49th Assault Engineering Brigade (Ukraine)

49th Separate Assault Engineering Brigade
49 окрема інженерно-штурмова бригада
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Active? – Present
Country Ukraine
BranchSupport Forces
RoleSupport Unit
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War
WebsiteOfficial Facebook page[1]

The 49th Separate Assault Engineering Brigade (Ukrainian: 49 окрема інженерно-штурмова бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Support Forces.[2]

History

This brigade is the first of its kind in the Ukrainian Army, as only traditional engineering brigades have existed until now.[3] The existence of the brigade was revealed by the Ukrainian recruitment server LobbyX.[4]

References

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/49brig
  2. ^ "AFU show how engineer troops create passages in minefields in Kursk region". www.ukrinform.net. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Ukrainian troops' video shows them making passages through minefields to break through to Russia's Kursk Oblast". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Lobby X". Lobby X (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.