32nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade
32 окремої механізованої бригади
Sleeve Patch of the 32nd Brigade
ActiveFebruary 9, 2023 - present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
RoleMechanized Infantry
Part ofOperational Command North
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War
2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive[1]
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/32OMB
Commanders
Current
commander		Denis Merzlikin
Insignia
Old sleeve patch of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade (Pre November 2023)

The 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 32 окремої механізованої бригади) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.[2] Originally the brigade was going to be armed with an unknown number of M2 Bradleys, 10 Czech T-72EA tanks and 90 MaxxPro armored trucks but was later reported to be equipped with older T-64s and M113s.[3]

History

The brigade is at the stage of formation as of February 18, 2023.[4] It has been involved in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Personnel

According to the Ukrainian TV channel 1+1, as of August 2023, a large number of the brigade's soldiers did not have time to receive proper training after mobilization and were sent to frontline positions and allowed to perform combat missions after only two months of training.

Structure

As of 2024 the brigade's structure is as follows:[5]

  • 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade,
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
    • 1st Mechanized Battalion
    • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
    • 3rd Mechanized Battalion
  • 405th Rifle Battalion (unit number A4863)[6]
    • 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 Proteccion Company (CBRN-defense)

References

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/SyriaObReloaded/status/1671243183270014977
  2. ^ Axe, David. "Ukraine Is Forming A Dozen New Brigades—And Giving Them Old Weaponry". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  3. ^ Axe, David. "The Ukrainian Army Apparently Downgraded Its New 32nd Brigade, And Deployed It Somewhere Quiet". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. ^ "Зеленський: Надихає, коли бачиш українську рішучість і знаєш, що перемога буде". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  5. ^ "За останній тиждень стало відомо про загибель 32-х захисників з Полтавщини". Інтернет-видання «Полтавщина» (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  6. ^ "405th Rifle Battalion".
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