8th Separate Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)
| Special Operations Center "West"
8th Special Operations Regiment (2003-2022) 8th Special Operations Brigade (1992-2003) | |
|---|---|
| Окремий центр спеціальних операцій «Захід» імені князя Ізяслава Мстиславича | |
Regiment Insignia | |
| Active | 1992-present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces (1991-2016) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (2016-) |
| Type | Regiment |
| Role | Special operations |
| Part of | Joint Rapid Reaction Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Khmelnytskyi |
| Nickname(s) | Prince Izyaslav Mstyslavich Regiment |
| Engagements | Peacekeeping Operations |
| Decorations | Courage and Bravery |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Andrii Arkadiyovych Matviishen |
| Insignia | |
| Shoulder Patch | |
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The 8th Separate Special Operations Regiment, or the Special Operations Center "West" (Knyaz Izyaslav Mstyslavych), MUN A0553, is a regiment of the Special Operations Forces. It is headquartered in the city of Khmelnytskyi, a kind of Joint Rapid Reaction Forces. Since 2014, the regiment has participated in the many battles of the Russo-Ukrainian War being reformed into a separate special operations center in 2022.