3rd Separate Assault Brigade

3rd Assault Brigade combat medic dies in battle while saving comrades at eastern front

Former Chernihiv Regional Art Museum employee and now a combat medic in the Third Assault Brigade, Maryna Hrytsenko, was killed at the frontline, her colleagues wrote on Facebook on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 01:20 PM

Ukrainian brigade stages first-ever successful robot-only offensive - video

The 3rd Assault Brigade conducted a groundbreaking operation — by storming Russian positions in Kharkiv Oblast using drones and ground robotic systems, the brigade’s press service reported on July 9.

9 July 2025, 03:03 PM

Ukrainian forces destroy Russian convoy in Kharkiv Oblast

Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv Oblast repelled another Russian assault, destroying nearly all personnel and equipment in a column of armored vehicles, the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade reported on Telegram on Nov. 21.

21 November 2024, 05:47 PM

Ukrainian officer highlights key advantage of Kursk Oblast raid

One of the key advantages of the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk Oblast is the replenishment of the prisoner exchange fund with captured Russian soldiers and officers, Major Maksym Zhorin said on Telegram on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 03:35 PM

Ukrainian deputy commander urges accountability for high-ranking military officers

Ukraine should stop being "afraid" to investigate and prosecute individuals, even those with high ranks and positions in the Armed Forces, said Maksym Zhorin, deputy commander of the 3rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, on Radio NV on July 17.

21 July 2024, 12:35 PM

Ukrainian soldier mastered prosthesis in 3 weeks after losing leg near Avdiivka

Vadym Bartashchuk, 27, from Vinnytsia Oblast, fought near Avdiivka with the 3rd Assault Brigade and was seriously wounded, losing a limb, the day before Ukrainian defenders withdrew from the city, the National Rehabilitation Center UNBROKEN Ukraine reported on June 19.

20 June 2024, 01:02 PM

Mandatory evacuation of children starts in Kharkiv Oblast amid Russian assault

Kharkiv Oblast is preparing to introduce a mandatory evacuation from five settlements of Borova community due to increased shelling and possibility of a Russian offensive, reported Kharkiv governor Oleh Synehubov on Telegram on June 19.

19 June 2024, 05:07 PM

3rd Assault Brigade captures large group of occupiers attempting to storm Ukrainian positions

Soldiers of the Third Assault Brigade captured a large batch of Russians who were sent to storm Ukrainian positions, stated press service of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade on Telegram on May 28.

29 May 2024, 11:06 AM

What must happen for Territorial Recruitment Centers to stop catching conscripts on the street?

If all eligible men register for military service, Territorial Recruitment Centers (TRCs) will stop apprehending potential conscripts on the street, 3rd Separate Assault Brigade deputy commander, Maxym Zhorin, said.

24 May 2024, 12:08 PM

‘We were recruits’ – review of motivational documentary by Lyubomyr Levytskyi

A thoughtful, quasi-documentary film depicts the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade soldiers’ paths, straightforward mixture of dire truth mixed with the pathos, manifest view of the director, Lyubomyr Levytskyi (Shtolnya).

6 May 2024, 03:21 PM

Ukrainian officer on manpower shortages — interview

Deputy Commander of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, Major Maksym Zhorin, spoke in an interview with NV Radio on April 18 about the manpower shortage in his unit and whether Russia could achieve a breakthrough on the battlefield.

19 April 2024, 11:21 PM

Ukrainian officer on how Ukraine held Krasnohorivka – interview

Sr. Lt. Volodymyr Fokin (nom de guerre: Foka), company commander with Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, explained to NV Radio how his unit managed to oust Russian forces from Krasnohorivka, Donetsk Oblast, and how Ukraine could counter the enemy’s numerical advantage on the battlefield.

1 March 2024, 11:30 PM

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