14th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

The 14th Mechanized Brigade is a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It was formed in December 2014 from elements of the disbanded 51st Mechanized Brigade and newly mobilized units. It is part of Operational Command West and based in Volodymyr-Volynskyi.

14th Mechanized Brigade
Active2014–present
Country Ukraine
BranchUkrainian Ground Forces
Part ofOperational Command West
Garrison/HQVolodymyr-Volynskyi
EngagementsWar in Donbass
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Oleksandr Zhakun

History

The brigade was formed on 1 December 2014 in Volodymyr Volynskyi,[1] part of Operational Command West. It was led by Colonel Oleksandr Zhakun, former commander of the 13th Territorial Defence Battalion "Chernihiv-1". [2] The brigade was formed from the remnants of the 51st Mechanized Brigade, which had been disbanded earlier. It also included personnel from newly mobilized units. The brigade included 120 officers from the 51st. The 51st Brigade's reactive artillery battalion, tank battalion, antitank battery and repair battalion were transferred as whole units. The tank battalion was equipped with new tanks from the Lviv Tank Factory.[3] The 1st Territorial Defence Battalion "Volyn" joined the brigade as the 99th Separate Mechanized Infantry Battalion.[4]

In June 2015, the brigade was sent to the Donbass and is currently defending Krasnohorivka and Marinka.[5] Reports from February 2016 indicate that there are frequent separatist mortar attacks in the brigade area of operations.[6]

Current Structure

As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows:

  • 14th Mechanized Brigade, Volodymyr-Volynskyi
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
    • 1st Mechanized Battalion
    • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
    • 3rd Mechanized Battalion
    • Tank Battalion
    • 1st Motorized Infantry Battalion "Volyn"
    • Brigade Artillery Group
      • Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
      • Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (2S3 Akatsiya)
      • Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika)
      • Rocket Artillery Battalion (BM-21 Grad)
      • Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
    • Anti-Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion
    • Engineer Battalion
    • Maintenance Battalion
    • Logistic Battalion
    • Reconnaissance Company
    • Sniper Company
    • Electronic Warfare Company
    • Signal Company
    • Radar Company
    • CBRN-defense Company
    • Medical Company

References
  1. "На місці дислокації нової 14 ОМБ вітали воїнів-захисників". Волинські новини. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  2. "Нову 14-ту бригаду очолив бойовий офіцер. ФОТО". Волинські новини. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  3. "14-та механізована бригада «прийме» тербатальйон «Волинь»". Волинські новини. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  4. "14 бригада за чисельністю буде ще більшою, ніж колишня 51-а". Волинські новини. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  5. "Мешканці Львівщини підтримали волинян на сході". Волинські новини. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  6. "Dispatch from Krasnohorivka: 'It's dangerous to walk here, a Russian sniper can reach us'". uatoday.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
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