116th Mechanized Brigade

Ukrainian Ground Forces unit 116th Mechanized Brigade uk 116-та окрема механізована бригада 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (with tab).svg 150 Shoulder Sleeve Insignia January 30, 2023 - present Ukraine Ukraine 25px Mechanized Infantry 25px 10th Army Corps Vivere est vincere Russo-Ukrainian War 2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive Battle of Huliaipole Battle of Robotyne Battle of Avdiivka Kupiansk offensive https://www.facebook.com/svirsvova73 thumb|Soldier of the Brigade during anti drone training The 116th Mechanized Brigade (uk 116-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.Axe David What, And Where, Is Ukraine's High-Tech Swedish Brigade? https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/07/04/what-and-where-is-ukraines-high-tech-swedish-brigade/ 2024-02-15 Forbes en History The brigade has fought in Huliaipole, Robotyne and Avdiivka.Ukraine Control Map - Google My Maps https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=180u1IkUjtjpdJWnIC0AxTKSiqK4G6Pez&ll=48.164112829581214,37.74698534982805&z=13 2024-02-15 Google My MapsAxe David Russian Troops Are Attacking Avdiivka On Foot. Ukrainian Tanks Are Waiting For Them. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/12/08/russian-troops-are-attacking-avdiivka-on-foot-ukrainian-tanks-are-waiting-for-them/ 2024-02-13 Forbes 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.uk 12 August 2023 Цензор.нет 19 March 2025 Степан Гутник У бою з російськими окупантами загинув військовослужбовець 116-ї ОМБр Микола Шаравара. Прощання з воїном відбудеться 14 серпня у Львові 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 The brigade fought on the Avdiivka front in late 2023. In November 2023, it was reported that elements of the 116th Brigade were involved in combat on the Marinka front.uk Цензор.нет Бійці 116 ОБрТрО ліквідували російських штурмовиків на Мар’їнському напрямку 4 November 2023 19 March 2025 Ангеліна Шорохова 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.uk Цензор.нет Бійці 116 ОМБр розгромили елітну повітряно-десантну бригаду окупантів у Вовчанську 29 June 2024 Ангеліна Шорохова https://censor.net/ua/videonews/3497264/zsu_rozgromyly_elitnu_povitryanodesantnu_brygadu_okupantiv_u_vovchansku 19 March 2025 Elements of the 116th Brigade announced that they had entered Russia's Kursk Oblast 8 August 2024, as part of the Ukrainian operation in the region.David Axe David Axe 9 August 2024 14 July 2025 Forbes More Ukrainian Brigades Roll Into Russia’s Kursk Oblast As Ukrainian Artillery Blocks Russian Reinforcements https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/08/09/more-ukrainian-brigades-roll-into-russias-kursk-oblast-as-ukrainian-artillery-blocks-russian-reinforcements/ By 14 September, elements of the 116th Brigade conducted a new breakthrough of the Russia-Ukraine border at a new section in the Kursk Oblast, near the village of Vesyoloye.https://militarnyi.com/uk/news/syly-oborony-zdijsnyly-novyj-proryv-u-kurskij-oblasti/ Мілітарній uk 13 July 2025 14 September 2024 Сили оборони здійснили новий прорив у Курській області Роман Приходько uk In December 2024, elements of the brigade were on the Pokrovsk front.https://censor.net/ua/videonews/3526499/zsu-nyschat-voroga-pid-pokrovskom Цензор.нет 19 March 2025 Бійці 116 ОМБр під Покровськом заманили в пастку ворога: знищено 8 окупантів Ольга Гергелюк 22 December 2024 uk Structure As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows: 116th 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 Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:Military units and formations established in 2023 Category:Mechanized brigades of Ukraine