List of military special forces units

[[Special Operations Forces (Ukraine)|Special Operations Forces]] – headquarters in [[Kyiv]]

[[Special Operations Forces (Ukraine)|Special Operations Forces]] – headquarters in [[Kyiv]]

* [[3rd Separate Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)|3rd Special Operations Center "East"]] ([[Kropyvnytskyi]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/UKRANIANMILITARYDISPOSITIONS_RUSIBRIEFING.pdf|publisher=Royal United Services Institute|title=Ukraine Military Dispositions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404231109/https://www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/UKRANIANMILITARYDISPOSITIONS_RUSIBRIEFING.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

* [[3rd Separate Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)|3rd Special Purpose Regiment]] ([[Kropyvnytskyi]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/UKRANIANMILITARYDISPOSITIONS_RUSIBRIEFING.pdf|publisher=Royal United Services Institute|title=Ukraine Military Dispositions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404231109/https://www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/UKRANIANMILITARYDISPOSITIONS_RUSIBRIEFING.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

* [[8th Separate Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)|8th Special Operations Center "West"]] ([[Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine|Khmelnytskyi]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censor.net.ua/photo_news/292504/volontery_peredali_8mu_polku_spetsnaza_vsu_spetssredstva_na_summu_svyshe_500_tysyach_griven_fotoreportaj|publisher=censor.net.ua|title=Волонтеры передали 8-му полку спецназа ВСУ спецсредства на сумму свыше 500 тысяч гривен|date=3 July 2014|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>

* [[8th Separate Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)|8th Special Purpose Regiment]] ([[Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine|Khmelnytskyi]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censor.net.ua/photo_news/292504/volontery_peredali_8mu_polku_spetsnaza_vsu_spetssredstva_na_summu_svyshe_500_tysyach_griven_fotoreportaj|publisher=censor.net.ua|title=Волонтеры передали 8-му полку спецназа ВСУ спецсредства на сумму свыше 500 тысяч гривен|date=3 July 2014|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>

* [[140th Separate Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)|140th Special Purpose Center]] ([[Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine|Khmelnytskyi]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censor.net.ua/resonance/313900/kapitan_dan_kolesnik_samyyi_tyajelyyi_boyi_140go_tsentra_sil_spetsialnyh_operatsiyi|publisher=censor.net.ua|title=КАПИТАН ДАН КОЛЕСНИК: "САМЫЙ ТЯЖЕЛЫЙ БОЙ 140-ГО ЦЕНТРА СИЛ СПЕЦИАЛЬНЫХ ОПЕРАЦИЙ"|date=27 November 2014|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>

* [[140th Separate Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)|140th Special Purpose Center]] ([[Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine|Khmelnytskyi]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censor.net.ua/resonance/313900/kapitan_dan_kolesnik_samyyi_tyajelyyi_boyi_140go_tsentra_sil_spetsialnyh_operatsiyi|publisher=censor.net.ua|title=КАПИТАН ДАН КОЛЕСНИК: "САМЫЙ ТЯЖЕЛЫЙ БОЙ 140-ГО ЦЕНТРА СИЛ СПЕЦИАЛЬНЫХ ОПЕРАЦИЙ"|date=27 November 2014|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>

*[[Ranger Corps (Ukraine)|Ranger Corps of KSSO]]<ref>https://focus.ua/uk/voennye-novosti/638567-za-standartami-nato-v-ukrajini-stvorili-polk-reyndzheriv-detali-video</ref>

** [[4th Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)|4th Spetsnaz Regiment (Ranger)]]<ref>https://suspilne.media/sumy/989623-bila-zuravki-na-sumsini-zbilsilas-sira-zona-dani-deepstate/</ref>

** 5th Spetsnaz Regiment (Ranger)<ref>https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ukrainian-ranger-corps-receives-tanks/</ref>

** [[6th Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)|6th Spetsnaz Regiment (Ranger)]]<ref>https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/02/07/ukraines-ranger-corps-receives-tanks-for-special-operations/</ref>

** 7th Spetsnaz Regiment (Ranger)<ref>https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ukrainian-ranger-corps-receives-tanks/</ref>

* [[Information Warfare]] & [[Psychological Operations]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://greydynamics.com/ukrainian-special-operations-forces-uasof/|title=Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (UASOF)|publisher=greydynamics.com|date=25 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2022}}

* [[Information Warfare]] & [[Psychological Operations]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://greydynamics.com/ukrainian-special-operations-forces-uasof/|title=Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (UASOF)|publisher=greydynamics.com|date=25 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2022}}

* [[72nd Psychological and Information Warfare Center (Ukraine)|72nd Psychological and Information Warfare Center]]<ref>[http://obozrevatel.com/politics/19543-voennyij-ekspert-rasskazal-kak-ukraina-mozhet-protivostoyat-rf-v-informatsionnoj-vojne.htm Військовий експерт розповів як Україна може протистояти РФ в інформаційній війні] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012095835/http://obozrevatel.com/politics/19543-voennyij-ekspert-rasskazal-kak-ukraina-mozhet-protivostoyat-rf-v-informatsionnoj-vojne.htm |date=12 October 2014 }}

** 16th Center of Information and Psychological Warfare (A1182)

** [[72nd Psychological and Information Warfare Center (Ukraine)|72nd Center of Information and Psychological Warfare]] (А4398)<ref>[http://obozrevatel.com/politics/19543-voennyij-ekspert-rasskazal-kak-ukraina-mozhet-protivostoyat-rf-v-informatsionnoj-vojne.htm Військовий експерт розповів як Україна може протистояти РФ в інформаційній війні] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012095835/http://obozrevatel.com/politics/19543-voennyij-ekspert-rasskazal-kak-ukraina-mozhet-protivostoyat-rf-v-informatsionnoj-vojne.htm |date=12 October 2014 }}

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** 74th Center of Information and Psychological Warfare (A1277)

** 83rd Center of Information and Psychological Warfare (A2455)

[[Ukrainian Navy]] units

[[Ukrainian Navy]] units

[[National Guard of Ukraine]]

[[National Guard of Ukraine]]

*[[Omega group|Special Operations Center "Omega"]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27059321|title=Deadly clashes at Ukraine port base as leaders meet|work=BBC News |date=17 April 2014}}</ref>

*[[Omega group|Special Forces Anti-terrorism Detachment "Omega"]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27059321|title=Deadly clashes at Ukraine port base as leaders meet|work=BBC News |date=17 April 2014}}</ref>

*[[Typhoon Unit (Ukraine)|Special UAV operations Unit "Typhoon"]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.5.ua/suspilstvo/naisuchasnishi-drony-prytsilno-nyshchat-voroha-pidrozdil-taifun-pokazav-iak-hotuietsia-do-boiovoho-vyizdu-video-336171.html|title=Найсучасніші дрони прицільно нищать ворога: підрозділ "Тайфун" показав, як готується до бойового виїзду – відео|website=Channel 5|date=10 August 2024}}</ref>

*[[1st Special Purpose Brigade (Ukraine)|1st Special Purpose Brigade]] (Kalinivka Airfield, Vinnytsia Oblast)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shotam.info/z-iavylosia-video-iak-ukrainskym-korsarom-spetspryznachentsi-znyshchyly-vorozhi-bmp/|title=З'явилося відео, як українським "Корсаром" спецпризначенці знищили ворожі БМП|publisher=shotam.info|date=20 March 2022|access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2022}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vsviti.com.ua/news/136589|title=ЗСУ випробовують новий потужний ракетний комплекс|publisher=vsviti.com.ua|date=21 March 2022|access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2022}}

[[Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine|Chief Directorate of Intelligence]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 2022 |title=ЗСУ взяли під контроль Гостомель – розвідка |work=Ukrinform |url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3420412-zsu-vzali-pid-kontrol-gostomel-rozvidka.html |access-date=19 March 2022 |archive-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305082126/https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3420412-zsu-vzali-pid-kontrol-gostomel-rozvidka.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

* [[Kraken Regiment|Direct Action Unit "Kraken"]]<ref name="Kunkle">{{cite news |last=Kunkle |first=Fredrick |date=3 June 2022 |title=Ukraine's volunteer 'Kraken' unit takes the fight to the Russians |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/03/ukraine-kraken-volunteer-military-unit/ |access-date=}}</ref>

* [[Shaman Battalion|10th Spetsnaz Battalion "Shaman"]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hulevata |first=Tetyana |date=27 June 2022 |title=Український спецназ працює на території росії: що дізналися західні ЗМІ |url=https://telegraf.com.ua/ukr/ukraina/2022-06-27/5708910-ukrainskiy-spetsnaz-rabotaet-na-territorii-rossii-chto-uznali-zapadnye-smi |access-date=26 February 2024 |work=Telegraf |language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tucker |first=Maxim |date=26 June 2022 |title='Shaman' special forces take the fight across the border into Russia |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/shaman-special-forces-take-the-fight-across-the-border-into-russia-0l6srllwk |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220712194131/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shaman-special-forces-take-the-fight-across-the-border-into-russia-0l6srllwk |archive-date=12 July 2022 |access-date=13 March 2024 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>

* [[Group 13 (Ukraine)|Special Purpose USV Unit "Group 13"]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68528761|title=Ukraine war: The sea drones keeping Russia's warships at bay|date=12 March 2024|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Group 13 Is Hunters for russian Ships |url=https://gur.gov.ua/en/content/group-13-myslyvtsi-za-rosiiskymy-korabliamy.html |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=gur.gov.ua}}</ref>

*[[Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Aviation|Defense Intelligence Aviation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gur.gov.ua/content/aviatsiia-voiennoi-rozvidky-ukrainy-vykonuie-boiovi-zavdannia-na-perednomu-krai-oborony.html|title=Авіація воєнної розвідки України виконує бойові завдання на передньому краї оборони|website=gur.gov.ua}}</ref>

** [[Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Aviation#History|Special Purpose UAV Unit "Wings"]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 January 2023 |title=Спецпідрозділ "Крила" запускає проект створення флотилії FPV дронів |trans-title=Special Unit "Wings" Launches Project to Create a Flotilla of FPV Drones |url=https://gur.gov.ua/content/spetspidrozdil-kryla-zapuskaie-proekt-stvorennia-flotylii-fpv-droniv.html |access-date=11 March 2024 |work=Main Directorate of Intelligence |language=uk}}</ref>

*[[10th Special Purpose Detachment (Ukraine)|10th Spetsnaz Detachment]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gur.gov.ua/content/pid-znakom-sovy.html|title=“Під знаком сови”|website=gur.gov.ua}}</ref>

** [[Kabul 9|Spetsnaz Unit "Kabul 9"]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=«Погляньте, як знищують ворога ці термінатори!»: ГУР показало відео роботи спецпідрозділу|url=https://armyinform.com.ua/2024/01/09/poglyante-yak-znyshhuyut-voroga-czi-terminatory-gur-pokazalo-video-roboty-speczpidrozdilu/|accessdate=2024-01-09|website=АрміяInform}}</ref>

* [[Artan Unit|Spetsnaz Battalion "Artan"]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kasumova |first=Roksana |date=30 August 2023 |title=Defence Intelligence special unit commander reveals details of operations on the Black Sea |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2023/08/30/7417610/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |work=[[Ukrainska Pravda]]}}</ref>

** [[Revanche Tactical Group]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lb.ua/society/2024/07/04/622441_sili_oboroni_vidiyshli_iz_mikrorayonu.html|title=Сили оборони відійшли із мікрорайону "Канал" у Часовому Яру, – ОСУВ "Хортиця" (фото)|publisher=Left Bank|first=Sergiy|last=Albul|date=4 July 2024|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20241007100045/https://lb.ua/society/2024/07/04/622441_sili_oboroni_vidiyshli_iz_mikrorayonu.html|archive-date=7 October 2024|access-date=13 February 2025}}</ref>

* Special Unit “Tymur” HUR MO

** [[Aratta Battalion|Spetsnaz Battalion "Aratta"]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shotam.info/spetspidrozdil-hur-mo-znyshchyv-haubytsiu-okupantiv-msta-b-video/|title=Спецпідрозділ ГУР МО знищив гаубицю окупантів «Мста-Б» (ВІДЕО)|first=Марина|last=Конопльова|date=15 August 2023|website=ШоТам}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drohobych-rada.gov.ua/dobrovolchyj-bataljon-aratta-zaproshuye-pryyednuvatys-do-lav-speczpidrozdilu-yak-podaty-zayavku/|title=Добровольчий батальйон «Аратта» запрошує приєднуватись до лав спецпідрозділу: як подати заявку?|date=25 November 2024|website=Дрогобицька Міська Рада}}</ref>

** [[Sonechko Battalion (Ukraine)|Spetsnaz Battalion "Sonechko"]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://suspilne.media/lutsk/718978-vikonuemo-instrukcii-napisani-krovu-rozpovid-volinanina-z-rozvidbatu-sonecko/|title="Виконуємо інструкції, написані кров'ю", —волинянин з розвідбату "Сонечко"|first=Олена|last=Парай|date=5 April 2024|website=Суспільне &#124; Новини}}</ref>

** [[Stuhna Battalion|Spetsnaz Battalion "Stuhna"]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2023 |title=Крим буде українським! |trans-title=Crimea will be Ukrainian! |url=https://gur.gov.ua/content/krym-bude-ukrainskym.html |access-date=11 March 2024 |work=Main Directorate of Intelligence |language=uk}}</ref>

** [[NOBODY Battalion|Spetsnaz Battalion "NOBODY"]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.antikor.com.ua/ru/articles/690187-komandir_spetsotrjada_nobody_rasskazal_o_sekretnyh_missijah_v_bahmute_energodare_i_novoj_kahovke.|title=The commander of the special squad "Nobody" spoke about secret missions in Bakhmut, Energodar and Novaya Kakhovka.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armyinform.com.ua/2024/09/15/pislya-udariv-zsu-po-obyektah-vglyb-rosiyi-dlya-naselennya-krayiny-agresorky-zrujnuvavsya-mif-pro-yihnyu-neperemozhnist-i-bezpeku-kyrylo-budanov/|title=Після ударів ЗСУ по об’єктах вглиб росії для населення країни-агресорки зруйнувався міф про їхню непереможність і безпеку — Кирило Буданов|website=armyinform.com.ua}}</ref>

** [[Bratstvo Battalion|Spetsnaz Battalion "Bratstvo"]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Карабины из охотничьего магазина, чистые подошвы и одежда. Что не так с историей ФСБ о «ликвидации украинских диверсантов» |url=https://theins.info/news/258174 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=The Insider |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Boffey |first=Daniel |date=2023-02-04 |title='We killed three Russians': the secretive Ukrainian special forces taking the fight across the border |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/04/ukraine-special-forces-russia-border |access-date=2023-02-10 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>

** [[Chimera Unit|Spetsnaz Unit "Chimera"]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/ukrainian-fpv-drone-hits-uragan-mlrs-for-the-first-time-in-history/|title=Ukrainian FPV drone hits Uragan MLRS for the first time in history - Militarnyi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tsn.ua/en/ato/will-the-russians-capture-vovchansk-defence-intelligence-special-forces-explained-the-situation-at-the-city-s-approaches-2604708.html|title=Will the Russians capture Vovchansk? Defence Intelligence Special Forces explained the situation at the city's approaches|date=20 June 2024|website=ТСН.ua}}</ref>

** [[Paragon Company (Ukraine)|Spetsnaz Unit "Paragon Company"]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.online.ua/en/we-aint-murderers-were-soldiers-we-destroy-either-the-enemy-or-the-target-an-interview-with-the-call-sign-tiapa-the-paragon-company-fighter-of-the-diu-timur-special-unit-875440/|title="We aren't murderers, we're soldiers. We destroy either the enemy or the target". An interview with the call sign "Tiapa", the Paragon company fighter of the DIU "Timur" special unit — online.ua|date=25 March 2024|website=news.online.ua}}</ref>

** [[Black Winter Group (Ukraine)|Spetsnaz Unit "Black Winter Group"]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/cwypl0yvyqqo|title=Командир Black Winter Group розповів про спецоперації ГУР|date=21 December 2024|website=BBC News Україна}}</ref>

** [[2nd Special Operations Detachment (Ukraine)|2nd Spetsnaz Detachment]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armyinform.com.ua/2024/09/15/rejd-bilya-uzberezhzhya-krymu-ta-znyshhennya-rosijskogo-su-30sm-kadry-bojovoyi-roboty-gur/|title=Рейд біля узбережжя Криму та знищення російського Су-30СМ: кадри бойової роботи ГУР|website=armyinform.com.ua}}</ref>

==United Kingdom==

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