3rd Separate Assault Brigade PVC 1 and 2 Assault battalion

1st Assault Infantry Battalion. Commander Petro "Rollo" Horbatenko. 2nd Assault Infantry Battalion. Commander Dmytro "Slip" Kukharchuk.[ PVC Velcro 3rd Separate Assault Brigade (Ukraine) 3rd Separate Assault Brigade 3-тя окрема штурмова бригада Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Active 2022 - Present Country  Ukraine Branch  Ukrainian Ground Forces Type Mechanized Infantry Garrison/HQ Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast Engagements 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Bakhmut Website https://ab3.army/ Commanders Currentcommander Andriy Biletsky The 3rd Separate Assault Brigade (Ukrainian: 3-тя окрема штурмова бригада) is a mechanized assault brigade that was formed on November 1st, 2022 as a response to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] History The brigade was formed in November 2022 from the Azov Special Operations Forces (SSO), and originally formed by veterans of the Azov Regiment, and is considered to be a fully-fledged combat unit within the