128th Mountain Assault Brigade (Ukraine)
128th Mountain Assault Brigade (2018–present) 128th Mountain Brigade 128th Guards Mountain Brigade 128th Guards Mechanized Brigade 128th Guards Mechanized Division 128th Guards Motor Rifle Division 128th Guards Mountain Rifle Division 83rd Mountain Rifle Division 1st Turkmenistan Rifle Division (1922–1935) | |
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War in Donbas[2]
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Current commander | Colonel Dmytro Lysyuk[11] |
Notable commanders | Serhiy Tumoshkov (1st Commander) |
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Banner of the Brigade (before 2013) |
The 128th Mountain Assault Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
The full title of the brigade is 128th Mountain Assault Brigade "Zakarpattia", (Ukrainian: 128-ма окрема гірсько-штурмова Закарпатська бригада).[12] It is the second oldest serving formation of the UGF, being raised in 1922. It participated in the invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops.
History
The 128th Mechanized Division was first formed within the then
From 1 January 1943 the division fought near the area of
On 24 April 1944, for participation in the battles for
Postwar, the division was stationed in Mukacheve and became part of the
On 31 December 1992, in Decree 642/92, the President of Ukraine promoted the commander of the 128th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Carpathian Military District, Colonel Vyacheslav Zabolotny, to Major-General.[20]
In accordance with a decree of 23 August 1998, Colonel Oleksandr Maslenchuk – commander of the 128th Mechanised Division of the 38th Army Corps of the Operational Command West; was promoted to major-general.[21]
On 27 May 2000 the
In 2002, the division was under the 38th Army Corps.[22] After the 38th Army Corps was disbanded, the division became part of the 13th Corps.
On 18 June 2004 the 128th Guards Motor Rifle Division was reorganized into a brigade by the order of the Minister of Defense.[18]
In 2013, the brigade became the 128th Mountain Brigade.
In 2014–15 the brigade fought in the
The brigade has a training ground near the city of Vynohradiv.
On 18 November 2015, the brigade's honorifics "Turkestan twice Red Banner" were removed as part of an Armed Forces-wide removal of Soviet awards and honorifics.[23] The "Zakarpattia" battle honor, awarded for the liberation of the area in 1945, remained. On 22 August 2016, its Guards title was also removed.[24]
In April 2022, the brigade took part in the defense of Ukraine during the
The brigade took part in the
On 18 February 2023
Structure
As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:[33]
- 128th Mountain Assault Infantry Brigade, Mukachevo
- Brigade HHC, Mukachevo
- 1st Mountain Assault Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Mountain Assault Infantry Battalion
- 4th Mountain Assault Infantry Battalion
- 15th Separate Mountain Assault Infantry Battalion, Uzhhorod
- 21st Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Mukachevo
- 36th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Mukachevo
- 11th Mountain Rifle Infantry Battalion (Mot)
- 128th Tank Battalion
- 128th “Cerberus” Mountain Artillery Regiment
- Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
- 1st Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (2S3 Akatsiya)
- Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika)
- Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion (BM-21 Grad)
- 128th Anti-tank Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
- 128th Anti-Aircraft Defense Missile Artillery Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- 128th UAV Battalion
- 534th Mountain Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- CBRN Company
- Brigade Band
Division order of battle
- Divisional Command and Staff, Uzhhorod
- 315th Mechanized Regiment, Berehove
- 327th Mechanized Regiment, Uzhhorod
- Mukachevo
- 398th Armor Regiment Uzhorod, Uzhhorod
- 331st Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment, Perechyn
- 757th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion, Svaliava
- 253rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, Svaliava
- 47th Reconnaissance Battalion
The 327th Mechanized Regiment[34] was reorganized to form the 15th Mountain Infantry Battalion, which became the first Mountain Infantry formation in the current Ukrainian Ground Forces.
Former commanders
- Serhiy Tumoshkov – 12 July 1922 –
- Colonel Viacheslav Zabolotnyi – 1992 – 1993[35]
- Major General Henadiy Vorobyov – 2001 – 2002[36]
- Colonel Serhiy Horoshnikov – 2002 – 2003
- Vasyl Koka – 2004[37]
- Colonel Viktor Hanushchak – 2007
- Colonel Serhiy Shaptala – 2014 – 2017
- Lieutenant ColonelSerhiy Sobko – 2017 – 2019
Awards
- 8 October 1943, received the honourable designation "Guards" for liberating the region of Kuban and the Taman Peninsula.
- 24 April 1944, received the Crimea.
- 8 May 1985, received the Victory Day.
- On 10 January 2000, was presented Regimental Colours and the honorific "Zakarpattia"[38]
- 14 soldiers were awarded orders Hero of the Soviet Union.
- 19 soldiers and sergeants were awarded the Order of Glory.
- 3 personnel were awarded state decorations for valour in the Russo-Ukrainian War, and so far 1 awarded the Gold Star Medal as a Hero of Ukraine (for actions in war in Donbas).
References
- ^ a b c "Zakarpattia regional gov article". Zak-rada.gov.ua. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- Ukrayinska Pravda(18 June 2014)
- ^ "Історія бригади | 128-ма окрема гірсько-штурмова Закарпатська бригада".
- ^ a b "Ukrainian army forces enemy to retreat from Kreminna in Luhansk region". www.ukrinform.net. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Schwirtz, Michael (22 April 2022). "Dug in on the front lines, Ukrainian soldiers fight to repel the Russian onslaught". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ukrainian army forces enemy to retreat from Kreminna in Luhansk region". www.ukrinform.net. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Transcarpathian Legion fighters free Myrolyubivka in Kherson region. Espreso". espreso.tv. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Axe, David (22 December 2022). "Bakhmut Is 'Soaked In Blood' As Eight Of Ukraine's Best Brigades Battle 40,000 Former Russian Prisoners". Forbes. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine's 128th Mountain Brigade is Probing Russian Defenses—And Finding 70-Year-Old T-54 Tanks". Forbes. 17 June 2023.
- ^ Oliphant, Roland (19 June 2023). "Moment Ukraine's special forces kill Russians in close-quarters trench fighting". The Telegraph.
- ^ a b c "Russia's Avdiivka offensive is failing, says top Ukrainian officer". The Guardian. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 646/2015". President.gov.ua. 18 November 2015.
- ^ "128-I Turkestan Krasnoznamennaya Guards Rifle Division". Rkka.ru. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ А. Г. Ленский, Сухопутные силы РККА в предвоенные годы. Справочник. — Санкт-Петербург Б&К, 2000
- ^ Orbat.com/Niehorster, Central Asia Military District, 22 June 1941, accessed October 2011
- ^ BSSA via tashv.nm.ru
- ^ Легендарные части нашей Армии: 128-я Мукачевская горно-пехотная бригада [Legendary part of our Army: 128th Mukachevo mountain infantry brigade]. www.depo.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "MoD news article". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ Holm, Michael. "128th Guards Motorised Rifle Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Про присвоєння військових звань | від 31.12.1992 No. 642/92". zakon4.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Про присвоєння військових звань". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України.
- ^ "128th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)". svitua.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ No. 646/2015 [Ukaz President of Ukraine No. 646/2015] (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ No.344/2016 [Ukaz of the President of Ukraine No. 344/2016] (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Transcarpathian Legion fighters free Myrolyubivka in Kherson region". Espreso TV. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- Gordonua.com(3 September 2022)
- ^ David Axe (16 October 2022). "Two Mountain Brigades—One Russian, One Ukrainian—Are Rolling Toward Each Other In Flat Southern Ukraine". Forbes.
- ^ "Much of what we are preparing depends on battles in Donetsk Oblast – Zelenskyy". Ukrainska Pravda. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Russian missile strikes brigade in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine says". The Washington Post. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
"The losses of the 128th brigade in the Zaporizhzhya region became known" [Стали известны потери 128-й бригады в Запорожской области] (in Russian). Inform.zp.ua. 5 November 2023. - ^ "Tragedy could have been prevented – Zelenskyy on 128th Brigade". Ukrainska Pravda. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
"Russia attacks Ukrainian soldiers who had gathered for awards ceremony: over 20 fighters killed". Ukrainska Pravda. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023. - ^ "128th Brigade confirms deaths of 19 soldiers in Russian strike". Ukrainska Pravda. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine's president rules out holding elections next spring and calls for unity in fighting Russia". Associated Press. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "128th Mountain Assault Brigade". 27 December 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ John Pike. "Ground Forces – Ukraine". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Про присвоєння військових звань| від 31.12.1992 No. 642/92". Zakon.rada.gov.ua. 31 December 1992. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Новини Управління Прес-служби МО". Mil.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "— Мукачево: "Прощавай, зброє!" — горячие новости". Ua-reporter.com. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Про присвоєння почесного найменування "Закарпатська" 12...| від 10.01.2000 No. 11/2000". Zakon1.rada.gov.ua. 30 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
External links
- Orders of Transcarpathian regional state administration carpathia.gov.ua