36th Marine Brigade

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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[1][2]
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romanized: 36-ta okrema bryhada morskoi pikhoty imeni kontradmirala Mykhaila Bilynskoho) was formed in 2015 from units withdrawn from the occupied Crimea – 1st and 501st Marine Battalion, which were previously part of Ukrainian 36th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade.^[3][4] The brigade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.^[3][5]