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36th Marine Brigade | |
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36-та окрема бригада морської піхоти | |
Active | 20 July 2015–present |
Country | Ukraine |
Branch | Ukrainian Marine Corps |
Role | Marine Infantry |
Garrison/HQ | Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast |
Motto(s) | With us is God and Victory |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt. Col. Mykyta Vitek[3] |
Notable commanders | Viktor Sikoza Volodymyr Baranyuk Serhii Volynskyi |
Insignia | |
Old unit patch 2015 – 2023 |
The 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilinskyi (Ukrainian: 36-та окрема бригада морської піхоти імені контрадмірала Михайла Білинського, romanized: 36-ta okrema bryhada morskoi pikhoty imeni kontradmirala Mykhaila Bilynskoho) was formed in 2015 from units withdrawn from the occupied Crimea – 1st and 501st Marine Battalion, which were previously part of Ukrainian 36th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade.[4][5] The brigade has participated in the war in Donbas since its formation. In February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the majority of the brigade was located in Mariupol.[4][6]
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