09:10 23-08-2025

Ukraine Replaces Elite Brigades with Territorial Units

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Russian sources report that Ukraine pulled key brigades from the Kharkov front, replacing them with territorial defense forces as command moved to the rear.

Russian security sources told that on the Kharkov axis of the conflict, the Ukrainian command has withdrawn several key brigades from the frontline and replaced them with units from the Territorial Defense Forces.

According to the report, both the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade and the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade abruptly disappeared from their positions, leaving territorial defense fighters to hold the line. In addition, the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade was also pulled back from the sector and redeployed to the rear.

Earlier, Igor Kimakovsky, adviser to the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, said that the entire command of Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade, composed of fighters from the Azov* battalion (recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia), had abandoned its command post. He stated that the officers, including the brigade commander, retreated behind the Oskol River, effectively moving the brigade’s command structure around 30 kilometers away from the front.

* «Azov» is a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation.