118th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
Ukrainian Ground Forces unit
118th Mechanized Brigade | |
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118-та окрема механізована бригада | |
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Active | February 15, 2023 – Today |
Country | Ukraine |
Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
Role | Mechanized Infantry |
Part of | 10th Operational Corps |
Motto(s) | We’ll do it |
Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War
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Website | Official Facebook page |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Roman Zabrodskyi |
Military unit
The 118th Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 118-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.[1]
History
The unit was created for the Ukrainian summer offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in 2023 and is part of 10th Army Corps.[1] At least part of the brigade was trained by NATO forces in Romania.[2]
Structure
As of 2024 the brigade's structure is as follows:
- 118th Mechanized Brigade,
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 5th Rifle Battalion
- 1st Mechanized Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Battalion
- 3rd Mechanized Battalion
- Tank Battalion
- Artillery Group
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Protection Company
References
- ^ a b "118th Separate Mechanized Brigade : Mechanized Brigades". Armedconflicts.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "З метою підтримки наших мужніх та незламних ЗСУ!". shp-gromada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
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Ukrainian Ground Forces
- General Command
- OC "West"
- OC "South"
- OC "North"
- OC "East"
- Armoured
- Mechanized Infantry
- Mountain Infantry
- Rocket Forces and Field Artillery
- Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery
- Army Aviation
- Military Intelligence
- Electronic Warfare
- Communications and Cyber Security
- Corps of Engineers
- CBRN Protection
- 9th Army Corps
- 10th Army Corps
- 11th Army Corps
- Pivnich: (Sumy, Chernihiv, Kiyv, Volyn)
- Khortytsia: (Kharkiv, Lyman, Soledar, Chasiv Yar)
- Tavria: (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Kryvyi Rih)
- Odesa: (Kherson, Dunay, Vinnitsia)
- Aleksandriya: (Kakhovka, Primorye)
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Motorized Infantry |
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Reconnaissance |
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Rifle |
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Engineering |
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Electronic Warfare |
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Institutions
- National Academy
- Sergeant Military College
- Odesa Military Academy
- Military Institute of Tank Forces
Centers
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Units
1Unless stated otherwise, the brigade is mechanized.
- Structure
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