54th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

54th Mechanized Brigade
Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	December 2014 – present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Mechanized Infantry
Part of	Operational Command East
Garrison/HQ	Bakhmut
Engagements	War in Donbas

The 54th Mechanized Brigade is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, part of Operational Command East. The brigade is based in Bakhmut and was formed in 2014. The brigade fought in the War in Donbas.

History[]

Between 18 and 22 December 2016, the brigade fought in the Battle of Svitlodarsk. The fighting began with a pro-Russian separatist attack against the 54th's positions. The brigade counterattacked the separatist flank and captured new positions. During the fighting, nine soldiers of the brigade were killed and 35 wounded. Press reports at the time described the action as the bloodiest in the preceding five months.^[1]

Current Structure[]

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

• 54th Mechanized Brigade, Bakhmut
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 1st Mechanized Battalion
  • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
  • 3rd Mechanized Battalion
  • Tank Battalion
  • 25th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kyivan Rus"
  • 46th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Donbas-Ukraine"
  • 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

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