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The 113th Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces (113-та окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast. It is part of Operational Command East.

Formation
On 28 August 2018, the brigade was formed in Kharkiv Oblast. In first days brigade numbered twenty-seven people. Ten were assigned to headquarters and two in each of the five battalions. For the next ten days close to twenty-one hundred reservists and three hundred officers foot part in exercises culminating with close to thirty percent of them signing contracts with the brigade. Colonel Ihor Kiforenko became the first commander.

Structure
As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:
 * Headquarters
 * 120ter.png 120th Territorial Defense Battalion (Derhachi) А7286
 * 121ter.png 121st Territorial Defense Battalion (Zmiiv) А7287
 * 122 ОБТрО.png 122nd Territorial Defense Battalion (Izium) А7288
 * 123ter.png 123rd Territorial Defense Battalion (Kupiansk) А7289
 * 124ter.png 124th Territorial Defense Battalion (Lozova) А7290
 * 125 bat FIERCE 113 bri TRO.png 125th Territorial Defense Battalion (Chuhuiv) А7291
 * 209ter.png 209th Territorial Defense Battalion (Bohodukhiv) А7378
 * Engineering Company
 * Communication Company
 * Logistics Company
 * Mortar Battery

Commanders

 * Lieutenant Colonel Ihor Kiforenko 2018–2020
 * Lieutenant Colonel Andrii Borodin 2020–2021
 * Colonel Yevhen Zadorozhnyi 2021–present