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66th Mechanized Brigade

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66th Mechanized Brigade
66-та окрема механізована бригада
BERJAYA
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active18 April 2022 - Today
CountryBERJAYA Ukraine
BranchBERJAYA Ukrainian Ground Forces
RoleBERJAYA Mechanized Infantry
PatronMstislav the Brave
Engagements
Websitehttps://66ombr.army
Commanders
Current
commander		Col. Yury Dvorsky

The 66th Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Mstislav the Brave (Ukrainian: 66-та окрема механізована бригада імені князя Мстислава Хороброго) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022.

History

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After the Russian invasion in February 2022, the brigade was mobilized and transferred to the Ground Forces combat composition.[1] Units of the brigade took part in the recapture of Lyman, losing 25 soldiers.[2] The brigade's units were in the battles for Bakhmut from October 2022 until May 2023.[3]

As of June 2023, units of the brigade were operating in the Luhansk Oblast near the villages of Makiivka and Ploshchanka [uk].[4]

On 28 July 2023, the brigade was awarded the honorary title "named after Prince Mstislav the Brave" by decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[5] The brigade was fighting on the Lyman front as of April 2025.[6]

Structure

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As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:[7]

  • 66th Mechanized Brigade,
    • Brigade Headquarters and HQ Company
    • 1st Mechanized Battalion
    • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
    • 3rd Mechanized Battalion
    • 69th Separate Rifle Battalion (69 OSB A4612)
    • Tank Battalion
    • Field Artillery Regiment
      • Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
      • 2x Self-propelled Artillery Battalions
      • Anti-tank Artillery Battalion
      • MLRS Artillery Battalion
    • Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
    • Sniper Platoon
    • Reconnaissance Company
    • Attack Drone Company "Birds"
    • Combat Engineer Battalion
    • Logistic Battalion
    • Signal Company
    • Maintenance Battalion
    • Radar Company
    • Medical Company
    • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
    • Military police Platoon
    • Brigade Band

References

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  1. ↑ "Situation on front lines remains difficult - Zelensky". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  2. ↑ "Пам'ятник загиблим визволителям міста відкрили у Лимані (ФОТО, ВІДЕО)" [The monument to the fallen liberators of the city was opened in Liman (PHOTOS, VIDEO)]. uatv.ua (in Ukrainian). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "66 ОМБр (66-та окрема механізована бригада)". wartears.org (in Ukrainian). 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  4. ↑ Руденко, Марія; Титаренко, Віта; Волков, Ігор. "Воєнно-історичний календар сил територіальної оборони збройних сил України на 2024 рік (січень-червень)" (PDF). Сили територіальної оборони ЗСУ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. ↑ УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №457/2023
  6. ↑ Zadorozhnyy, Tim (22 April 2025). "Russia used Easter truce to regroup in Lyman sector, launched offensive after, military says". Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "66 ОМБр (66-та окрема механізована бригада)". wartears.org (in Ukrainian). 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
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