marine Battalion of the 35th Marine Brigade) * 19th Territorial Defence Battalion (

Mykolaiv Oblast Mykolaiv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Mykolaivshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Mykolaiv. At the most recent estimate, the population ...

) (reorganized into the 19th Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 40th Artillery Brigade) * 20th Territorial Defence Battalion "

Dnipro Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper River, Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is t ...

" (

) (reformed into the 20th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion and was reassigned to the 93rd Mechanized Brigade in late 2014) * 21st Territorial Defence Battalion " Sarmat" (

) (In 2015, reformed into the 21st Motorized Infantry Battalion and was put under the command of the 56th Motorized Brigade) * 22nd Territorial Defence Battalion "

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

" (

) (in the fall of 2014 it reformed into the 22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion and was put under the command of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade) * 23rd Territorial Defence Battalion "

Khortytsia Khortytsia (, ) is the largest island on the Dnieper River, and is long and up to wide. The island forms part of the Khortytsia National Reserve. This historic site is located within the city limits of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. The island has ...

" (

) (In 2015, reformed into the 23rd Motorized Infantry Battalion and was put under the command of the 56th Motorized Brigade) * 24th Territorial Defence Battalion " Aidar" (Luhansk Oblast) (in 2015 it was reorganized into the 24th Separate Assault Battalion and was put under the command of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, it was then transferred to the 53rd Mechanized Brigade and as of 2023 it is under the command of the 5th Assault Brigade) * 25th Territorial Defence Battalion " Kyivan Rus" (

) (reorganized into the 25th Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 54th Mechanized Brigade) * 34th Territorial Defence Battalion "

Batkivshchyna The All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" (), referred to as Batkivshchyna (), is a political party in Ukraine led by People's Deputy of Ukraine, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. As the core party of the former Yulia Tymoshenko B ...

" (Kirovohrad Oblast) (In late 2014, it was reformed into the 34th Motorized Infantry Battalion and was put under the command of the 57th Motorized Brigade) * 37th Territorial Defence Battalion (

) (In 2015, reformed into the 37th Motorized Infantry Battalion and was put under the command of the 56th Motorized Brigade) * 39th Territorial Defence Battalion "Dnipro-2" (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast) (reorganized into the 39th Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 55th Artillery Brigade) * 40th Territorial Defence Battalion " Kryvbas" (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast) (it reorganized into the 40th Motorized Infantry Battalion and was put under the command of the 17th Tank Brigade until the disbandment of the Battalion in April 2015) * 41st Territorial Defence Battalion "Chernihiv-2" (

) (reorganized into the 41st Guard Battalion of the 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade) * 42nd Territorial Defence Battalion "Rukh Oporu" (Kirovohrad Oblast) (In late 2014, it was reformed into the 42nd Motorized Infantry Battalion and was put under the command of the 57th Motorized Brigade) * 43rd Territorial Defence Battalion "Patriot" (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast) (reorganized into the 43rd Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade)

References

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