116th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
{{Short description|Ukrainian Ground Forces unit}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade
| native_name = {{lang|uk|116-та окрема механізована бригада}}
| image = 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (with tab).svg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
| dates = January 30, 2023 - present
| country = {{flagcountry|Ukraine}}
| branch = {{army|Ukraine}}
| type =
| role = Mechanized Infantry
| command_structure = 10th Operational Corps
| garrison =
| motto = Vivere est vincere
| battles = Russo-Ukrainian War
| website = https://www.facebook.com/svirsvova73
| commander1 =
}}
The 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade ({{Langx|uk|116-та окрема механізована бригада}}) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.{{Cite web |last=Axe |first=David |title=What, And Where, Is Ukraine's High-Tech Swedish Brigade? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/07/04/what-and-where-is-ukraines-high-tech-swedish-brigade/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
History
The brigade has fought in Huliaipole, Robotyne and Avdiivka.{{Cite web |title=Ukraine Control Map - Google My Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=180u1IkUjtjpdJWnIC0AxTKSiqK4G6Pez&ll=48.164112829581214,37.74698534982805&z=13 |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Google My Maps}}{{Cite web |last=Axe |first=David |title=Russian Troops Are Attacking Avdiivka On Foot. Ukrainian Tanks Are Waiting For Them. |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/12/08/russian-troops-are-attacking-avdiivka-on-foot-ukrainian-tanks-are-waiting-for-them/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
Five members of the brigade were killed in action on 2 August 2023 as part of assault operations in Polohy Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.{{cite web|language=uk|date=12 August 2023|website=Цензор.нет|access-date=19 March 2025|first=Степан|last=Гутник|title=У бою з російськими окупантами загинув військовослужбовець 116-ї ОМБр Микола Шаравара. Прощання з воїном відбудеться 14 серпня у Львові|url=https://censor.net/ua/photonews/3437106/u_boyu_z_rosiyiskymy_okupantamy_zagynuv_viyiskovoslujbovets_116yi_ombr_mykola_sharavara_proschannya}} On 17 August 2023, the brigade was visited by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy while it was fighting near Robotyne.https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/prezident-ukrayini-vidvidav-brigadi-yaki-vedut-nastupalni-di-84889
Units of the brigade were active on the Avdiivka front in October 2023.{{cite web|language=uk|access-date=19 March 2025|website=Цензор.нет|first=Ангеліна|last=Шорохова|title=Бійці 116-ої бригади ЗСУ знищують російський Т-90 на Авдіївському напрямку|date=14 October 2023|url=https://censor.net/ua/videonews/3449520/biyitsi_116oyi_brygady_zsu_znyschuyut_rosiyiskyyi_t90_na_avdiyivskomu_napryamku_video}} In November 2023, it was reported that elements of the 116th Brigade were involved in combat on the Marinka front.{{cite web|language=uk|website=Цензор.нет|title=Бійці 116 ОБрТрО ліквідували російських штурмовиків на Мар’їнському напрямку|date=4 November 2023|access-date=19 March 2025|first=Ангеліна|last=Шорохова|url=https://censor.net/ua/videonews/3453614/biyitsi_116_obrtro_likviduvaly_rosiyiskyh_shturmovykiv_na_maryinskomu_napryamku_video}}
As of June 2024, units of the 116th Mechanized Brigade were involved in combat at Vovchansk.{{cite web|language=uk|website=Цензор.нет|title=Бійці 116 ОМБр розгромили елітну повітряно-десантну бригаду окупантів у Вовчанську|date=29 June 2024|first=Ангеліна|last=Шорохова|url=https://censor.net/ua/videonews/3497264/zsu_rozgromyly_elitnu_povitryanodesantnu_brygadu_okupantiv_u_vovchansku|access-date=19 March 2025}} In December 2024, the brigade was on the Pokrovsk front.{{cite web|url=https://censor.net/ua/videonews/3526499/zsu-nyschat-voroga-pid-pokrovskom|website=Цензор.нет|access-date=19 March 2025|title=Бійці 116 ОМБр під Покровськом заманили в пастку ворога: знищено 8 окупантів|first=Ольга|last=Гергелюк|date=22 December 2024|language=uk}}
Structure
As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:
- 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 1st Mechanized Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Battalion
- 3rd Assault Battalion
- Tank Battalion "Zakhar"
- Field Artillery Regiment
- Surveillance and Target Acquisition Battery "Khorne Group"
- Aerial Reconnaissance Unit "Falcon Group"
- 1st Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika)
- 2nd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (AS-90)
- Rocket Artillery Unit
- Anti-Tank Unit
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
References
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Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine