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53-506: Council members are elected for five year terms. In order to gain representation in the council, a party must gain more than 5 percent of the total vote. During the Russian takeover and occupation of the oblast , the activities of the Council were temporarily suspended. A collaborationist entity called Salvation Committee for Peace and Order began to operate in its place. Activities of

106-954: A foreign legion which was placed under the command of the Territorial Defense Forces. A TDF battalion, the Bratstvo battalion , was active in multiple major campaigns during the 2022 invasion, including the defense of Kyiv, the Kharkiv counteroffensive , and the liberation of Kherson . It is currently conducting riverine operations through its special forces unit. The Territorial Defense Forces were in charge of engaging in Partisan work and Guerrilla warfare on territory occupied by Russian forces. In Kherson , local civilians joined local TDF units and formed cells in order to provide Partisan work, such as espionage, sabotage, assassination and reconnaissance. In September 2022,

159-542: A 20–30 minute engagement took place between Russian and Ukrainian soldiers at the park. The engagement left at least 24 Ukrainian soldiers dead, with the Russian military "finishing off" any wounded Ukrainian soldiers found after the battle. Only one Russian soldier was killed during the engagement. Some of the Ukrainian soldiers who survived the battle retreated to the oil refinery and later abandoned that position. On

212-586: A Ukrainian official warned that Kherson was facing a "humanitarian catastrophe" as the city was running out of food and medical supplies. It accused Russia of blocking the evacuation of civilians to Ukraine-controlled territory. The Russian forces were reported to have committed human rights violations against the populace, including torture and arbitrary detentions . On 23 March, Ukrainian forces launched counterattacks against Russian forces in Kherson Oblast. A senior US defense official claimed that

265-476: A destroyed column of Russian military vehicles near Radensk and Oleshky, just south of Kherson. Ukrainian air defense shot down a Russian Su-25 jet and Mi-24 helicopter near the city on the 26th as well. On the morning of 27 February, the Russian Ministry of Defence stated that Russian forces had encircled Kherson and, according to Ukrainian officials, had captured a part of the city, including

318-471: A general as traitors. Zelenskyy described their actions as that of "anti-heroes", and that he "...had trouble determining where their Fatherland is". An aide to a general was arrested for handing over maps of minefields to Russian forces and helping coordinate Russian airstrikes in the region. In October 2022, the Spanish newspaper El País described the fall of Kherson as "Ukraine's worst defeat in

371-587: A professor at Duke University , along with the United States' Marine Corps University , published an article in the Journal of Advanced Military Studies placed on the Project Muse database, that stated Russia had captured Kherson with "little resistance". Merkx stated that Russia planned and attempted to execute an amphibious landing assault on the "Kherson-Mykolaiv-Odesa axis", but was stopped by

424-414: A renewed assault on Kherson and were advancing from Kherson International Airport to the highway between Kherson and Mykolaiv. While conducting heavy shelling, Russian forces surrounded the city, reached the highway, and advanced to the village of Komyshany before establishing a checkpoint . Russian forces entered Kherson later in the day. At around 10:00   a.m., more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers of

477-455: A security or militia infantry company, and the regional military commissariats, in addition, are responsible for the territorial defense battalions (BtrO, 27 battalions). Each district (city) military commissariat in the area of its responsibility is responsible for the raising of two to five militia detachments of company size [12], depending on the assigned tasks (ZgO, 490 + 111 (districts in cities), 1202 units, at least does not take into account

530-627: A separate branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is formed by a core of part-time reservists , usually former combat veterans , and in cases of war can be expanded to include local civilian volunteers for local defense, in a case of mass mobilization , with the core expected to lead the mobilized volunteers. The TDF was officially activated with the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , and more than 100,000 civilians had volunteered by March. The International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine , formed by foreign volunteers,

583-575: Is organized by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or regional governments in the relevant areas, within their powers. Direct supervision of state territorial defense is done by the head of the General Staff, with the Commander of the Armed Forces assuming overall supervision through the General Staff and the office of the Commander of the TDF. Because of their territorial defense tasks

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636-728: Is part of the Territorial Defense Forces. In 2014 the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered a series of military defeats; the Annexation of Crimea by Russia led to the takeover of the peninsula as most of the military either surrendered without resistance or defected to Russia. While in the initial stages war in Donbas , the Ukrainian military had a number of setbacks and defeats against the pro-Russian separatist forces , as they were ill-prepared, ill-equipped, lacking in professionalism, morale, fighting spirit and with severe incompetence in

689-678: The Antonivka Road Bridge and the village of Antonivka . With both of the area's crossings of the Dnieper River under Russian control, Ukraine's 59th Brigade of about 1,200 men was effectively surrounded outside of Oleshky . By mid-day, most civilian volunteers from Kherson had been deployed to the 192nd Battalion's base in Naddniprianske , 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) outside of the city. Ka-52 helicopters fired on battalion members as they retrieved weapons from

742-543: The Armed Forces of Ukraine . The Territorial Defence Forces were formed after the reorganization of the Territorial Defence Battalions , volunteer militias created during the war in Donbas under the command of the Ministry of Defence . Territorial Defence units existed from 2015 until 2021 in semi-organized forms until 2022 when they were officially organized into a unified corps that formed

795-647: The State Emergency Service of Ukraine . They are organized similarly to the territorial battalions and/or companies. As a subdivision of the TDFU, the International Legion of Territorial Defense is organized as an operational division with brigades/regiments or independent battalions, structured in like manner as the territorial battalions mentioned above. As of 2024 the structure is as follows: Territorial defense throughout Ukraine

848-531: The Ukrainian Prosecutor General , Iryna Venediktova , claimed that Russian forces murdered a journalist and an ambulance driver near Kherson. Venediktova stated that Ukrainian law enforcement had opened criminal proceedings into the shootings. Ukrainian officials alleged that beginning on 27 February, Russian forces began moving civilians from nearby villages towards Kherson, attempting to use them as human shields . Lahuta reported that

901-578: The railway station and the Kherson River Port . Later in the morning, Russian forces were seen at Freedom Square  [ uk ] , in central Kherson, where the Kherson Regional Administration building is located. Later in the day, a group of about ten Russian officers, including a commander, entered the city council building, where Kolykhaiev was. That evening, Kolykhaiev announced that he had surrendered

954-403: The southern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine . The city of Kherson was captured by Russian forces on 1 March 2022. Russia then began a military occupation of the area . The fall of Kherson was a major defeat for Ukraine; Kherson was the first major city, and the only regional capital , to be captured by Russian forces during the 2022 invasion. Russian forces also took

1007-641: The 113th Territorial Defense Brigade also partook in the Kharkiv counteroffensive namely in the direction of Vovchansk . Ukrainian units liberated most of the Kharkiv Oblast following the collapse of Russian frontline forces. This has been attributed to the lack of secondary and tertiary defensive lines. In accordance with the Constitution and legislation passed by the Supreme Council ,

1060-550: The 194th Bilozerka Battalion of the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade went to Lilac Park  [ uk ] , in the city's Korabelnyi district  [ uk ] , near the Kherson Refinery . The Ukrainian military expected only light Russian infantry to be present in Lilac Park. However, when they arrived, the Russian military was fully present, with tanks and armored vehicles. At around 11:00   a.m.,

1113-595: The Council resumed in November 2022. Distribution of seats after the 2020 Ukrainian local elections Election date was 25 October 2020 Note: On 20 March 2022 the faction of the Volodymyr Saldo Bloc ceased to exist. Its deputies joined the newly formed faction "Support to the programs of the President of Ukraine ". Distribution of seats after the 2015 Ukrainian local elections Election date

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1166-526: The Dnieper. Of the 78 men in the company, one was killed and three others wounded, including the company's commander, Oleksandr Berezovsky, by a Russian air raid as they approached the bridge. Two more companies of territorial defense advanced toward the bridge, and despite additional airstrikes, the Ukrainians took control of the bridge and managed to cover the retreat of the 59th Brigade, which withdrew to

1219-544: The Russian forces no longer had full control of Kherson as the Ukrainians fought "fiercely" to recover the city. CNN, however, reported that the situation in the city remained unchanged, citing residents confirming Kherson was under full Russian control. Ukrainians in Kherson also "questioned the Pentagon's assessment, saying that the city remained in Russian hands". According to Mayor Kolykhaiev, speaking immediately after

1272-612: The Russian invaders. On 25 February, during the rapid Russian offensive into Kyiv , the Ukrainian government distributed 18,000 guns for people wishing to fight in Kyiv . For the next few days, the Territorial Forces were engaged in various combat situations and battles around Ukraine, supporting the Ukrainian Ground Forces and National Guard of Ukraine . By 6 March, almost 100,000 people had volunteered for

1325-653: The Russian military had taken "heavy losses" during combat for the Antonivskyi Road Bridge over the Dnieper River on 25 February. In May 2022, Valentyna Romanova, a writer for the European Consortium for Political Research , published that Ukraine sustained 300 military casualties during the battle, with the entire Ukrainian defense force at Kherson having been injured or killed during the fighting. In November 2023, Gilbert W. Merkx,

1378-418: The TDF fulfills the following missions: Ukraine's territorial lands is divided into defense zones according to upper-level administrative units (regions, cities of special status, and Autonomous Republic of Crimea), which in turn are subordinate to the relevant operational command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in whose area of responsibility these administrative units belong. Each military commissariat forms

1431-528: The Territorial Defence Forces were officially activated. The creation of the branch coincided with the Russian military build-up which had been ongoing since 2021. On 11 February 2022, the planned number of volunteers was increased from 1.5 to 2 million. As a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , the Territorial Defense Forces reserves were activated and many civilians joined local Territorial Defense Forces groups to fight

1484-682: The Territorial Defense Forces are involved in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations formed in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Ukraine, including law enforcement forces, units of the State Special Transport Service, State Special Communications Service of Ukraine and the relevant bodies and offices of the government of the republic. Regional military commissariats form separate rifle battalions. District (city) military commissariats form defense units in an amount of 2 to 5 units, depending on

1537-541: The Territorial Defense Forces. Some units stopped accepting volunteer as they reached their operational limit. There were reports of Ukrainian volunteers paying bribes or using connections to join the Territorial Defense. On 27 February, as a result of many foreigners volunteering to fight for Ukraine, President Zelenskyy created the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine ,

1590-578: The Ukrainian coastal defenses in the early stages of the invasion. There were questions concerning how Kherson was captured so easily. Orysia Lutsevych, a member of the Chatham House , a British-based think tank stated that "Russia had its agents infiltrated into the Ukrainian security forces". On 1 April 2022, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the head of the Security Service of Ukraine 's Kherson regional branch and

1643-418: The airport, forcing the Ukrainian units stationed there to retreat towards Mykolaiv. On the morning of 26 February, mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev announced that Kherson remained under Ukrainian control. According to a Tweet by The Kyiv Independent , Russian forces pulled back from Kherson after a Ukrainian air strike on Russian armored vehicles. A Ukrainian official, Anton Herashchenko , published footage of

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1696-593: The airport. Later in the morning, the Ukrainian Air Force allegedly conducted a successful drone strike against Russian forces in the town of Chornobaivka , just to the north of Kherson. By 28 February, the Institute for the Study of War assessed that Russian troops had likely completely encircled Kherson. In the early morning of 1 March, Ukrainian officials stated that Russian forces had launched

1749-525: The assigned tasks. Regional and district military commissariats have a staff defence company, involved in the task of territorial defense (TD). All units are equipped reservists and military service obligatories. Preparation of the units of TD held within educational meeting of military service (with practical appeal) and the activities carried out between these. Units of the ILTD are made up of veterans of foreign armed forces and are organized in like manner as

1802-431: The battalion was forced to withdraw to the village of Molodizhne  [ uk ] , having suffered heavy casualties; according to commander Yevhen Palchenko, only one of the battalion's companies had remained intact. However, the unit would soon be ordered back to the bridge in order to support units of Ukraine's 80th Brigade , which had begun pushing Russian forces back from the bridge. Fighting continued throughout

1855-487: The battalion's warehouses near Antonivka and Sadove  [ uk ] , and an Mi-8 transport helicopter was observed preparing to land paratroopers in the area of the Antonivka Railway Bridge . At 3:00   p.m., a company of territorial defense fighters began moving towards the road bridge to force the Russian paratroopers out and open a path for the encircled 59th Brigade to withdraw over

1908-433: The city and that the Russian commander intended to set up a military administration. Kolykhaiev acknowledged the Ukrainian military was no longer present in Kherson, and another official stated that the Russian military was in all parts of the city. After capturing Kherson, Russia began a military occupation of the city and surrounding region . They used force to suppress protests by the local population. On 22 March,

1961-536: The city of Mykolaiv . The territorial defense units returned to Naddniprianske sometime between 8:00   p.m. and midnight. Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast Vitalii Kim credited the counterattack on the bridge with preventing a Russian attack on Mykolaiv. Around midnight, the tank battalion of the 59th Brigade, which had remained positioned at the bridge, was met with a massive Russian bombardment involving fighter planes , Ka-52 attack helicopters , FAB-500 bombs, mortars and artillery . After an hour-long battle,

2014-584: The city with little resistance, which has been attributed to treachery on the part of several local officials. In the early hours of 24 February, a large Russian force, estimated by Ukrainian military expert Serhii Hrabskyi to be 35,000 men strong, invaded Kherson Oblast from Crimea . Fighting was soon reported in Chonhar , on the border with Crimea, and residents of the town of Chaplynka in southern Kherson Oblast observed columns of tanks, armored personnel carriers , and multiple rocket launchers moving in

2067-482: The defense of Kherson. Ultimately, about 500 civilians would enlist in the 192nd Kherson Battalion of the Territorial Defense Forces . At approximately 11:00   a.m., a Russian column reached nearby Nova Kakhovka from Crimea, hanging the Russian flag over the city's hydroelectric power plant . Around the same time, Russian forces disembarked from helicopters and took up positions around

2120-515: The direction of Nova Kakhovka . Dmytro Ishchenko  [ uk ] , the commander of the Kherson Oblast territorial defense brigade , was informed at approximately 5:00   a.m. that an invasion was underway, and began preparations for Kherson's defense. Kherson International Airport was bombarded shortly afterwards. Hundreds of Kherson residents soon flocked to the city's military headquarters to receive weapons and volunteer for

2173-615: The early hours of 25 February. Around 4:00   a.m. on 25 February, part of the 192nd Battalion was sent to prevent a bridge over the Inhulets River at Darivka from being captured by Russian paratroopers. They observed a Russian column on the opposite site of the Inhulets, and withdrew shortly thereafter, having received information that a column of Russian tanks was crossing the Antonivka Road Bridge. In

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2226-440: The evening of 1 March, Russian forces occupied the port of Kherson. Pavel Filatyev , a former member of Russia's 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment who wrote a book on his experience in the war, compared the scene to paintings of barbarians sacking Rome , as "savage" Russian soldiers looted valuable goods and ate all the food they could find. In the early morning of 2 March, Mayor Kolykhaiev reported that Russian forces had captured

2279-541: The fall of the city, the fighting led to the deaths of as many as 300 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, and severe destruction of the city's infrastructure. He said that bodies were being buried in mass graves , and that many remains were unrecognizable. Kolykhaiev claimed that schools and tower blocks had been damaged by the fighting, and that residential buildings had been fired upon by Russian forces. Kolykhaiev claimed that on 1 March, Russian soldiers shot citizens who were armed with Molotov cocktails . On 25 February,

2332-451: The high command. As the Donbas situation deteriorated, many civilians started to form volunteer militias and paramilitary groups to fight the separatists, known as the " Volunteer Battalions ". The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine started to organize and mobilize some of these units under their command as the Territorial Defence Battalions . The Territorial Defense Battalions and other Volunteer Battalions were credited with having held

2385-484: The line against separatist forces and allowing the Ukrainian military to reorganize and mobilize. In late 2014 the system of territorial defense of Ukraine changed. Territorial defense battalions were reorganized and transferred to the mechanized infantry brigade of the Army. To replace them, a new structure of the territorial defense forces of the Armed Forces was gradually introduced. The example of Ukrainian Forces

2438-495: The morning, a CNN team visited the Antonivka Road Bridge in the aftermath of the battle and found disabled military vehicles, dead soldiers, and craters caused by shelling. The bridge was still manned by Ukrainian soldiers, one of whom told the reporters that the nearest Russian positions were about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away. The Russians were stationed at the southern side of the bridge, near Oleshky, but were said to not be disturbing civilians, who freely drove from one side to

2491-408: The new Territorial Defense Forces as a standalone branch of the Armed Forces. Veterans of the Donbas war from the Armed Forces of Ukraine , National Guard of Ukraine and other paramilitary forces involved in the conflict would provide a backbone to train and lead the mobilized volunteers. On 16 July 2021 parliament approved this bill, and on 29 July 2021 Zelensky signed the law. On 1 January 2022,

2544-470: The occupied territories). Approximate staff strength - 423,428 (battalions: 13,284, guard companies: 75,988, defense units: 334,165) service personnel. Territorial defense brigades are recruited on the basis of the military reserve and are responsible to the office of the regional military commissioner. Militiamen of the Civil Defence of the TDF, while being paramilitary , are also affiliated to

2597-591: The other in personal vehicles. Shelling of Ukrainian positions and residential areas continued in the afternoon, and by dusk, governor of Kherson Oblast Hennadiy Lahuta announced that the Ukrainian military had lost control of the bridge and the city's defenses had fallen. Ukrainian forces withdrew from the Antonivka Bridge to Kherson International Airport in Chornobaivka on 26 February. The same day, Russian forces began unexpectedly advancing on

2650-442: The war". Kherson's symbolic significance was as the first major city and the only oblast capital captured by Russian forces during the invasion. Strategically, Kherson has been described as "a gateway to Crimea", and as a key to control of the Dnieper river. On 2 March, just after Kherson was captured, there was a measured spike in bots on Twitter (now X ) with pro-Russian hashtags, including #IStandWithPutin. On 4 March, there

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2756-506: Was a measured spike in bots promoting the pro-Ukrainian hashtag #IStandWithUkraine, which the Australian University of Adelaide believed to have been Ukrainian authorities countering Russian propaganda. Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine) The Territorial Defence Forces ( Ukrainian : Війська територіальної оборони , romanized :  Viiska terytorialnoi oborony ) are the military reserve component of

2809-484: Was later used by Poland to build its own armed forces, which from 2015 and on implemented a similar practice. On 25 May 2021, President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced a law to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) "on the basis of national resistance" that proposed to increase the number of the territorial forces by 11,000 servicemen. The old Territorial Defence units would be now organized under

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