Today, on October 2, Ukraine celebrates Territorial Defense Forces Day.
The Territorial Defense Forces were originally designed to be light infantry units - able to quickly respond to threats in their local areas. Soldiers of Territorial Defense Forces are highly motivated and dedicated Ukrainians who volunteered to serve their country with little prior military experience.
Today Ukraine celebrates Territorial Defense Forces Day!
Soldiers of @TDF_UA are highly motivated and dedicated Ukrainians with little prior military experience. TDF was originally designed to be light infantry units - able to quickly respond to threats in their local area pic.twitter.com/h95gn78wo2
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) October 2, 2022
Created in three days, Ukraine’s territorial defense ruined Russian plans to capture Kyiv
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