61st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
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61st Jager Infantry Brigade (2019–Present) 61st Motorized Infantry Brigade (2015–2019) | |
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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Col. Dmytro Ustilka |
The 61st Mechanized Brigade "Stepova" (Ukrainian: 61-ша окрема механізована бригада - formerly 61st Jaeger Brigade) is one of the youngest formations of the Mechanized Infantry of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, raised in 2015 as the 61st Motorized Infantry Brigade (61-ша окрема мотопіхотна бригада) of the Ukrainian Ground Forces' 4th Army Reserve Corps. Based in Zhytomyr Oblast, it is one of the Ground Forces' specialized formations, whose role is to defend the forest lands of the north as well as the swampy terrain of the Pinsk Marshes, which are in the area of responsibility (AOR) of the brigade.
Brief history
The brigade, one of the youngest formations to be established in the Ground Forces as a result of the expansion of this service in light of the
On 25 April 2019, the formation, in compliance with a directive from the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces General Headquarters, left the reserves and was placed with its new designation as a light infantry unit under the
The Jager (Ukrainian: єгерська) designation of the brigade, the first Ukrainian unit to bear this title after more than a century, is of German origin in the same-named light infantry formations of the German Army, the defunct Austro-Hungarian Army and in the former Imperial Russian Army, which stationed such units in the past in the Kyiv and Odesa Military Districts.
In 2022, the infantry brigade was mechanized from being a light motorized unit.[6]
Organization
- 61st Jaeger Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Zhytomyr
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Zhytomyr
- 1st Rifle Battalion (Mech)
- 2nd Rifle Battalion (Mech)
- 3rd Rifle Battalion (Mech)
- 61st Tank Battalion
- 61st Brigade Field Artillery Regiment (Light)
- Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
- Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika)
- Field Howitzer Artillery Battalion
- Rocket Artillery Battalion (BM-21 Grad)
- Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
- 61st Brigade Air Defense Missile Artillery Battalion (Light)
- Combat Engineer Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Sniper Company
- Electronic WarfareCompany
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- CBRN-defense Company
- Medical Company
- Brigade Band
References
- ^ "На Чернігівщині військові атакували і захищалися" (in Ukrainian). 25 May 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Для війни в північних лісах: в ЗСУ створили єгерську бригаду". Новинарня (in Ukrainian). 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- ^ Ponomarenko, Illia (May 13, 2019). "Ukrainian army launches new light infantry brigade". Kyiv Post.
- ^ "Ukrainian army forms its first Jager brigade". Janes.com.
- ^ "Нова єгерська бригада оборонятиме північні кордони". ukrmilitary.com. Ukrainian Military Pages. 2019-05-12. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ https://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2022/12/06/z-nagodi-dnya-zsu-glava-derzhavi-prisvoiv-zvannya-geroya-ukraini-vruchiv-bojovi-prapori-pochesni-najmenuvannya-ta-strichki-pochesnoi-vidznaki-prezidenta/