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5th Assault Brigade

The 5th Separate Assault Brigade "Kyiv" (Ukrainian: 5-та окрема штурмова бригада, romanized: 5-ta okrema shturmova bryhada) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022 as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.


5th Separate Assault Brigade
5-та окрема штурмова бригада5-ta okrema shturmova bryhada
Brigade insignia
10 May 2022 – present
Ukraine
Ukrainian Ground Forces
Assault Infantry
Operational Command North
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Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine campaign
Battle of Bakhmut
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
Battle of Chasiv Yar
Official Telegram channel
Col. Oleksandr Yakovenko

The 5th Separate Assault Brigade "Kyiv" (Ukrainian: 5-та окрема штурмова бригада, romanized5-ta okrema shturmova bryhada) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022 as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Members of the 5th Brigade together with soldiers from other units after re-caputing the village of Klishchiivka during the Battle of Bakhmut

The 5th Assault Regiment's first commander was Pavlo Palisa. Under the command of Colonel Palisa, the 5th Assault Regiment is part of the Operational Command North. As of February 2023, the regiment was fighting in the battle of Bakhmut.

On 24 February 2023, the regiment was reformed into a brigade and the 24th Assault Battalion Aidar was assigned under its command. On the same day, the brigade received its battle flag from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. On 29 September 2023, the 5th Assault Brigade was awarded the honorary title "Kyiv" by decree of President Zelenskyy.

In April 2024, the brigade was stationed near the city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast.

As of 2024 the brigade's structure is as follows:

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