36th Marine Brigade

36th Marine Brigade
36th Marine Brigade
36-та окрема бригада морської піхоти
Active	20 July 2015–present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Navy
Role	Marine Infantry
Garrison/HQ	Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast
Motto(s)	N/A
Engagements	War in Donbas; Russian invasion of Ukraine Siege of Mariupol; Battle of Mykolaiv; Kherson counteroffensive\|; 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive; ;
Website	Facebook
Commanders
Current; commander	Lt. Col. Viktor Sikoza
Notable; commanders	Volodymyr Baranyuk; Serhii Volynskyi

The Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynsky 36th Marine Brigade (Ukrainian: 36-та окрема бригада морської піхоти імені контрадмірала Михайла Білинського, romanized: 36-ta okrema bryhada morskoi pikhoty imeni kontradmirala Mykhaila Bilynskoho) was formed in 2015 from units withdrawn from the occupied Crimea – 1st and 501st Marine Battalion, which were previously part of Ukrainian 36th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade. The brigade has participated in the War in Donbas since its formation. In February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the majority of the brigade was located in Mariupol.

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