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Mechanized Infantry (Ukraine)

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Country
  
Ukraine

Size
  
14 Brigades

Mechanized Infantry (Ukraine)

Branch
  
Ukrainian Ground Forces

Type
  
Mechanized Infantry / Armored forces

Mechanized Troops (Ukrainian: Механізовані війська, Mekhanizovani Viys’ka) are the basis of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. They execute tasks of holding the occupied areas, lines and positions tasks of enemy’s impacts repelling, of penetrating enemy’s defense lines, of defeating the enemy forces, of capturing the important areas, lines and objects, operate in structure of marine and landing troops.

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Current Structure

  • 10th Mountain Assault Brigade - formed late 2015
  • 14th Mechanized Brigade - formed 2014, replaced 51st Mechanized Brigade
  • 15th Mechanized Brigade - 2nd formation, formed 2016
  • 16th Mechanized Brigade - 2nd formation, formed 2016
  • 24th Mechanized Brigade - redesignated from division 1 September 2003 (Source Ukrwiki).
  • 28th Mechanized Brigade - redesignated from brigade 2001?
  • 30th Mechanized Brigade - redesignated from brigade July 30, 2004
  • 33rd Mechanized Brigade - formed 2016
  • 53rd Mechanized Brigade - formed 2014
  • 54th Mechanized Brigade - formed late 2014
  • 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade - formed 2015
  • 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade - formed 2014
  • 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade - formed 2015
  • 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade - formed 2014
  • 60th Mechanized Brigade
  • 61st Mechanized Brigade
  • 62nd Mountain Infantry Brigade
  • 63rd Mechanized Brigade
  • 72nd Mechanized Brigade
  • 92nd Mechanized Brigade (former 48th Motor Rifle Division, Central Group of Forces, Czechoslovakia)
  • 93rd Mechanized Brigade
  • 128th Mountain Infantry Brigade - reorganised from division June 18, 2004.
  • Disbanded Formations

  • 12th Mechanized Brigade (Bolhrad) - 2012, paper unit only due to lack of funding.
  • 15th Mechanized Brigade (Khmelnitskiy) (17th Guards Motor Rifle Division, 13th Army) - 2004
  • 16th Mechanized Brigade (45th Airmobile Brigade, 1st Airmobile Division) - Formed c. January 1993 - 2006
  • 22nd Mechanised Brigade (Ukraine) (Chernovtsy) (66th Mechanized Division/110th District Training Centre)- 2000-2003.
  • 25th Mechanized Brigade (Lubny) (25th Guards Motor Rifle Division, 1st Guards Army)
  • 27th Mechanized Brigade (Belgorod-Dnestrovsky) (former 180th Motor Rifle Division, 14th Guards Army, became part of 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)) - disbanded 2004
  • 51st Mechanized Brigade - disbanded 2014
  • 52nd Mechanized Brigade (Artemovsk) (former 254th Motor Rifle Division, Kiev MD, arrived from Southern Group of Forces.) - 2004
  • 62nd Mechanized Brigade (Berdichev) (119th District Training Centre, former 117th Tank Trng Division) - 2004. полковнику САВЧЕНКУ Сергію Павловичу - начальникові 119 окружного навчального центру підготовки молодших спеціалістів (танкових військ) 8 армійського корпусу Північного оперативного командування Сухопутних військ України; to major general (Decree 925/98). The 117th TTD was succeeded by the 62nd Mechanized Brigade, based on which, in turn, was created 26th Artillery Brigade (based on the Directive of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine from 18.06.2004 № 312/1/014 year). (Source Ruwiki 117 GRD)
  • 84th Mechanized Brigade (see ru:165-й учебный центр по подготовке иностранных военнослужащих), disbanded 2008
  • 97th Mechanized Brigade - 2004
  • 127th Mechanized Brigade - 2005
  • 161st Mechanised Brigade (161st Motor Rifle Division)
  • 300th Mechanized Regiment (Chernivtsi) - disbanded 2013, remnant of 22nd Mechanized Brigade
  • References

    Mechanized Infantry (Ukraine) Wikipedia