| 127th Heavy Mechanized Brigade (2025–present) 127th Territorial Defense Brigade (2022–2025) | |
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| Ukrainian:127-ма окрема бригада територіальної оборони | |
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| Active | 8 March 2022 - present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Role |  Mechanized Infantry |
| Part of | Operational Command East.png) 11th Army Corps[1] |
| Garrison/HQ |  KharkivMUN А7383 |
| Patron | Kharkiv |
| Engagements | |
| Website | http://127tro.kh.ua/en |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Krupko Yuri Yuriyovych [uk] |
| Insignia | |
| Flag | .svg) |
The127th Heavy Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian:127-ма окрема бригада територіальної оборони) is a military formation of theUkrainian Ground Forces inKharkiv. It is part ofOperational Command East.
In early March 2022 Colonel Roman Hryshchenko began forming the brigade inKharkiv.[2] In the first stage almost two thousand servicemen joined the unit. They were assigned to headquarters and two battalions.[3]
The first assignment of the brigade was to reinforce army and national guard units defending the city.[3] As of July 2022, the brigade was holding the front line north and east of the city of Kharkiv.[4] On 29 August 2022 the brigade received its battle flag.[5] On 11 September 2022, the brigade's 249th Battalion announced that the village ofBorshchova [uk] had come under Ukrainian control.[6] Two days later, on 13 September, the brigade's 247th Battalion announced that it had captured the villages ofLyptsi,Hlyboke, andStrilecha, amida Ukrainian counteroffensive inKharkiv Oblast.[7]
In July 2023 the 225th battalion transferred out of the brigade and became a separate assault battalion of the Ground Forces.[8]
In 2024, the brigade was transferred to the Ground Forces of Ukraine, and in July 2025, the unit was reformed as heavy mechanized brigade.[9][10]
On 6 December 2025 PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the brigade the honorary name "Kharkivska".[11]
As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:[12]
225th Territorial Defense BattalionMUN А7400
226th Territorial Defense BattalionMUN А7401
227th Territorial Defense Battalion [uk]MUN А7402
228th Territorial Defense Battalion [uk]MUN А7403
229th Territorial Defense Battalion [uk]MUN А7404
247th Territorial Defense Battalion [uk]MUN А4085
249th Territorial Defense Battalion