65th Mechanized Brigade
65-та окрема механізована бригада
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ActiveApril 1, 2022 - Today
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
RoleMechanized Infantry
Garrison/HQStarychi, Lviv Oblast
Engagements2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/people/65-окрема-механізована-бригада-ЗСУ/100085694807468/
Commanders
Current
commander		A. Kravets

The 65th Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 65-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022.[1]

History

The brigade took part in battles in the Zaporizhzhia direction in December 2022.[2]

On August 15, 2023 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd class to the deputy commander of the 3rd battalion Major Taras Mykhalchuk "The Spaniard", who directly planned and carried out the successful assault tasks of passing through the first and second Russian defense lines at Orikhiv-Robotyne direction during the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia.[3]

Structure

As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:[4]

References

  1. ^ Axe, David. "Ukrainian Troops May Be Massing For Their Fourth Counteroffensive. Russian Artillery Is Already Trying To Stop Them". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. ^ "Ukrainian soldiers come to Minnesota for prosthetics — and then return to the fight". FOX 9. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. ^ "«ІСПАНЕЦЬ» ПРО НАСТУП: 65 БРИГАДА ПЕРШОЮ ПРОРВАЛА 2 ЛІНІЇ ОБОРОНИ РАШИСТІВ НА ЗАПОРІЖЖІ ЗАВДЯКИ НЕ ТЕХНІЦІ, А ЛЮДЯМ". Facebook. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  4. ^ "Russo-Ukraine War - 06 September 2022". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. ^ "РУБАК 65 ОМБР – РУБАК 65 ОМБР ЗСУ" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-11.
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