Mechanized Infantry (Ukraine)

Mechanized Infantry Forces (Ukrainian: Механізовані війська, romanized: Mekhanizovani Viys’ka) are the general basis and primary combat formations 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.[1]

Mechanized Infantry Forces
Механізовані війська
Active	1992 - Present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Mechanized Infantry / Armored forces
Size	14 Brigades
Insignia
Mechanized Infantry branch insignia

Current Structure

• 10th Mountain Brigade - formed in late 2015
• 11th Motorized Infantry Brigade - formed in late 2017
• 14th Mechanized Brigade - formed 2014, replaced 51st Mechanized Brigade
• 15th Mechanized Brigade - 2nd formation, formed 2016[2]
• 24th Mechanized Brigade - redesignated from division 1 September 2003 (Source Ukrwiki).
• 28th Mechanized Brigade - redesignated from division 2001?
• 30th Mechanized Brigade - redesignated from division July 30, 2004
• 33rd Mechanized Brigade - formed 2016[3]
• 53rd Mechanized Brigade - formed 2014
• 54th Mechanized Brigade - formed late 2014
• 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade - formed 2015. In June 2019 it was announced that the 56th brigade will be transferred to the Ukrainian Naval Infantry[4]
• 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade - formed 2014
• 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade - formed 2015
• 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade - formed 2014
• 60th Mechanized Brigade[5]
• 61st Jager (Mot) Infantry Brigade[6]
• 62nd Mechanized Brigade[7]
• 63rd Mechanized Brigade[7]
• 66th Mechanized Brigade
• 72nd Mechanized Brigade
• 73rd Mechanized Brigade - formed 2015
• 92nd Mechanized Brigade (former 48th Motor Rifle Division, Central Group of Forces, Czechoslovakia)
• 93rd Mechanized Brigade
• 128th Mountain Brigade - reorganised from division June 18, 2004.[8]

Disbanded Formations

• 12th Mechanized Brigade (Bolhrad) - 2012,[9] paper unit only due to lack of funding.[10]
• 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, Kyiv 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),[11] disbanded 2008[9]
• 97th Mechanized Brigade - 2004
• 127th Mechanized Brigade - 2005[9]
• 161st Mechanised Brigade (161st Motor Rifle Division)
• 300th Mechanized Regiment (Chernivtsi) - disbanded 2013, remnant of 22nd Mechanized Brigade [12]

References

1. The Army of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
2. "Масштабні військові навчання відбулись на Херсонщині". www.unn.com.ua. Ukrainian national news. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
3. "Новостворена бригада ЗСУ завершує вишкіл на Рівненщині". www.5.ua. 5th Channel. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
4. https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2019/06/58-bde.html#more
5. "Від вибуху танку на Дніпропетровщині постраждали 3 троє бійців". Українська правда. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
6. "Військові частини, ВНЗ, установи, що не належать до видів ЗС України". www.ukrmilitary.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
7. "На полігоні "Широкий лан" триває навчання окремої гірсько-піхотної бригади". Міністерство оборони України. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
8. "MoD news article". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
9. "Ukrainian Military Pages: Розформовані військові частини". www.ukrmilitary.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
10. "Замість 12 ОМБр – 88 ОАерМБт на Мі-8" [Instead of 12th Mechanized Brigade, 88th Separate Airmobile Battalion on Mi-8s] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Military Portal. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
11. Seemingly formed 1992. See http://svitlytsia.crimea.ua/index.php?section=printable&artID=11116
12. Velichko, Nadya (4 December 2013). "Наближається 6 грудня - День збройних сил України - Телеканал Чернівці" [Approaching December 6 - Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine]. mtrk.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Chernivtsi TV. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-04.

• forum.milua.org (for 62nd Bde details)