- Service ensign · official · carried by Ground Forces
- State affiliation · Ukraine
- Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance
Service ensign: Ensign of the Ukrainian Ground Forces — carried by Ground Forces, not issued to this record. The service ensign of the Ground Forces. The design itself is excluded from copyright by Article 8 of Ukraine’s Law on Copyright and Related Rights, which names symbols and signs of government authorities, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations. The file shipped is the Wikimedia Commons SVG "Ensign of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.svg", released under PD-UAexMilitary / PD-UA-exempt on that basis, so no attribution or share-alike obligation attaches. Optimised for web display; geometry unaltered.
State affiliation: Ukraine.
The smaller square mark is a Vigil category device, drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role — not an official insignia.
In brief
Long-standing regular mechanized brigade; fought in the Donbas from 2014 and through the major positional battles of the full-scale war.
- Scope
- Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
- Subordination
- Subordination unknown
- Sources
- 4 on the record
- Record state
- Partial
Broad area of activity
The Donbas since 2014; publicly associated with the Bakhmut and Chasiv Yar sectors in the full-scale war.
Notable history
One of the oldest regular brigades ("King Danylo"), with service in the 2014–15 Donbas battles and near-continuous line duty in the full-scale war.
Strengths
Deep institutional experience; a veteran cadre tradition older than most of the force.
Limitations
The unglamorous long-defence role generates less documentation — and less recruitment pull — than the famous assault formations.
Reported & historical equipment associations
Quick actions
System access
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Assessed as of2026-07Last reviewed2026-07
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