122nd Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

The 122nd Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces (122-га окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Odesa Oblast. It is part of Operational Command South.

Formation
On 30 June 2018 the brigade was formed in Odesa Oblast. On 11 December 2018 300 to 500 reservist took part in a training exercise in Odesa. From 5 to 9 June 2019 a large scale exercise involving all battalions took place.

184th Battalion was formed in Artsyz and in early part of 2022 it moved to Bolhrad.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 14 October, the brigade received its battle flag.

On 23 November soldiers from 185th Battalion shot down a S-300 missile using DShK heavy machine gun.

Structure
As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:
 * Headquarters
 * 180th Territorial Defense Battalion (Borshchi, Podilsk Raion) А7346
 * 181st Territorial Defense Battalion (Rozdilna) А7347
 * 182nd Territorial Defense Battalion (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi) А7348
 * 183rd Territorial Defense Battalion (Chornomorsk) А7349
 * 184th Territorial Defense Battalion (Bolhrad) А7350
 * 185th Territorial Defense Battalion (Yuzhne) А7351
 * Engineering Company
 * Communication Company
 * Logistics Company
 * Mortar Battery

Commanders

 * Colonel Oleh Berezovskyi 2018 – 2022
 * Colonel Serhii Shcherbina 2023 – present

Notable members

 * Vasiliy Lomachenko, professional boxer.