Mechanized Infantry (Ukraine)

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

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.^[1]

Current Structure

• 10th Mountain Brigade - formed late 2015
• 14th Mechanized Brigade - formed 2014, replaced 51st Mechanized Brigade
• 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
• 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
• 72nd Mechanized Brigade
• 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.^[2]

Disbanded Formations

• 12th Mechanized Brigade (Bolhrad) - 2012^[3]
• 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) (254th Motor Rifle Division, Kiev MD, arrived from Southern Group of Forces. On February 20, 1992, Colonel Viktor Kovalev, Commander of the 254th Motor Rifle Division of the Kiev Military District was promoted to Major General.^[4] On December 3, 1993 Colonel Vladimir Polivoda, Commander 254 Mechanized Division, 6th Army Corps, Odessa Military District was promoted to Major General^[5]) - 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),^[6] disbanded 2008^[3]
• 97th Mechanized Brigade - 2004
• 127th Mechanized Brigade - 2005^[3]
• 161st Mechanised Brigade (161st Motor Rifle Division)
• 300th Mechanized Regiment (Chernivtsi) - disbanded 2013, remnant of 22nd Mechanized Brigade ^[7]

References

1. The Army of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
2. "MoD news article". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
3. "Ukrainian Military Pages: Розформовані військові частини". www.ukrmilitary.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
4. Ukaz 90/92 of the President of Ukraine, accessed March 2013.
5. Ukaz 574/93 of the President of Ukraine, accessed March 2013.
6. Seemingly formed 1992. See http://svitlytsia.crimea.ua/index.php?section=printable&artID=11116
7. 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)