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The 34th Coastal Defense Brigade (Ukrainian: 34-та бригада берегової оборони), formerly the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade, is a unit of the Ukrainian Marine Corps in Kherson. The brigade was a former Territorial Defense Brigade until being transferred to the Ukrainian Marine Corps.
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Formation
On 30 June 2018, the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade was formed in Kherson Oblast.[1] From September 3 to 12, 2018,[2] brigade-wide training exercises were held, involving close to 3,500 reservists up to sixty years old. Exercises were held in Bilozerka Raion, Oleshky Raion, Henichesk Raion, Ivanivka Raion, and Skadovsk Raion. Each battalion only had two contract permanent officers, commander and chief of staff, with everyone else being a reservist. A battalion stationed in Oleshky took 300 of its reservists from Oleshky Raion, Kakhovka Raion and Novovorontsovka Raion.[3] The 195th Territorial Defense Battalion had 290 reservists, including 41 officers from Oleshky Raion, Hola Prystan Raion and Skadovsk Raion.[4] The 197th Territorial Defense Battalion was stationed on the Arabat Spit, and after September 7, began joint patrols with the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and guarding of critical infrastructure in Henichesk Raion.[5][6] From 5 to 15 December, another exercise was held.[7] Kherson Oblast governor Andrii Gordieiev gave awards to members of the 193rd Territorial Defense Battalion for their participation in the exercise.[8]
Between September 19 and 26, 2020, the 196th Territorial Defense battalion took part in another exercise.[9][10]
Another exercise was held from April 7 to 16, 2021, at the cost of two and a half million hryvnia.[11][12]
The 197th Territorial Defense Battalion had 70% of its contract positions filled by 16 February 2022.[13] However, this specific battalion had insufficient living conditions. Later, a new base was founded in Henichesk.[14]
Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
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On February 24, Ihor Likhnov, the commander of the 192nd Territorial Defense Battalion, took a few hundred volunteers and began the defense of Kherson. Their first battle was for Antonivka Road Bridge, where the battalion covered the retreat for regular army units. On March 1, one of its companies fought against a Russian tank company. After Kherson was captured, a portion of the battalion remained in the city. Some of those who remained were captured. Likhnov later began to rebuild the battalion with 13 soldiers, and eventually turned into a fully-fledged combat unit which fought in Donetsk Oblast and in Kherson Oblast.[15]
Also, on 1 March, around 40 members of 194th Territorial Defense Battalion took part in the battles of Buzkovyi Park (Lilac Park) where they suffered heavy casualties after being ambushed by a Russian armoured column instead of an expected infantry column. The unit was armed with rifles, grenades, a small amount of RPGs and self-made Molotov cocktails. At least 24 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and others were wounded, with the Russians suffering at least one KIA. The fallen servicemen were buried in the park by locals and a memorial was unveiled there on the first anniversary of the battle in March 2023.[16] Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Ishchenko was ordered to move to Mykolaiv in May.[17]
In May and June 2022, the brigade's 196th Battalion held the defense on the borders of Mykolaiv Oblast and Kherson Oblast, near the villages of Lupareve, Oleksandrivka, Nova Zoria and Tavriiske.[18] Simultaneously, also in May 2022, the brigade's 197th Battalion took part in operations in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in support of the 81st Airmobile Brigade near Huliaipole and the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade near Zarichne, Komyshuvakha and Mali Shcherbaky.[18]
The unit's 192nd Battalion took part in a major Ukrainian offensive in the Kharkiv Oblast in September 2022. It was operating near the village of Semenivka, where it reportedly captured a group of Russian soldiers and a large amount of munitions on 10 September.[19]
In January 2023, the 197th Battalion was deployed to several positions near Kherson, including Chornobaivka and Naddniprianske, to counter the threat of a Russian breakthrough across the Dnieper River. The 196th Battalion also defended the city of Kherson during January 2023.[18]
On April 16, 2023, the 193rd Territorial Defense Battalion together in coordination with other units destroyed a Russian ammo depot on the left bank of the Dnipro river.[20] On 7 June, units of the brigade took part in the evacuation of civilians following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam.[18]
On 1 February 2025, the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade was transformed into the 34th Coastal Defense Brigade.[21]
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Structure
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2022
As of 2022, the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade's known structure was as follows:[22]
124th Territorial Defense Brigade
- Brigade Headquarters
- Management
- Commandant Platoon
192nd Territorial Defense Battalion (Kherson) MUN А7358
193rd Territorial Defense Battalion (Beryslav) MUN А7359- 194th Territorial Defense Battalion (Bilozerka) MUN А7360
195th Territorial Defense Battalion (Skadovsk) MUN А7361- 196th Territorial Defense Battalion (Nova Kakhovka) MUN А7362
197th Territorial Defense Battalion (Henichesk) MUN А7363[14]- Mortar Battery
- Combat Engineer Company
- Logistic Company
- Signal Company
- Brigade Headquarters
Current
As of 2025, the 34th Coastal Defense Brigade's known structure is as follows:
34th Coastal Defense Brigade
- Brigade Headquarters
- Management
- Commandant Platoon
1st Coastal Defense Battalion. Commander: Ihor "Dnipro".[23]
- 2nd Coastal Defense Battalion
- 3rd Coastal Defense Battalion
- 4th Coastal Defense Battalion
Reconnaissance Company- Engineer Support Group
Engineer-Sapper Company "Karlson"
- Medical Company
- Brigade Headquarters
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Equipment
Commanders
- Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Ishchenko (2018 – ?)
- Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Mostovyi (? – present)[26]
Insignia
The 124th Territorial Defense Brigade's insignia shows a silver cross with three gold crowns on a blue field, which was a proposed coat of arms for Kherson region in the Ukrainian People's Republic.[27]
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