56th Motorized Brigade
Ukrainian: 56-та окрема мотопіхотна бригада
56th Motorized Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active23 February 2015 – present
Country Ukraine
BranchGround Forces
TypeMotorized infantry
SizeBrigade
Part ofOperational Command South
Garrison/HQMariupol
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War
Decorations
For Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current
commander		Col. Serhii Sirchenko

The 56th Motorized Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade was activated on 23 February 2015 in the city of Dnipro in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and took command of three volunteer territorial defence battalions. The brigade fought in the Russo-Ukrainian War and has functioned as a motorized brigade.

In June 2019, it was announced the 56th Motorized Brigade would be transferred to the Ukrainian Naval Infantry and remain based in Mariupol as part of the effort to increase the size of Ukrainian Marine Corps to 4 brigades.[3]

As of December 2023, the brigade was holding an 18-kilometer front line near Kramatorsk with around 7 000 men. Its commander, 38-year old Yan Iatsychen, complained of lack of artillery and ammunition.[4]

Structure

As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows:

  • 56th Motorized Brigade, Mariupol
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
    • 21st Motorized Infantry Battalion "Sarmat"
    • 23rd Motorized Infantry Battalion "Khortytsia"
    • 37th Motorized Infantry Battalion
    • Brigade Artillery Group
      • Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
      • Howitzer Artillery Battalion (D-20)
      • Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
    • Anti-Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion
    • Reconnaissance Company
    • Tank Company
    • Engineer Company
    • Maintenance Company
    • Logistic Company
    • Signal Company
    • Medical Company
    • Sniper Platoon

References

  1. ↑ https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20220330-mariupol-war-images-propaganda-azov-chechen-soldiers
  2. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/08/16/the-russians-want-pisky-the-ukrainians-want-pisky-neither-army-has-enough-troops-for-a-quick-victory/?sh=150da6c91a3e
  3. ↑ "56-у мотопіхотну бригаду передадуть морській піхоті".
  4. ↑ "Dans le Donbass, les soldats ukrainiens en panne de munitions". Le Monde.fr (in French). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

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