Oct. 20, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Recruiting Center of Odesa terrorist defense brigade holds open day

(Photo: Oleksiy Kravchuk)

The recruitment center of the 126th separate brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces organized an open day in Odesa for informal communication with the citizens.

An Intent correspondent attended the meeting.

At the meeting, the townspeople were told about the history of the 126th Brigade's recruitment center, the available and current positions in the units, and the process of recruiting soldiers: from the completed application form to the start of service in the unit.

Ilya, a scout from the brigade, told Intent that people of all civilian specialties can become recruits.

"When I came here, I also had a different specialty from my current one. I think that if you are fit for service, you will be used," he said.

He said that he came to the center, was given a letter of appointment, and then underwent retraining at the interregional center and a course for young soldiers.

A representative of the recruiting center explained what a person needs to know to become a drone pilot. To do this, a person must have basic skills in working with drones, because the brigade does not always have the opportunity to train a recruit in this specialty from scratch.

The 126th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces (126th OBrTrO) is a territorial defense unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is a part of the 30th Marine Corps Command of the Ukrainian Marines. In 2022, following the Russian invasion, a brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces was established in Odesa.

Earlier in June, Intent.Insight spoke about recruiting with Oleh Baidalyuk , a representative of the recruiting center of the 21st separate mechanized brigade, on air.

Territorial centers for recruitment and social support in Odesa not only do not oppose recruitment centers, but actively cooperate with them.

Кирило Бойко

You might also like:

Jan. 29, 2026

A bomber was shot down over the Black Sea during an attack on Odesa region

Jan. 28, 2026

Kivalov Odesa Law Academy ordered media advertising from a regular contractor

"It's as if we are supposed to be unbreakable and powerful by default," Yevhenia Henova

Jan. 27, 2026

Odesa customs officers failed to return confiscated unjustified assets

Mobilization in 2026: changes in booking rules and emphasis on digitalization

Jan. 26, 2026

Odesa region is among the top five in terms of the number of businessmen with an income of 10 million

Odesa without myth: Oleksandr Lisovsky on contemporary art

Environmental damage to Odesa and Mykolaiv regions from the war reached 484 billion

Odesa planetarium lost windows and doors as a result of shelling, but is still operating

Enemy propaganda in Crimea turned children into war criminals

The first head of the Department of Criminalistics of Odesa Law Academy dies

Jan. 25, 2026

Lysak managed to redraw Odesa's budget at the end of 2025

Environmentalist says beach season in Odesa may be disrupted by sea pollution

Amazing south: a competitor of the Dead Sea from Odesa region

Lyceum building in Odesa region halved in price