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Units of the 125th Brigade, including of its 218th Battalion, held positions in [[Bakhmut]] between January and March 2023.<ref name=trocalendar>{{cite web|url=https://tro.mil.gov.ua/wp-content/themes/intentionally-blank/Documents/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%20%D0%A2%D0%A0%D0%9E%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%201.pdf|title=Воєнно-історичний календар сил територіальної оборони збройних сил України на 2024 рік (січень-червень)|language=uk|access-date=26 June 2025|first1=Марія|last1=Руденко|first2=Віта|last2=Титаренко|first3=Ігор|last3=Волков|website=[[Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine)|Сили територіальної оборони ЗСУ]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=”Москальська нечисть полює за евакуаційним транспортом”: як працюють військові медики на околицях Бахмута|url=https://vchasnoua.com/news/moskalska-necist-poliuje-za-evakuaciinim-transportom-iak-praciuiut-viiskovi-mediki-na-okoliciax-baxmuta|work=vchasnoua.com|language=uk|date=20 February 2023|accessdate=1 March 2023|trans-title=”Moscow evil hunts for evacuation transport”: how military medics work on the outskirts of Bakhmut}}</ref> |
Units of the 125th Brigade, including of its 218th Battalion, held positions in [[Bakhmut]] between January and March 2023.<ref name=trocalendar>{{cite web|url=https://tro.mil.gov.ua/wp-content/themes/intentionally-blank/Documents/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%20%D0%A2%D0%A0%D0%9E%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%201.pdf|title=Воєнно-історичний календар сил територіальної оборони збройних сил України на 2024 рік (січень-червень)|language=uk|access-date=26 June 2025|first1=Марія|last1=Руденко|first2=Віта|last2=Титаренко|first3=Ігор|last3=Волков|website=[[Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine)|Сили територіальної оборони ЗСУ]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=”Москальська нечисть полює за евакуаційним транспортом”: як працюють військові медики на околицях Бахмута|url=https://vchasnoua.com/news/moskalska-necist-poliuje-za-evakuaciinim-transportom-iak-praciuiut-viiskovi-mediki-na-okoliciax-baxmuta|work=vchasnoua.com|language=uk|date=20 February 2023|accessdate=1 March 2023|trans-title=”Moscow evil hunts for evacuation transport”: how military medics work on the outskirts of Bakhmut}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:00, 26 November 2025
Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces unit
Military unit
The 125th Heavy Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 125-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in Lviv. It is part of Operational Command West.[3]
On 27 February 2022 the brigade was formed in Lviv.[4] In early March, the brigade was actively recruiting reservists and was in organizational process. Its purpose was protection of Lviv,[5] its strategic facilities, protection of government facilities and counter-sabotage.[6] The brigade was fully formed on 12 March. Lieutenant General Artur Horbenko was assigned to command it.[7]
Russo-Ukrainian War
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Russian invasion of Ukraine
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As of 13 August, the brigade had lost 9 soldiers.[8] Units of the brigade along with other formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated following villages and settlements in Donetsk Oblast: Ozerne, Dibrova, Yampil and Torske.
In November 2022, units of the brigade’s 217th Battalion were taking part in combat in Donetsk Oblast.[9]
On 4 December, the brigade received its battle flag.[10] As of December 2022, units of the brigade were deployed to Kharkiv Oblast, Sumy Oblast and Donetsk Oblast.[10]
Units of the 125th Brigade, including of its 218th Battalion, held positions in Bakhmut between January and March 2023.[9][11]
In 2024, the brigade was transferred to the Ground Forces of Ukraine, and in July 2025, the unit was reformed as heavy mechanized brigade.[12]
As of 2022 the brigade’s structure is as follows:
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- ^ https://militaryland.net/news/all-heavy-mechanized-brigades-assigned-to-army-corps/#:~:text=According%20to%20several%20volunteers%20closely,into%20a%20heavy%20mechanized%20formation.&text=The%20129th%20Heavy%20Mechanized%20Brigade,MilitaryLand%20on%20August%201%2C%202025.
- ^ “Ukraine’s Military Transitioning to Corps-Based Command Structure – Jamestown”. jamestown.org. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ Kotenskyi, Andrii (27 February 2022). “У Львові створили 125-у окрему бригаду сил територіальної оборони” [The 125th separate brigade of territorial defense forces was created in Lviv]. portal.lviv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ “У Львові формують 125-ту бригаду тероборони: куди звертатись” [The 125th Terrodefense Brigade is being formed in Lviv: where to signup]. city-adm.lviv.ua (in Ukrainian). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Savitska, Viktoria (11 March 2022). “Оборона Львова і області. Які збройні формування працюють та як долучитися” [Defense of Lviv and the region. What armed formations work and how to join]. tvoemisto.tv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Savitska, Viktoria (12 March 2022). “У Львові організувалися пів сотні добровольчих об’єднань для захисту міста” [Half a hundred volunteer associations were organized in Lviv to protect the city]. tvoemisto.tv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Kotenskyi, Andrii (13 August 2022). “У Львові на благодійному аукціоні зібрали понад два млн грн для ЗСУ” [In Lviv, more than two million UAH were collected for the Armed Forces at a charity auction]. portal.lviv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b Руденко, Марія; Титаренко, Віта; Волков, Ігор. “Воєнно-історичний календар сил територіальної оборони збройних сил України на 2024 рік (січень-червень)” (PDF). Сили територіальної оборони ЗСУ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ a b “125-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони Збройних сил України отримала Бойовий Прапор” [The 125th separate territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received the Battle Flag]. lvivoblrada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ ““Москальська нечисть полює за евакуаційним транспортом”: як працюють військові медики на околицях Бахмута” [“Moscow evil hunts for evacuation transport”: how military medics work on the outskirts of Bakhmut]. vchasnoua.com (in Ukrainian). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ “Chaos on front lines: Story of Ukraine’s 125th Brigade and dozens gone missing on Zaporizhzhia front”. hromadske. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ “UPDATED Ukraine Media Center’s April 4, 2022, Briefing Schedule (32 Rynok Sq., Lviv)”. mediacenter.org.ua. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ “Екскомбриг 125-ої ТРО Горбенко: На Харківщині робили все можливе. Але втримати фронт, коли в тебе 6–8 людей на кілометр – нереально”. Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
