4th Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)

The 4th Special Purpose Regiment, Ranger Corps (Ukrainian: 4-й Полк спеціального призначення Корпусу Рейнджерів ССО (КРССО), romanized: 4th Polk spetsial'noho pryznachennya Korpusu Reyndzheriv, (KRoSSO); MUN A5011) is a Ukrainian special forces regiment that was formed in 2024 as part of the Ukrainian Ranger Corps.

4th Special Purpose Regiment, KRoSSO
4-й Полк спеціального призначення Корпусу Рейнджерів ССО
Regiment Insignia
Active	2024 – Present
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Branch	Ranger Corps
Type	Regiment
Role	Special operations
Part of	Ukrainian Special Operations Forces
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian war Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2024 Kursk offensive 2025 Sumy Obl. incursion
Commanders
Current commander	Lt. Col. Ihor Shtanko
Insignia
Former Insignia

History

The regiment has taken part in the 2024 Kursk offensive. A soldier of the Regiment (Tatsenko Oleksandr Romanovich) was killed in Kursk Oblast in October 2024.^[1] On 25 November 2024, the regiment ambushed a Russian Desertcross 1000-3 vehicle carrying six soldiers^[2] using live fire and kamikaze drones, all the Russian personnel were killed.^[3][4] A soldier of the regiment (Andriy Soroka) was killed in action on 9 December 2024.^[5] In February 2025, a special Tank unit was established as a part of the regiment which was equipped with T-64BV and T-72AV tanks.^[6][7] On 6 April 2025, the Regiment pushed back Russian troops who tried to attack Loknya as part of the 2025 Sumy Oblast incursion.^[8]

Equipment

Type	Image	Origin	Class	Notes
Assault Rifles[9][10]
AK-47		Soviet Union	7.62×39mm Assault Rifle
AK-74		Soviet Union	5.45×39mm Assault Rifle
M4A1		United States	5.56×45mm NATO Assault Rifle
DDM4		United States	5.56×45mm NATO Assault Rifle
Marksmen Rifles[11]
Savage Arms		United States	Bolt action rifle
Barrett MRAD		United States	Bolt action Sniper rifle
Grenade Launchers[11]
Mk 19 grenade launcher		United States	40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher
Tanks
T-64BV		Soviet Union	Main battle tank
T-72AV		Soviet Union	Main battle tank
Vehicles
BMP-1		Soviet Union	Amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle	[4]
Kozak-5		Ukraine	Infantry mobility vehicle with MRAP capabilities	[4]
Humvee		United States	Infantry mobility vehicle
Artillery
152 mm gun-howitzer D-20		Soviet Union	152 mm gun-howitzer artillery
UAVs
DJI Mavic		China	FPV drone	[12]

Command

• Lieutenant Colonel Ihor Shtanko

Structure

• Management & Headquarters
• 1st Special Detachment
• 2nd Special Detachment
• Tank Company
• Commandant Platoon