60th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
| 60th Mechanized Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 60-та окрема механізована Інгулецька бригада | |
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
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| Website | https://www.facebook.com/60ombr |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Viktor Skaternoi |
The 60th Separate Mechanized Inhulets Brigade (Ukrainian: 60-та окрема механізована Інгулецька бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed on November 10, 2015.[2]
History
The brigade was formed on November 10, 2015, during the
Luhansk People's Militia
.
By the end of March 2022, the brigade had captured eleven settlements in the northern portion of the Kherson Oblast, including Novovorontsovka, Krasnivka, Kniazivka, and Kochubeivka.[3]
The brigade fought in the
Washington Post as having low morale.[4] The brigade took part in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.[5][6]
Structure
As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:
- 60th Mechanized Brigade,
- Brigade's Headquarters
- 96th Mechanized Battalion
- 97th Mechanized Battalion
- FPV Drone Company "Dragons 97"
- 98th Mechanized Battalion
- Tank Battalion
- Field Artillery Regiment
- Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
- UAV Unit "Spear"
- 1st Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
- 2nd Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
- Rocket Artillery Unit
- Anti-Tank Unit
- Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- FPV Drone Company "Vidar"
- Engineer Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
References
- ^ Axe, David (2 December 2022). "Bakhmut Is 'Soaked In Blood' As Eight Of Ukraine's Best Brigades Battle 40,000 Former Russian Prisoners". Forbes.
- ^ ""We are free people, not slaves" – Ukrainian soldier shares his motivation to keep fighting". Euromaidan Press. 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "ЗСУ звільнили 11 населених пунктів на Херсонщині" (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ "As morale suffers, Russia and Ukraine fight a war of mental attrition". Washington Post. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Perfect combination". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Russian forces destroy ammunition warehouse of 60th Ukrainian mechanized brigade". TASS. Retrieved 2023-09-24.