3rd Assault Brigade

3rd Separate Assault Brigade
3rd Separate Assault Brigade
3-тя окрема штурмова бригада; 3-tya okrema shturmova bryhada
	Brigade patch
Active	January 2023 – present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Role	Mechanized Infantry
Part of	Operational Command North
Garrison/HQ	Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Bakhmut; Luhansk Oblast campaign; Battle of Avdiivka; 2024 Kharkiv offensive; ; 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive; ; ;
Website	Official Website; Official Telegram channel; Official Facebook page; Official YouTube Channel
Commanders
Current; commander	Andriy Biletsky
Notable; commanders	Andriy Biletsky; Dmytro Kukharchuk

The 3rd Separate Assault Brigade (Ukrainian: 3-тя окрема штурмова бригада, romanized: 3-tya okrema shturmova bryhada) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022.^[5]

The brigade was established by a merger of the Azov SSO (Special Operations Forces) units that had been created by former Azov Battalion veterans.^[6]^[7] The brigade is commanded by Andriy Biletsky, founder and former commander of the Azov Battalion and former People's Deputy of Ukraine.

^ "About the Third Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine". Третя окрема штурмова бригада. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
^ "3rd Assault Brigade Artillery Detachments deployed towards the Terny Direction". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-05-02.
^ "Ukraine May Have Deployed One Its Best Brigades To Try To Save Avdiivka". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
^ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66080652
^ "3-я окрема штурмовова бригада | ЗОШБр | Офіційний сайт". ab3.army. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[d618-1] "About the Third Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine". Третя окрема штурмова бригада. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

[X_(formerly_Twitter)_x742-2] "3rd Assault Brigade Artillery Detachments deployed towards the Terny Direction". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-05-02.

[3] "Ukraine May Have Deployed One Its Best Brigades To Try To Save Avdiivka". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-11.

[4] ttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66080652

[5] "3-я окрема штурмовова бригада | ЗОШБр | Офіційний сайт". ab3.army. Retrieved 2023-01-28.

[:1-6] Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:2-7] Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

3rd Separate Assault Brigade
3-тя окрема штурмова бригада 3-tya okrema shturmova bryhada
Brigade patch
Active	January 2023^[1] – present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Role	Mechanized Infantry
Part of	Operational Command North
Garrison/HQ	Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Bakhmut Luhansk Oblast campaign^[2] Battle of Avdiivka^[3] 2024 Kharkiv offensive 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive^[4]
Website	Official Website Official Telegram channel Official Facebook page Official YouTube Channel
Commanders
Current commander	Andriy Biletsky
Notable commanders	Andriy Biletsky Dmytro Kukharchuk