66th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
Ukrainian Ground Forces unit
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Battle of the Svatove–Kreminna line
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Military unit
The 66th Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 66-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022.
History
After the Russian invasion in February 2022, the brigade was mobilized and transferred to the Ground Forces combat composition.[1] Units of the brigade took part in the recapture of Lyman, losing 25 soldiers.[2] The brigade units were in the battles for Bakhmut from October 2022 until May 2023.[3]
Structure
As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:[4]
- 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade,
- Brigade Headquarters and HQ Company
- 1st Mechanized Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Battalion
- 3rd Mechanized Battalion
- 69th Separate Rifle Battalion (69 OSB A4612)
- Tank Battalion
- Field Artillery Regiment
- Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
- 2x Self-propelled Artillery Battalions
- Anti-tank Artillery Battalion
- MLRS Artillery Battalion
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalaion
- Sniper Platoon
- Reconnaissance Company
- Attack Drone Company "Birds"
- Combat Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Signal Company
- Maintenance Battalion
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
- Military police Platoon
- Brigade Band
References
- ^ "Situation on front lines remains difficult - Zelensky". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Пам'ятник загиблим визволителям міста відкрили у Лимані (ФОТО, ВІДЕО)" [The monument to the fallen liberators of the city was opened in Liman (PHOTOS, VIDEO)]. uatv.ua (in Ukrainian). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "66 ОМБр (66-та окрема механізована бригада)". wartears.org (in Ukrainian). 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "66 ОМБр (66-та окрема механізована бригада)". wartears.org (in Ukrainian). 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
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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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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
- Territorial Defense Forces