23rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Ground Forces formation

Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
  - Battle of Ocheretyne

Military unit

The 23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 23 окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed on February 18, 2023,^[1] during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[2]

History

In 2023, as part of the troops of the Tavria operational-strategic group, they fought in the Zaporizhzhia direction. On June 4, 2023, the brigade, together with the 110th Territorial Defense Brigade, liberated the village of Novodarivka.^[3]^[4] Units of the brigade attacked Russian positions in a convoy of 2 tanks and 6 armored vehicles. On the approach, some of the armored vehicles were blown up by anti-tank mines, and a Russian tank from an ambush shot a direct hit at the column. However, the crews and infantrymen of the 23rd brigade did not retreat, but entrenched themselves in a position near the broken equipment and after some time advanced forward. The 110th Territorial Defense Brigade attacked Novodarivka from the other flank. According to Ukrainian soldiers, the Russian infantry in the village was supported by 3 T-90A tanks. One of them was destroyed on the outskirts of the village by a grenade launcher of the 110th TRO brigade, the other two escaped, including the crew that attacked the column. The Russian infantry left in the village were defeated in a contact battle by soldiers of the 23rd and 110th brigades.^[5]

On January 4, 2024, near the village of Novomykhailivka, Russian troops executed 6 captured Ukrainian soldiers of the 23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.^[6]

On April 2024, the Brigade fought in the Battle of Ocheretyne.^[7]

Structure

As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:^[8]

23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 1st Mechanized Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Battalion
- 3rd Mechanized Battalion
- Artillery Group
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Unmanned Systems Battalion "Clear Eyes" ("Ясні очі"). Founded by Georgy Volkov in March 2022 as an independent drone crew.^[9]
  - Aerial Reconnaissance Platoon
  - Night Reconnaissance Unit "Vampire" (БПЛА Вампір)
  - Attack Drone Company
- Tank Battalion
- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Signal Company
- Maintenance Battalion
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company

References

^ ""Одна з найтяжчих битв": Зеленський - про ситуацію на Донбасі". ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
^ "Фонд "Повернись живим" накупив зв'язку для чотирьох бригад на 23 млн". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
^ Сили оборони звільнили Новодарівку на Запоріжжі: наскільки це село важливе – показуємо на карті
^ 4 червня 2023 року спільними діями 23-ї ОМБр та 110-ї бригади ТрО було звільнено село Новодарівка
^ "Трагічний епізод успішної операції. Аналіз однієї з наших атак у Запорізькій області". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
^ "Росіяни поставили на коліна та розстріляли 6 українських військових на Донеччині, — DeepState". Еспресо TV. 2024-01-27.
^ Axe, David. "The Russians Are Rushing Reinforcements Into Their Ocheretyne Breakthrough. For The Ukrainians, The Situation Is Desperate". Forbes.
^ "Бійці 53 бригади Володимира Мономаха показали, як збили російський Мі-8 (відео)". LB.ua. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
^ "«Ясні очі» артилерії та розвідки: як ентузіасти стали аеророзвідниками й тепер навчають інших". dou.ua. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

Ukrainian Ground Forces

General Command
OC "West"
OC "South"
OC "North"
OC "East"

Armoured
Mechanized Infantry
Mountain Infantry
Rocket Forces and Field Artillery
Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery
Army Aviation
Military Intelligence
Electronic Warfare
Communications and Cyber Security
Corps of Engineers
CBRN Protection

Corps

Strategic Groups

Pivnich: (Sumy, Chernihiv, Kiyv, Volyn)
Khortytsia: (Kharkiv, Lyman, Soledar, Chasiv Yar)
Tavria: (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Kryvyi Rih)
Odesa: (Kherson, Dunay, Vinnitsia)
Aleksandriya: (Kakhovka, Primorye)

Brigades

Army Aviation

Infantry¹

Presidential
3rd Assault
5th Assault
10th Mountain Assault
11th Motorized
13th Jaeger
14
15
21
22
23
24
28
30
31
32
33
41
42
43
44
47
53
54
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
65
66
67
68th Jaeger
72
88
92nd Assault
93
100
110
115
116
117
118
128th Mountain Assault
141st Infantry
142nd Infantry
143rd Infantry
144th Infantry
150
151
152
153
154
155 Infantry
156 Infantry
157 Infantry
158 Infantry
159 Infantry

Artillery

26
38
40
43
44
45
47
48
49
55
Reconnaissance
- 15
Missile
- 19
Rocket
- 27
- 107

Tank

Engineering

47th
48th
49th Assault Engineering
704th CBRN Protection

Regiments

Tank	300th Training
Mechanized	354 Training 355 Training
Anti-Aircraft Missile	38 39 1039 1121 1129
Artillery	356 Training
Engineering	Operational Support 12 16 70 91 703 Maintenance 31 50 145 146 532 Pontoon bridge 210 808
Signal	5 7 55 121

Battalions

Motorized Infantry	1st Assault 1 2 3 3rd Mechanized 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24th Assault 25 25th Assault 33rd Assault 34 40 42 43rd Territorial Defense 46th Assault 48th Assault 49th Assault 97th Mechanized 108th Assault 117th Assault 214th OPFOR 225th Assault 425th Assault
Tank	12
Mountain	8 15 108 109
Reconnaissance	54 74 120 129 130 131 143
Rifle	1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 48 50 51 52 (Airmobile) 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 70 210th Special Purpose 211th Special Purpose 403 405 407 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 451 Infantry 452 Infantry 453 Infantry 454 Infantry 455 Infantry 456 Infantry 457 Infantry 459 460 468
Engineering	308 309 310 311 321 507 534 Pontoon bridge 11
Electronic Warfare	20 520
Others	78 181 182 183 224 225 226 227 307 718