Special Operation Forces

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Command of Special Operations Forces, based in Berdychiv, Zhytomyr region

99th Command and Support Battalion
142nd Education and Training Centre

Land warfare and special purpose units

3rd Special Purpose Regiment “Prince Svetoslav the Brave”, based in Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovograd region. The unit was formed on the basis of the Soviet 10th Special Purpose Brigade.

8th Special Purpose Regiment “Iziaslav Mstislavich”, formed on the basis of the Soviet 8th Special Purpose Brigade, is based in Khmelnitsky, Khmelnitsky region.

140th Special Operations Forces Centre, based in Khmelnitsky, Khmelnitsky. This is the most elite unit in the UASOF and it also took part in the hostilities in Donbass in 2014.

The tasks of these three units are special reconnaissance missions and direct-action operations.

Aviation special purpose unit

35th Mixed Aviation Squadron, based in Havryshiyka Air Base, Vinnytsia region. This unit is subordinate to the 456th Transport Aviation Brigade of the Air Force of Ukraine.

Established in 2019, this unit is mainly involved in the extraction, resupply, and rescue of small unit teams in Ukraine.

Naval special purpose unit

73rd Maritime Special Operations Centre, inspired by the Soviet 17th Naval Special Purpose Brigade, is based in Pervomaisky Island, Mykolaiv region.

This unit focuses on maintaining security in the Black Sea and also counterterrorism maritime missions.

Information and psychological warfare units

16th Information Warfare and Psychological Operations Centre, based in Huiva, Zhytomyr region

72nd Information Warfare and Psychological Operations Centre, based in Brovary, Kyiv region

74th Information Warfare and Psychological Operations Centre, based in Lviv

83rd Information Warfare and Psychological Operations Centre, based in Odessa

Insbesondere die letzten hier angeführten Sondereinheiten für den Bereich des Informationskrieges und der psychologischen Kriegsführung setzen zur Zeit neue Standards in diesem Bereich.