31st Separate Mechanized Brigade | |
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31 окремої механізованої бригади | |
Active | 2023 - present |
Country | Ukraine |
Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
Role | Mechanized Infantry |
Size | 2,000 [1] |
Part of | Operational Command North |
Garrison/HQ | Zhytomyr Oblast |
Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
The 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade ( Ukrainian: 31 окремої механізованої бригади) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023. [3] The brigade is one of the brigades the Ukrainian army formed on its own, with mostly older ex-Soviet equipment, including T-64BV tanks as well as American-made MaxxPro armored trucks. The brigade has been described as inexperienced by Forbes [4] [5]
The brigade was formed during the winter of 2022–23. [6]
By June 2023 the unit was involved in counteroffensive operations around the village of Rivnopil, which it liberated on 25 June. [4] [5] The brigade has since been involved in the Battle of Avdiivka.
As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows: [7]