116th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)

[1] From 25 to 29 September units of brigade took part in large strategic command-staff training "Cossack Volition – 2018".

[2] By the end of 2018, more than 4,000 reservist completed rifle days, where they received basic training and instructions on how to fulfill their duties as territorial defense forces.

[5] When on 26 February Russian Armed Forces invaded, they reached northeast parts of Poltava Oblast.

During the night of 26-27 February units of the brigade, along with various regular Ukrainian Armed Forces formations, destroyed 2 columns in vicinity of Hadiach.

[1] On 9 March the brigade destroyed another enemy column,[7] capturing 3 tanks which were transferred to regular army units.