32nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

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32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade
32 окремої механізованої бригади
2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive[1]
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/32OMB
Commanders
Current
commander
Denis Merzlikin
Insignia
Old sleeve patch of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade (Pre November 2023)

The 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade (

M113s.[3]

History

The brigade is at the stage of formation as of February 18, 2023.[4] It has been involved in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Personnel

According to the Ukrainian TV channel 1+1, as of August 2023, a large number of the brigade's soldiers did not have time to receive proper training after mobilization and were sent to frontline positions and allowed to perform combat missions after only two months of training.

Structure

As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:[5]

  • 32nd 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 Proteccion Company (CBRN-defense)

References

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/SyriaObReloaded/status/1671243183270014977
  2. ^ Axe, David. "Ukraine Is Forming A Dozen New Brigades—And Giving Them Old Weaponry". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  3. ^ Axe, David. "The Ukrainian Army Apparently Downgraded Its New 32nd Brigade, And Deployed It Somewhere Quiet". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. ^ "Зеленський: Надихає, коли бачиш українську рішучість і знаєш, що перемога буде". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  5. ^ "За останній тиждень стало відомо про загибель 32-х захисників з Полтавщини". Інтернет-видання «Полтавщина» (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-05-02.