65th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) explained

Unit Name:	65th Mechanized Brigade
Native Name:	Ukrainian: 65-та окрема механізована бригада
Dates:	April 16, 2022 - Today
Country:
Role:	Mechanized Infantry
Garrison:	Starychi, Lviv Oblast
Battles:	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Website:	https://www.facebook.com/people/65-окрема-механізована-бригада-ЗСУ/100085694807468/
Commander1:	A. Kravets
Identification Symbol 2 Label:	Older insignia Apr 2022- July 2024

The 65th Mechanized Brigade 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]

Its Brigade Colour was presented on May 6, 2024.

Structure

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

• 65th Mechanized Brigade, Starychi, Lviv Oblast
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 1st Mechanized Battalion. Commander Igor Korol
    • 2nd Company. Deputy Commander Serhiy Korniychuk
      • 1st Platoon. Commander Jr Sergeant Oleg Fedorenko
      • 2nd Platoon.
      • 3rd Platoon. Commander Sergeant Mykola Ivanishchuk †
    • Assault Reconnaissance Group
    • Reconnaissance Platoon.
  • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
    • Mechanized Company. Commander Roman Vorobel
    • 3rd Company. Deputy Commander Snr. Lt. Leonid Kuklitsky
    • 5th Company. Commander Lt. Vadim Olshevsky
  • 3rd Mechanized Battalion. Deputy Commander Major Taras Mykhalchuk
    • 7th Company. Deputy Commander Andrii Kruk
    • 9th Company. Commander Major Dmytro Tkachuk
    • Technical Supply platoon. Commander Mykola Emanuilov
    • "Kuzi" Unmanned aerial vehicle Company
    • "Dingo" Unmanned aerial vehicle Company
  • 3rd Rifle Battalion
  • Tank Battalion
    • 1st Tank Company "Sunflower". Commander Anatoly Tsysyk
    • 2nd Tank Company. Commander Viktor Ratushko
    • "Iskra" Platoon. Commander Bohdan Iskra
  • Field Artillery Regiment
    • Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery "Sky Hunters"
    • 1st Artillery Battery. Commander Snr. Lt. Serhii Karmen
    • 2nd Artillery Battery. Commander Oleksandr Zubak
    • 3rd Self-Propelled Artillery Battery. Commander Cpt. Oleksandr Stelmakh
  • Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
  • Reconnaissance Company. Commander Jr. Lt. Igor Pavlyak
  • Attack Drone Company "Ronins"^[5]
  • Combat Engineer Battalion
  • Logistic Battalion
  • Signal Company
  • Maintenance Battalion
  • Radar Company
  • Medical Company
  • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company

References

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