Special Operations Center "West" (Ukraine)

**Special Operations Center "West"(2022-)**

**8th Special Operations Regiment** (2003-2022)

**8th Special Operations Brigade** (1992-2003)
Special Operations Center "West"(2022-) 8th Special Operations Regiment (2003-2022) 8th Special Operations Brigade (1992-2003)
Окремий центр спеціальних операцій «Захід»
	Regiment Insignia
Active	1992-present
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces (1991-2016); Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (2016-)
Type	Regiment
Role	Special Operations
Garrison/HQ	Khmelnytskyi
Nickname	Prince Izyaslav Mstislavich Regiment
Engagements	Peacekeeping Operations MNF-I; UNAMSIL; UNMIL; Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas; Russian Invasion of Ukraine; 2024 Kursk offensive;
Decorations	Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Andrii Arkadiyovych Matviishen
Insignia
Shoulder Patch

8th Special Operations Regiment or the Special Operations Center "West" ("Prince Izyaslav Mstislavych"), unit number A0553, is a regiment of the Special Operations Forces. It is headquartered in the city of Khmelnytskyi and a part of the 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.