Cap badge (cockade) of the Ukrainian Naval Infantry
Founded
May 23, 1918 (1918-05-23)[1][2]
Country
Ukraine
Branch
Ukrainian Navy (until May 22, 2023) Armed Forces of Ukraine (as a Service Command beginning May 23, 2023)
Type
Marines
Role
Amphibious warfare, coastal defense
Size
6,000 (2022)[3]
Garrison/HQ
Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast
Motto(s)
"Always faithful!" (Ukrainian: Вірний завжди!)
Colors
Light green[1]
Anniversaries
May 23[4]
Engagements
Ukrainian War of Independence Ukrainian–Soviet War Russo-Ukrainian War
2014 Crimean crisis
Russo-Ukrainian War
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Siege of Mariupol
Battle of Mykolaiv
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
Commanders
Commanding General Marine Corps
LTG Yuriy Sodol
Insignia
Tactical recognition flash
Service flag
Garrison colour
Military unit
The Ukrainian Marine Corps (Ukrainian: Корпус морської піхоти України), also known simply as the Ukrainian Marines (Ukrainian: Морська піхота України, romanized: Morska pikhota Ukrainy, lit. 'Marine Infantry of Ukraine'),[5] is the maritime land force service branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2023, responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations. From its modern foundation in 1993 up to 2023 it constituted part of the Coastal Forces of the Ukrainian Navy. It is used as a component part of amphibious, airborne and amphibious-airborne operations, alone or in coordination with formations and units of the Ground Forces in order to capture parts of the seashore, islands, ports, fleet bases, coast airfields and other coast objects from the enemy. It can also be used to defend naval bases, vital shoreline areas, separate islands and coast objects, and security of hostile areas.[6]
^ abPoroshenko enacts law on Ukraine's Air Assault Forces, UNIAN (23 May 2018)
^"Zelenskyy: Marine Corps and new brigades to be created in Ukraine". Ukrainska Pravda. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^The Military Balance 2022. International Institute for Strategic Studies. February 2022. ISBN 9781000620030.
^(in Ukrainian) Marines received new berets and a new holiday, Ukrayinska Pravda (23 May 2018)
^"More than 1,000 Ukraine marines have surrendered in Mariupol, says Russia". the Guardian. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
^Structure of Ukrainian Armed Forces
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