Formation On 7 November 2018, the brigade was formed in
Cherkasy Oblast. It was created over the course of 3-4 months, based on the existing battalion from
Cherkasy, and Colonel Stuzhenko Anatolii was appointed as its commander. The brigade was planned to consist of about 4,000 older reservists, 40–60 years old. The formation included six battalions in
Smila,
Zolotonosha,
Uman,
Zhashkiv,
Zvenyhorodka, and
Cherkasy. From 5–11 August 2019, the brigade held a large-scale exercise involving headquarters and all six battalions. Troops trained in
tactical medicine, engineering training, the basics of
topography and communications, and target practice. On 2 February 2022, commander Colonel Stuzhenko Anatolii announced that the brigade was 70% formed.
Russo-Ukrainian war Russian invasion of Ukraine During the first week of March, two battalions were fully staffed with reservists. In April, one brigade unit took part in the
battle of Popasna, helping defend the city for 14 days. The brigade's 156th Battalion arrived in Popasna on 19 April 2022 and was placed under the command of the of the
Khortytsia operational-strategic group. By May 2022, units of the brigade were holding positions near
Bakhmut. The 157th Territorial Defense Battalion from
Zolotonosha operated in the territory of Cherkasy Oblast and was later sent to strengthen neighboring
Poltava Oblast. The unit also fought in the
battle of Bakhmut, and in February 2023 fought in the
battle of Vuhledar. In January 2023, the brigade's units fought in the
battle of Vuhledar. On 27 April 2023, the brigade's 159th Battalion was placed under the command of the Soledar operational-tactical group and began operating near the village of
Klishchiivka outside of Bakhmut. In September 2024 it was reported that units of the brigade were active on the
Siversk front and had struck Russian positions in the village of
Zolotarivka in the
Luhansk Oblast. On 5 December 2024, the brigade was awarded the honorary title "named after
Otaman Lyuty-Lyutenko" by decree of President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. == Structure ==