Two assault brigades shifted under 7th Air Assault Corps in continuation of Drapatyi’s policy
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According to an NV source in the Defense Forces, the 5th and 92nd Assault Brigades have now been transferred to the command of the 7th Corps of the Air Assault Forces (Photo: facebook.com/5th.SAB)
Ukraine’s 5th Separate Kyiv Assault Brigade and the 92nd Separate Ivan Sirko Assault Brigade have been placed under the command of the 7th Corps of the Air Assault Forces, a source in the Defense Forces told NV on Sept. 15.
The source said the move continues the new approach introduced by Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi, who decided that assault regiments and brigades should be subordinated to specific corps with clearly defined areas of responsibility.
“This differs significantly from the approach of former commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi,” the source said. “It was during his time that assault regiments reached enormous levels of staffing and supply, but these units were effectively subordinated directly to the top military command. At times, it was said that the assault regiments were being led almost personally by Syrskyi himself. For a long time, these units were scattered across all the hottest sectors of the front, constantly changing areas of use, and sometimes had no interaction with corps or other brigades, even when they were operating in the same sector or on neighboring positions.”
The same source added that, unlike some other assault formations, the 5th Assault Brigade and the 92nd Assault Brigade do not carry what he described as “a trail of high-profile scandals or accusations.”
According to the source, both units were created well before Syrskyi decided to establish a separate branch known as Assault Forces.
There is also information that the 7th Air Assault Corps has now received a new sector of responsibility and was immediately tasked with stabilizing a difficult section of the front.
At the same time, the corps’ own brigades remain dispersed across other sectors. The source said that is likely why it was decided to reinforce the 7th Corps with several assault units at once.
Transfer of assault units to the 7th Corps
On Sept. 10, it was officially announced that the 225th Separate Assault Regiment had been placed under the command of the 7th Corps of the Air Assault Forces.
Representatives of that unit said the “new command structure will provide greater cohesion as well as clearer coordination of actions.”
On Sept. 7, NV sources in the Defense Forces had previewed the move. According to them, the arrangement involved “operational subordination,” meaning the 225th would carry out missions under the corps’ command but would not formally become part of the corps and would remain a unit of the Land Forces.
The 225th had previously often been described as part of what critics called “Syrskyi’s personal guard.” The regiment was mentioned in several journalistic investigations, including a July 30 report by Texty.org.ua alleging beatings, unlawful detention, and threats of weapons use during unauthorized withdrawals from positions.
After that publication, new commander-in-chief Mykhailo Drapatyi, who replaced Syrskyi after his dismissal on July 21, instructed the Military Law Enforcement Service to carry out an inspection in the 225th Regiment.
NV sources said the transfer of the 225th had been part of the broader changes introduced by Drapatyi.
It is also known that on Sept. 2 the 425th Separate Skelya Assault Regiment was placed under the operational control of the 1st Azov Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine.
That regiment had also been the subject of journalistic scrutiny. In June, Babel reported that at least 26 recruits in the unit had died in noncombat circumstances between late autumn 2025 and spring 2026.
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