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# Military Flags (Ukraine)

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- Armed Forces of Ukraine
- Land Forces Flag
- Ground Forces: 24th Mechanized Brigade
- Ground Forces: 5th Separate Assault Brigade
- Ground Forces: 159th Mechanized Brigade
- Ground Forces: 17th Heavy Mechanised Brigade
- Air Force Flag
- Air Defence Flag
- National Guard
  - Sixth Division (92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade)

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- Military Rank Flags
- Naval Flags
- Naval Rank Flags
- Naval Infantry / Marines
- Air Assault Forces
- Air Force flags and markings
- Border Guard Flags
- Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine
- Voluntary Military Formations of Ukraine
- Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade
- Special Unit "Kraken" (Military Unit of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)
- Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade
- National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
- Historical Military Flags
- Extremist Morale Flags

See also:

- Liut Brigade (National Police of Ukraine)
- Belarusian Volunteer Units in Ukraine
- The Mozart Group (U.S.)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine (2014/2022 – onwards)
- State Symbol (The Trident)
- Ukraine
- Military Flags Index by Country
- Signs, emblems and flags of modern Ukrainian Army (by Viktor Karpov, 2001, Ukrainian [retrieved]) | English translation (PDF)
- Military heraldry of Ukraine (Heraldry of the World)

## Armed Forces of Ukraine

image by Eugene Ipavec, 29 April 2008

image by Eugene Ipavec, 29 April 2008
emblem

The Armed Forces of Ukraine flag was established by Presidential Decree No. 705 of September 3, 2009.
Source: http://www.mil.gov.ua/ministry/simvolika-ta-nagorodi/
Esteban Rivera, 4 July 2014

I visited the Museum of Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kiev in January 2008 and took photos of flags and bought some Ukrainian flags books issued in 2007.
This image is the Colors of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ["prapor oborozhenih sil Ukrayine"].
Nozomi Kariyasu and Eugene Ipavec, 21 March and 29 April 2008

## Land Forces Flag

image by Eugene Ipavec, 12 April 2008

image by Eugene Ipavec, 12 April 2008
emblem

Land Forces flag (Ukrainian Ground Forces, in Ukrainian: Сухопутні Війська ЗСУ, Sukhoputni Viys’ka ZSU) also established by Decree No. 705 of September 3, 2009.
Source: http://www.mil.gov.ua/ministry/simvolika-ta-nagorodi/
Official website within the Ministry of Defence.
The Land Forces Commander flag is actually a gonfalon as seen here also established by this same Decree, Decree No. 705 of September 3, 2009.
Esteban Rivera, 4 July 2014

I visited Museum of Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kiev in January 2008 and took photos of flags and bought some Ukrainian flags books issued in 2007.
This image is based on those.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 21 March 2008

### Previous Flag (?)

from www.dod.niss.gov.ua [picture not retrievable], located by Michael Simakov, 15 June 1999

Ground Forces flag.
Joseph McMillan, 8 August 1999

### Land Forces 1990's project

image by Eugene Ipavec, 5 May 2008

I visited Museum of Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kiev in January 2008 and took photos of flags and bought some Ukrainian flags books issued in 2007.
This image is based on those.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 21 March 2008

## Ground Forces: 24th Mechanized Brigade
24-та окрема механізована бригада

images by Pete Loeser, 4 July 2023
Based on this commercial photo and this commercial photo.

The 24th Mechanized Brigade (24 ОМБр) is the oldest brigade remaining in continuous service within the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It was originally formed as the Russian 1st Simbirsk Infantry Division, but within months renamed the 24th Rifle Division. Over the years the unit has been renamed and resized multiple times (1st Simbirsk Infantry Division 1918, 24th Rifle Division 1918–1957, 24th Motor Rifle Division 1957–1992, 24th Mechanized Division 1992–2003, 24th Mechanized Brigade 2003–present). It fought in the Winter War and World War II, during which it was destroyed during Operation "Barbarossa". It was replaced by a second formation the same year.
The division became a motor rifle division in 1957. In 1992, it was taken over by Ukraine and became their 24th Mechanized Division. In 2003, it was downsized to a brigade. The brigade saw its first combat in almost 70 years during the war in Donbas from 2014. Since the start of the Russian Invasion the repatriated 24th Mechanized Brigade has been involved in numerous engagements against the Russian Army, the Wagner Group, and the separatists of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic including the Battle of Lysychansk and the new Battle of Donbas. (source)
Pete Loeser, 9 July 2023

It should not be confused with the 24th Territorial Defence Battalion "Aidar" which is now the 24th Separate Assault Battalion. This unit was disbanded in 2015 and reconstituted as the 24th Separate Assault Battalion of the Ukrainian Army, before being absorbed into the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade in 2016. It is now part of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade and completely separate from the 24th Mechanized Brigade.
Pete Loeser, 10 July 2023

### Logo

image located by Pete Loeser, 4 July 2023
Based on this photo.

See also: 24th Mechanized Brigade Morale Flag

## Ground Forces: 5th Separate Assault Brigade
5-й окремий штурмовий бригади

image located by William Garrison

The flag of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade appeared in a CBS report (not available anymore, see instead the report at the beginning of Jake Broe's video [flags at 0:52]) about the liberation of Andriyivka and Klishchiivka on 17 September 2023 by Ukrainian troops, this brigade being one of them. On the still image its flag is presented alongside the national flag, the flag of the 80th Air Assault Brigade and the Liut Brigade.
located by William Garrison/Martin Karner, 18 September 2023

The Khortytsa operational-strategic group of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operates under the same flag. This photo was taken on the occasion of a visit by President Zelenskyy in the region of Bachmut on 26 June 2023 (info source, photo source).
William Garrison/Martin Karner, 29 December 2023

### Patch

image located by Martin Karner, 18 September 2023
(source)

Inscription: "At the point of the spear" (на вістрі списа)

## Ground Forces: 159th Mechanized Brigade
159 окрема механізована бригада

image located by Zachary Harden
(source)

The flag can clearly be seen here. The central image is based on the insignia of the brigade (Wikipedia).
[Photo, source located by Ivo Sesnic, 26 Jan 2025]
Zachary Harden, 27 January 2025

## Ground Forces: 17th Heavy Mechanised Brigade

(picture, source) | images located by William Garrison, 29 March 2026 (picture, source)

### Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

(source)

Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Heavy_Mechanized_Brigade

## Air Force Flag

image by Eugene Ipavec, 12 April 2008

image by Eugene Ipavec, 12 April 2008
emblem

Flag of Air Force ("Viyskovo-povitryany syly" in Ukrainian). This flag was not adopted yet. But probably it will be adopted in nearest future.
Victor Lomantsov, 26 June 2002

I visited Museum of Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kiev in January 2008 and took photos of flags and bought some Ukrainian flags books issued in 2007.
This image is based on those.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 21 March 2008

image by Eugene Ipavec

Reminiscent of Soviet Air Force flag.
Eugene Ipavec, 12 April 2008

### Previous Flag

image from www.dod.niss.gov.ua [picture not retrievable], located by Michael Simakov, 15 June 1999

See also: Ukraine – Air Force flags and markings

## Air Defence Flag

image by Eugene Ipavec, 5 August 2008

Flag of Air Defence ("Viyska protypovitryanoy oborony" in Ukrainian). This flag was not adopted yet. But probably it will be adopted in nearest future.
Victor Lomantsov, 26 June 2002

Ukraine seems to be following the Soviet practice (still maintained in Russia also, I believe), of dividing its air force into separate tactical and air defense service branches. Thus there is no single "Ukrainian Air Force".
Tom Gregg, 27 June 2002

### Previous Flag (?)

image by Esteban Rivera, 28 June 2026
Made with AI (pixella.ai, notegpt.io), based on image
located by Michael Simakov, 15 June 1999.

This is the Flag of the Air Defence. Most ex-Soviet allies maintain four arms of services: Army, Air Force, Navy and Air Defence. On the site of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this appears clearly.
Romain Darbellay, 7 August 1999

Air Defense Forces flag.
Joseph McMillan, 8 August 1999

The blue flag with three arrows is NOT the border guard flag, but the Air Defence Force flag [My translation using an Ukrainian-English dictionary]. This is a continuation of the Soviet practice of maintaining a separate air force and air defence force.
Miles Li, 8 August 1999

## National Guard

image by Zoltan Horvath, 2 January 2015

The National Guard of Ukraine (NGU; Ukrainian: Національна гвардія України, Natsionalna hvardiya Ukrayiny) — is the reserve component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that was revived in 2014 based on the Internal Troops of Ukraine. The Guard would then be reestablished on March 13, 2014 amidst rising tensions in Ukraine and its region caused by the military intervention in Crimea by Russia.

The National Guard was originally created on November 4, 1991 right after Ukraine gained its independence under a direct supervision of the Supreme Council of Ukraine. However it was controversially disbanded nine years later on January 11, 2000 as part of a 'cost-saving' exercise by the then President Leonid Kuchma. In 1995 - 2000 there existed both the National Guard of Ukraine and the Internal Troops of Ukraine.

The National Guard was recreated in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On the National Guard of Ukraine" [Law number 4393] dated March 12, 2014, (the draft legislation being originally introduced to the Ukrainian parliament on March 11). A previous attempt by then President Yushchenko to bring back the National Guard during civil unrest in 2008 had been blocked in the Rada. It was finally re-established in March 2014 after the beginning of the Crimean crisis.

The NGU was originally created by the Law of Ukraine "On the National Guard of Ukraine " dated November 4, 1991 № 1775 -XII. Dissolved by the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine " dated 11 January 2000. During its early existence, the National Guard was indirectly involved in the Transnistrian conflict during the Spring/Summer of 1992, helping to defend the border against a threatened spill-over of the conflict into Ukraine. Formations involved were the 3rd, 4th and 5th divisions NSU (equipment transferred from the 93rd Motorized Rifle Division was also used in this deployment). Afterwards, up until 1998, National Guard units backed up the border guards in anti-smuggling operations conducted on the border with Moldova and Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region.

The flag is the Coat of Arms on a blue horizontal flag, as seen here.
Esteban Rivera, 2 January 2015

### Sixth Division (92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade)

image located by William Garrison

From https://www.timesofisrael.com, an unidentified military logo upon regular blue/yellow Ukraine national flag allegedly inside recaptured city of Kupiansk in eastern Ukraine; c. 10 Sept 2022 (picture).
William Garrison, 10 September 2022

I think the text states (with Google translations) – corrections welcome:
Flag states 1-й Механізованй Батальйон (1st Mechanized Battalion)
92 Окрема Механізована Бригада (of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade)
збережемо честь здобудемо сазбу (we will save our honor, we will gain glory)
Rob Raeside, 10 September 2022

From https://ukranews.com/en/news/881313-afu-raise-ukrainian-flag-over-kupyansk-city-council-kharkiv-regional-council:
This confirms the name of the unit with their flag. The central portrait in the flag is that of Ivan Sirko, who is the patron (honoree) of the unit by virtue of "DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE № 618 / 2019." The text on the flag is "We will save honor, we will gain glory" (Збережемо честь, здобудемо славу)
Zachary Harden, 13 September 2022

The Unit was originally the 6th Division of the National Guard of Ukraine (6-ту дивізію Національної гвардії України) . Hence, it belonged to the National Guard although it traces its roots as far back as 1919. It was renamed in 1999 (other sources mention 2000) as the 92nd Separate Mechanized Ropshin Brigade of the orders of the October Revolution and the Red Banner (92 окрема механізована Ропшинська орденів Жовтневої Революції та Червоного Прапора бригада) (the first time the 92 appears in its name). In a later reform in 2015, all Soviet-related titles were removed from the names of many military Units, and it was renamed simply 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade (92 окрема механізована бригада) adopting its current denomination as stated by Zachary Harden in 2019.
Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20180830073935/https://www.depo.ua/ukr/war/2016/legendarni-chastini-zsu-92-a-mehanizovana-brigada-30082015124600,
https://web.archive.org/web/20210608201037/
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1173/2000/ed20001030#Text and
https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/
It is not clear when this Unit became part of the Land Forces but I suppose it was since 2000 when by Decree of the President of Ukraine dated October 30, 2000 No. 1173: 92nd Separate Mechanized Ropshin Brigade of the orders of the October Revolution and the Red Banner.
Notice that the current flag displays the emblem of the Ukraine Land Forces on the canton.

Esteban Rivera, 13 September 2022