35th Marine Brigade
{{Short description|Ukrainian Marine Corps unit}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 35th Separate Marine Brigade
| native_name = 35-а окрема бригада морської піхоти
| image = 35th Separate Marine Brigade (Ukraine) patch.svg
| identification_symbol = 150px
| identification_symbol_label = Old unit patch (2018–2023)
| identification_symbol_2 = 150px
| identification_symbol_3 = 200px
| identification_symbol_2_label = Old subdued patch (2018–2023)
| identification_symbol_3_label = Flag (unofficial)
| image_size = 150
| caption = Sleeve patch of the Brigade
| dates = 24 May 2018 – present
| country = {{flagcountry|Ukraine}}
| branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ukrainian Naval Infantry.png}} Ukrainian Marine Corps
| type = Marine infantry
| size = 2,000
| role = Marines
| garrison = Dachne, Odesa Oblast
| patron = {{ill|Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi|uk|Остроградський Михайло Михайлович}}
| battles = {{Tree list}}
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Kherson counteroffensive{{Cite news|title=Rivers At Their Backs And Ukrainian Brigades Closing In, A Lot Of Russian Troops Might Need To Learn To Swim|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/10/04/rivers-at-their-backs-and-ukrainian-brigades-closing-in-a-lot-of-russian-troops-might-need-to-learn-to-swim/?sh=6b25d9fe2624|date=2022-10-04|work=Forbes|first=David|last=Axe|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006122919/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/10/04/rivers-at-their-backs-and-ukrainian-brigades-closing-in-a-lot-of-russian-troops-might-need-to-learn-to-swim/?sh=6b25d9fe2624|archivedate=2022-10-06}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63137061|title=Ukraine regains Kherson villages from Russians|first=Paul|last=Kirby|date=2022-10-04|work=BBC News|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219130051/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63137061|archivedate=2025-02-19}}
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-reports-small-gains-early-stages-counteroffensive-2023-06-12/|title=Ukraine reports small gains in early stages of counteroffensive"|first=Tom|last=Balmforth|date=2023-06-12|work=Reuters}}
- Dniepr campaign{{Cite web |last=Axe |first=David |title=The Battle For Krynky Is A Nightmare For Both Sides. But It's Not 'Suicide'—It's Attritional Warfare. |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/12/21/the-battle-for-krynky-is-a-nightmare-for-both-sides-but-its-not-suicide-its-attritional-warfare/?sh=29c445633f80 |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
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| website = [https://www.facebook.com/35obrmp/ Facebook]
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The 35th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi ({{langx|uk|35-та окрема бригада морської піхоти імені контр-адмірала Михайла Остроградського|translit=35-ta okrema bryhada morskoi pikhoty imeni kontr-admirala Mykhaila Ostrohradskoho}}; unit number A0216), is a marine infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Marine Corps formed on 24 May 2018 in Dachne, Odesa Oblast.
History
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During a 2022 Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, units of the 35th Brigade captured the village of Davydiv Brid on 4 October 2022.{{Cite web |title=Davydiv Brid in Kherson region liberated from occupation – military
|url=https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/863037.html |access-date=3 April 2025 |website=Interfax-Ukraine |date=4 October 2022}}
=2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive=
{{main|2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive}}
The 35th Marine Brigade received international headlines for its participation in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.{{cite web |last1=Mazurenko |first1=Alona |title=Ukrainian soldiers showed footage from liberated Makarivka in Donetsk Oblast |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/13/7406620/ |website=Ukrainska Pravda |access-date=15 June 2023}} The unit has formed part of the spearhead on the Velyka Novosilka front alongside the 25th Airborne and 68th Jaeger brigades, as well as two units of Territorial Defense.{{cite web |last1=Axe |first1=David |title=The Ukrainian Marine Corps' AMX-10RC Recon Vehicles Didn't Last Long in A Frontal Assault On Russian Defenses |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/06/14/the-ukrainian-marine-corps-amx-10rc-recon-vehicles-didnt-last-long-in-a-frontal-assault-on-russian-defenses/?sh=7aea8185103f |website=Forbes |access-date=15 June 2023}}
Using these tactics, the 2,000 man strong brigade punched a hole in Russian lines liberating the village of Makarivka.{{cite web |last1=Axe |first1=David |title=Borrowing Tactics From The U.S. Army, The Ukrainian Marine Corps Is Thundering Through Russian Lines In Fast-Moving Columns |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/06/13/borrowing-tactics-from-the-us-army-the-ukrainian-marine-corps-is-thundering-through-russian-lines-in-fast-moving-columns/?sh=481a78765fb6 |website=Forbes |access-date=15 June 2023}} Later the unit posted photos of its troops raising the Ukrainian flag over, and then posing in front of the municipal building of the village of Storozheve.{{cite news |title=Ukraine Says It Retakes Territory In South, East As U.S. Backs Counteroffensive |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-taking-territory-russia/32455157.html |website=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |access-date=15 June 2023}}{{cite web |title=Images Show Ukrainian Army Liberating A Village In Donetsk Region |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/images-show-ukrainian-army-liberating-a-village-in-donetsk-region-d35425a6 |website=Barrons |access-date=15 June 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Balmforth |first1=Tom |title=Ukraine says it recaptured fourth village in modest counteroffensive gains |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-heavy-battles-going-after-first-counteroffensive-gains-2023-06-12/ |website=Reuters |date=12 June 2023 |access-date=15 June 2023}}
Together with the 38th Separate Marine Brigade, they liberated the village of Urozhaine on 16 August 2023.{{Cite web |author=Вікторія Хмілевська |date=2023-08-16 |title=У МІНОБОРОНИ ПІДТВЕРДИЛИ ЗВІЛЬНЕННЯ УРОЖАЙНОГО |url=https://zn.ua/ukr/war/u-minoboroni-pidtverdili-zvilnennja-urozhajnoho-.html |website=Дзеркало тижня |language=uk}}{{failed verification|date=April 2025}}
Structure
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- 35th Marine Brigade, A0216
- 20px 1st Marine Battalion
- 20px 2nd Marine Battalion
- Amphibious Assault Company. Commander Bohdan "Dykiy".
- FPV Drone Unit "Yokai"
- 20px 18th Separate Marine Battalion (18ОБМП, А4210)
- 18th Amphibious Assault Company
- FPV Drone Unit "Boar"
- 20px 88th Separate Marine Air Assault Battalion (А2613)
- 20px 137th Separate Marine Battalion (А3821)
- Aerial Reconnaissance Unit "Hydra"
- 2nd Marine Tank Battalion
- 35th Marine Artillery Regiment
- Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
- 4th Marine Self-propelled Field Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika)
- 5th Marine Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (BM-21 Grad)
- 6th Marine Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
- 25th Marine Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
- Security Company
- Engineer Company
- Replacement and Maintenance Battery
- Logistics Company
- Signals Platoon
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Platoon
- 35th Marine Anti-Air Defense Artillery Battalion
- 2nd Marine Combat Engineer Battalion
- 2nd Marine Maintenance Battalion
- 2nd Marine Logistics Battalion
- 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company
- Sniper Company
- Electronic Warfare Company
- Signals Company
- Anti-Aircraft Radar Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
- Medical Company
- Military Police Company
- 35th Marine Brigade Band
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