2nd Separate Galician Brigade | |
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31-ша бригада НГ (Ukrainian) | |
Founded | 1992 |
Country | Ukraine |
Allegiance | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Branch | National Guard of Ukraine |
Type | Brigade |
Role | Extraction, logistical and combat support, maintainence of the public law and order, protection of the Ukrainian territorial integrity |
Part of | National Guard of Ukraine |
Garrison/HQ | Lviv, Ternopil, Uzhhorod, Drohobych and Rivne |
Nickname(s) | Galician Guardsmen |
Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian war |
Decorations | For Courage and Bravery |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Petro Yuriyovych Shulyak |
Notable commanders | Colonel Serhii Petrovych Kulchytskyi |
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The 2nd Separate Mixed Galician Brigade is a brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine concerned with multiple roles including the extraction of Ukrainian personnel from the frontlines, logistical and combat support, maintenance of the public law and order, among other roles. It was established on the basis of the 16th Convoy Brigade in February 1992 as the 2nd Convoy Brigade. Its main headquarters is in Lviv although its units are also stationed in Ternopil, Uzhhorod, Drohobych and Rivne.