Territorial Defense Forces
Military unit
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| June 2024 | 124th Kherson Defense Brigade was transferred from Territorial Defence Forces to Ukrainian Marine Corps |
| April 2024 | 126th Odesa City Defense Brigade was transferred from Territorial Defence Forces to Ukrainian Marine Corps |
| March 2024 | 100th Volyn Defense Brigade was transferred from Territorial Defence Forces to Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| February 11 2024 | Ihor Plakhuta becomes the commander of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine |
| February 9 2024 | Anatoliy Barhylevych's command of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine ends |
| October 9 2023 | Anatoliy Barhylevych takes over command of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine from Ihor Tantsyura |
| September 2022 | The 113th Territorial Defense Brigade participated in the Kharkiv counteroffensive, helping to liberate most of the Kharkiv Oblast. |
| May 15 2022 | Ihor Tantsyura replaces Yuriy Halushkin as commander of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine |
| March 6 2022 | Nearly 100,000 people had volunteered for the Territorial Defense Forces, with some units reaching their operational limit. |
| February 27 2022 | President Zelensky created the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a foreign legion placed under the command of Territorial Defense Forces. |
| February 25 2022 | During the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian government distributed 18,000 guns to civilians in Kyiv willing to fight. |
| February 24 2022 | Territorial Defence Forces officially activated at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, forming a separate branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. |
| February 11 2022 | Planned number of territorial defense volunteers was increased from 1.5 to 2 million. |
| January 1 2022 | Yuriy Halushkin begins his tenure as commander of the Territorial Defence Forces of Ukraine |
| January 1 2022 | Territorial Defense Forces were officially activated as a new branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. |
| 2021 | Territorial Defence units existed in semi-organized forms, preparing for potential future military needs. |
| July 29 2021 | President Zelensky signed the law establishing Territorial Defense Forces as a standalone military branch. |
| July 16 2021 | Ukrainian parliament approved the bill to establish Territorial Defense Forces. |
| July 16 2021 | Ukrainian parliament approved the bill for restructuring Territorial Defense Forces. |
| May 25 2021 | President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced a law to the Verkhovna Rada proposing to increase territorial forces by 11,000 servicemen and establish Territorial Defense Forces as a standalone branch of the Armed Forces. |
| 2015 | Territorial Defence Battalions first established as volunteer militias during the war in Donbas under the Ministry of Defence command. |
| 2014 | Territorial Defense Battalions were first organized by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine to mobilize volunteer militias and paramilitary groups fighting against pro-Russian separatists in Donbas. |
| December 2014 | The system of territorial defense in Ukraine was changed, with territorial defense battalions reorganized and transferred to mechanized infantry brigades of the Army. |
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