123rd Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

The 123rd Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces (123-тя окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Mykolaiv Oblast. It is part of Operational Command South.

Formation
On 30 June 2018 the brigade was formed in Mykolaiv Oblast. During the year 189th Battalion and brigade headquarters held a seven-day exercise which involved 612 soldiers.

From 28 August to 6 September 2019 255 soldiers from 191st Battalion were involved in an exercise. From 19 to 26 September 2020 another exercise took place, involving 532 soldiers.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 1 March, the 190th Battalion defended Bashtanka from a large column of Russian military vehicles.

The 187th Battalion took part in the battle of Voznesensk, where they lost eight soldiers on 2 March 2022.

On 14 October, the brigade received its battle flag.

Structure
As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:
 * Headquarters
 * 186th Territorial Defense Battalion (Pervomaisk) А7352
 * 187th Territorial Defense Battalion (Voznesensk) А7353
 * 188th Territorial Defense Battalion (Ochakiv) А7354
 * 189th Territorial Defense Battalion (Mykolaiv) А7355
 * 190th Territorial Defense Battalion (Bashtanka) А7356
 * 191st Territorial Defense Battalion (Mykolaiv) А7357
 * Attack Drone Company "Horror from Heaven"
 * "Black Sun" Platoon
 * Engineering Company
 * Communication Company
 * Logistics Company
 * Mortar Battery

Commanders

 * Colonel Herman Krauze 2018–2020
 * Colonel Roman Tokarenko 2020–present

Insignia
The brigade's emblem shows a silver watchful deer with gold antlers, holding a spear. In Cossack times, this image was used as a seal for the Buhohardivska Palanka, a territorial district within the organization of Nova Sich, which is today in the Mykolaiv Oblast.