8th Separate Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)

Special Operations Center "West"

8th Special Operations Regiment (2003-)


8th Special Operations Brigade (1992-2003)
Окремий центр спеціальних операцій «Захід»
Regiment Insignia
Active1992-present
Country Ukraine
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces (1991-2016)
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (2016-)
TypeRegiment
RoleSpecial Operations
Garrison/HQKhmelnytskyi
Nickname(s)Prince Izyaslav Mstislavich Regiment
EngagementsPeacekeeping Operations

Russo-Ukrainian War

DecorationsCourage and Bravery
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Andrii Arkadiyovych Matviishen
Insignia
Shoulder Patch

8th Separate Special Operations Regiment or the Special Operations Center "West" ("Prince Izyaslav Mstislavych"), unit number A0553, is a regiment of the Special Operations Forces. It is headquartered in the city of Khmelnytskyi and a part of the Joint Rapid Reaction Forces. Since 2014, the regiment has participated in the many battles of the Russo-Ukrainian War being reformed into a separate special operations center in 2022.