35th Marine Brigade

During a 2022 Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, units of the 35th Brigade crossed the Inhulets River on 2 October 2022, establishing a bridgehead, from which they captured the village of Davydiv Brid two days later on 4 October.^[5][6]

The 35th Marine Brigade participated in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.^[7] The unit formed part of the spearhead on the Velyka Novosilka front alongside the 25th Airborne and 68th Jaeger brigades, as well as two units of Territorial Defense.^[8] The 2,000 man strong brigade punched a hole in Russian lines liberating the village of Makarivka.^[9] Later the unit posted photos of its troops raising the Ukrainian flag over, and then posing in front of the municipal building of the village of Storozheve.^[10][11][12] Together with the 38th Marine Brigade, they liberated the village of Urozhaine on 16 August 2023.^{[13][failed verification]}

On 1 November 2025, a Russian Iskander missile strike on a military base in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast hit an awards ceremony that commemorated the anniversary of one of the brigade's battalions. The losses were reported as at least twelve dead, thirty-six wounded,^[14] and six missing, including experienced drone pilots and soldiers. The Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigation opened a criminal investigation to see if air raid precautions were followed.^[15][16] The battalion's commander was charged with negligence on 3 November.^[14]