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39th Coastal Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

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39th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade named after the Black Sea Cossacks
Ukrainian: 39-та окрема бригада берегової оборони імені Чорноморських козаків
Active23 March 2022 – present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Marine Corps
TypeCoastal Defense
RoleInfantry
Part ofTerritorial Defense Forces
(2022 – 2024)
30th Marine Corps
(2024 – present)
Garrison/HQ Odesa
MUN А7382
EngagementsDnieper campaign (2022–present)
2022 Kherson counteroffensive
Battle of Chasiv Yar
Decorations
For Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current commanderColonel Oleksandr Tonenchuk [uk]
Insignia
126th Territorial Defense Brigade (2022 – 2024)
126th Territorial Defense Brigade (2024 – 2025)

The 39th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade named after the Black Sea Cossacks (Ukrainian: 39-та окрема бригада берегової оборони імені Чорноморських козаків), formerly the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade is a military formation of the Ukrainian Marine Corps in Odesa. The brigade was a former Territorial Defense Brigade until being transferred to the Ukrainian Marine Corps.[citation needed]

History

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Formation

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The Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Maksym Marchenko, announced that a new Territorial Defense brigade would be formed in Odesa on 5 March 2022.[1] On 8 March the brigade was formed in Odesa.[2] The next day the brigade began accepting reservists.[3] 23 March is the official date of creation of the Brigade.[4] On May 12 the Brigade had already trained an additional two thousand troops.[5]

Colonel Larysa Yakobchuk was appointed as a deputy commander for moral and psychological support. She is the first female deputy commander in the Territorial Defense Forces.[6][7]

Russo-Ukrainian War

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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While digging trenches near Odesa in May, units of the Brigade unearthed amphorae, estimated to be from the fourth or fifth centuries BC. All findings were given to the Odesa Archaeological Museum.[8]

Units of the brigade's 220th Territorial Defense Battalion held positions near the border of Mykolaiv and Kherson Oblasts in July 2022.[9] Two members of this battalion were killed in action in December 2022 in the village of Olhivka, [uk] Kherson Oblast.[10]

In 2022, the "Chimera" unit was formed in the brigade, it was a small close-knit formation made up of soldiers with previous combat experience. They fought near Mykolaiv when Russian forces were closing in on the city. The unit was involved in the liberation of the right bank of Kherson region.[11] The brigade also had two company tactical groups, "Hunter" and "Oscar", helping liberate Kherson Oblast.[12]

On 4 December, the brigade received its battle flag.[12]

In February 2024, the Chimera Unit was integrated into the DIU's Tymur Special Unit.[13]

On 14 March 2025, the brigade's official Instagram account published a post of volunteers in their brigade receiving watches for Ukrainian Volunteer Day, amongst the recipients were multiple soldiers wearing the patch of the Vedmedi Assault Group, which showed that the group had joined the brigade.[14]

Ukrainian Marine Corps

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In April 2024, the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade had been transferred to the Ukrainian Marine Corps. On 5 March 2025, the brigade was transformed into the 39th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade.[15][16]

Structure

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2022

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As of 2022, the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade's structure was as follows:

  • 126th Territorial Defense Brigade
    • Brigade Headquarters
      • Management
      • Commandant Platoon
    • 220th Territorial Defense Battalion[10] MUN  А7395
      • "Raider" Unit
    • 221st Territorial Defense Battalion[17] MUN  А7396
    • 222nd Territorial Defense Battalion[18] MUN  А7397
    • 223rd Territorial Defense Battalion MUN  А7398
    • 224th Territorial Defense Battalion MUN  А7399
    • 245th Territorial Defense Battalion[19]
    • 246th Territorial Defense Battalion MUN  А4437
      • "Chimera" Unit. Commander: Oleksandr "Chimera" Kapshin.
        • Company Tactical Group "Hunter"
        • Company Tactical Group "Oscar"
    • Mortar Battery
    • Engineer Company
    • Signals Company
    • Logistics Company

Current

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As of 2025, the 39th Coastal Defense Brigade's known structure is as follows:

  • 39th Coastal Defense Brigade
    • Brigade Headquarters
      • Management
      • Commandant Platoon
    • 1st Coastal Defense Battalion. Commander: Captain Artem Khrystyn.[20]
    • 2nd Coastal Defense Battalion. Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Andriy Avdievsky.[21][22]
    • 3rd Coastal Defense Battalion. Commander: Lieutenant Roman Kryvoruchko.[23]
    • 4th Coastal Defense Battalion[24]
      • Strike UAV Platoon[25]
    • Vedmedi Assault Group[26]
    • Mortar Battery[27]
    • Artillery Division[28]
    • "Raiders" Instructor Unit[29]
    • Combat Stress Control Group[30]
    • Recruitment Service[31]
    • Patronage Service[32]

Equipment

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A 2S1 Gvozdika of the 39th Coastal Defense Brigade fires at Russian positions in Kherson Oblast.

Small arms

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  • RPG-7[34] – Soviet hand-held rocket launcher
  • RPG-22[35] – Soviet disposable rocket-propelled grenade
  • AT4[36] – Swedish disposable anti-tank weapon

Artillery

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Vehicles

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Commanders

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  • Colonel Serhii Kuts 2022 – 2023[43]
  • Colonel Vadym Mykha 2023 – August 2024
  • Colonel Oleksandr Tonenchuk August 2024 – present[44]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zadverniak, Nataliia (5 March 2022). "В Одеській області створять додаткову бригаду тероборони" [An additional territorial defense brigade will be created in the Odesa region]. ArmyInform (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Одеська 126-а бригада Сил територіальної оборони отримала Бойовий Прапор. Фото" [The Odesa 126th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces received the Battle Flag. Photo]. omr.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ Vivat, Volodymyr (9 March 2022). ""Прошу до вступу!" — друга бригада тероборони Одещини розпочинає приймати кандидатів" ["Please come in!" — the second brigade of territorial defense of Odesa region starts accepting candidates]. ArmyInform (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Бойова родина, яка захищає Батьківщину: одеська 126-та бригада тероборони відзначає річницю формування" [A combat family that protects the Motherland: the Odesa 126th Territorial defense Brigade celebrates the anniversary of its formation]. Dumska (in Ukrainian). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ "На Одещині додатково підготували дві тисячі добровольців для тероборони" [In Odesa, two thousand volunteers were additionally trained for territorial defense]. Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ Strakovskyi, Valentyn (24 August 2022). "Перша жінка-заступниця командира бригади в Україні: про бойовий шлях, кар'єру та значення Дня Незалежності" [The first female deputy brigade commander in Ukraine: about the combat path, career and the meaning of Independence Day]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ^ Bohomolov, Dmytro (11 September 2022). "Лариса Якобчук — єдина заступниця командира: про жінок в армії та як підтримують солдат" [Larysa Yakobchuk is the only deputy commander: about women in the army and how they support soldiers]. odesa.novyny.live (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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