102nd Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

The 102nd Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces (102-га окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It is part of Operational Command West. The full name of the Brigade is the 102nd Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces named after Dmytro Vitovsky.

Formation
In 2018 in Ivano-Frankivsk region Brigade was formed. On 30 January 2019 Brigade began to increase its ranks and units full Brigade level.

Between 27 May and 2 June 2019 150 reservist trained together in Kalush.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Engineering units of the Brigade were used to clear deoccupied areas from unexploded ordnance in July. On 11 August units of the Brigade destroyed and enemy BMP. Brigade also took part in Second Battle of Lyman in September. Units of the Brigade took part in Southern Ukraine campaign, being deployed to Zaporizhzhia Oblast in September 2022. On 14 October, the brigade received its battle flag. On 17 November soldiers destroyed a BTR-82AT. In January 2023 units of the brigade were training in Zaporizhzhia area. Medics of the 78th Territorial Defense Battalion were serving in Huliaipole during February 2023.

Structure
As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:
 * Headquarters
 * 74ter.png 74th Territorial Defense Battalion (Yabluniv)
 * 75ter.png 75th Territorial Defense Battalion (Lysets)
 * 76ter.png 76th Territorial Defense Battalion (Nadvirna) А7135
 * 77ter.png 77th Territorial Defense Battalion (Hvizdets)
 * 78ter.png 78th Territorial Defense Battalion (Ivano-Frankivsk) А7154
 * 79ter.png 79th Territorial Defense Battalion (Kalush) А7166
 * 201ter.png 201st Territorial Defense Battalion (Verkhovyna)
 * Counter-Sabotage Company
 * Engineering Company
 * Communication Company
 * Logistics Company
 * Mortar Battery

Commanders

 * Colonel Yurii Kopadze August 2021 - October 2022
 * Colonel Volodymyr Lohvinenko October 2022 - present