31st Separate Mechanized Brigade
31 окремої механізованої бригади
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active2023 - present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
RoleMechanized Infantry
Size2,000[1]
Part ofOperational Command North
Garrison/HQZhytomyr Oblast
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War

The 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 31 окремої механізованої бригади) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.[3] The brigade is one of the brigades the Ukrainian army formed on its own, with mostly older ex-Soviet equipment, including T-64BV tanks as well as American-made MaxxPro armored trucks. The brigade has been described as inexperienced by Forbes[4][5]

History

The brigade was formed during the winter of 2022–23.[6]

By June 2023 the unit was involved in counteroffensive operations around the village of Rivnopil, which it liberated on 25 June.[4][5]

Structure

As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:[7]

  • 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade,
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
    • 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

  1. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/06/26/there-are-fancy-ukrainian-brigades-then-theres-the-31st-mechanized-the-unassuming-unit-just-pulled-a-daring-maneuver/?sh=2899f2a24dd3
  2. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/06/26/there-are-fancy-ukrainian-brigades-then-theres-the-31st-mechanized-the-unassuming-unit-just-pulled-a-daring-maneuver/
  3. ↑ Axe, David. "Ukraine Is Forming A Dozen New Brigades—And Giving Them Old Weaponry". Forbes. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 https://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/status/1673289712939806721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1673289712939806721%7Ctwgr%5Efa3ee7b096aee25eb965bf4c681e193a07cea1eb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fembedly.forbes.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3D3ce26dc7e3454db5820ba084d28b4935schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttp3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMilitarylandnet%2Fstatus%2F1673289712939806721image%3D
  5. 1 2 Axe, David. "There Are Fancy Ukrainian Brigades—Then There's The 31st Mechanized. The Unassuming Unit Just Pulled A Daring Maneuver". Forbes. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Latest Developments in Ukraine: Dec. 31". VOA. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  7. ↑ SOFREP (12 March 2022). "These Are The Elite Russian Tank Units Taking Most Of The Casualties In Ukraine Right Now". SOFREP. Retrieved 17 May 2023.


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