115th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Ground Forces unit 115th Mechanized Brigade uk 115-та окрема механізована бригада 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (with tab).svg 200 Shoulder Sleeve Insignia March 1, 2022 - present Ukraine Ukraine 25px Mechanized Infantry 25px 10th Army Corps Cherkasy Oblast Народжені вогнем(en Born of fire) Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Sievierodonetsk Battle of Lysychansk Battle of Marinka Battle of Avdiivka Battle of Ocheretyne Pokrovsk offensive 2024 Kursk offensive https://www.facebook.com/115ombr Ihor Ivanov 100px Subdued patch The 115th Mechanised Brigade (uk 115-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022.2022-09-11 Volodymyr Zelensky: I want to dedicate this address to those who have been bravely standing for 200 days, being the exact reason why Ukraine stands https://odessa-journal.com/volodymyr-zelensky-i-want-to-dedicate-this-address-to-those-who-have-been-bravely-standing-for-200-days-being-the-exact-reason-why-ukraine-stands/ 2023-02-03 odessa-journal.com en-US History The brigade was created at the beginning of March 2022 during the first weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the village of Blahodatne in Cherkasy Oblast. On April 3, its first deployment for a combat mission started in Kreminna, then from May to July the brigade fought in Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, Siversk, Marinka and Avdiivka.2023-09-20 115 отдельная механизированная бригада (А4053, 115 ОМехБр) https://wartears.org/en/record/178481 2023-09-20 wartears.org ukKesaieva Julia Lister Tim Tarasova Darya Haq Sana Noor 2022-07-17 Bloody battle for control rages in eastern Ukraine as Russia struggles to gain ground in Donetsk https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/17/europe/russia-ukraine-donetsk-battle-for-control-intl/index.html 2023-02-03 CNN en During the Ukrainian counter-offensive in September 2022, the 115th Brigade was garrisoned in Severodonetsk, and engaged in urban warfare fighting block by block.Battle for Sievierodonetsk. How Ukraine is defending the city and whether it will be able to hold onto it https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2022/06/15/7352535/ 2025-01-14 Ukrainska Pravda en There were questions about Brigades readiness and ability to hold positions in Sievierodonetsk.Axe David Ukraine Needs Every Brigade It Can Get. So Where Is The 115th Mechanized? https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/18/ukraine-needs-every-brigade-it-can-get-so-where-is-the-115th-mechanized/ 2025-01-14 Forbes en During the Battle of Karkhiv, the 115th Mechanised Brigade was noted for their role as a successful ground unit used during combined arms attacks.Jones Seth 2022-09-22 Mapping Ukraine's Military Advances https://www.csis.org/analysis/mapping-ukraines-military-advances 2024-01-14 Center for Strategic and International Studies Debate arose about the efficacy of the Brigade in the Battle of Ocheretyne in April 2024.Ukraine's 115th Mechanised Brigade reveals how it defended Ocheretyne from intense Russian advance https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/05/2/7453992/ 2025-01-14 Ukrainska Pravda en The 115th Mechanised Brigade had arrived at the small town of Ocheretyne to secure the village despite numerical superiority of Russian troops. According to Mykola Melnyk, a 47th Mechanized Brigade company commander, soldiers from the 115th left their positions without permission, which led to a breakthrough by the Russians within 48 hours.Axe David A Ukrainian Brigade Disappeared, And A Russian Brigade Almost Broke Through: How The Battle For Ocheretyne Upended The War In Ukraine This Weekend https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/04/23/a-ukrainian-brigade-disappeared-and-a-russian-brigade-almost-broke-through-how-the-battle-for-ocheretyne-upended-the-war-in-ukraine-this-weekend/ 2024-04-24 Forbes en The story was then picked up and amplified by Russian state media.2024-05-02 The 115th brigade denies its responsibility for the collapse of the defense of Ocheretyne https://babel.ua/en/news/106711-the-115th-brigade-denies-its-responsibility-for-the-collapse-of-the-defense-of-ocheretyne 2025-01-14 babel.ua en Ukrainian media reported on 23 April 2024 that the army leadership in Kyiv had launched an investigation into the Battle of Ocheretyne.Ukrainian brigade denies responsibility for the fall of Ocheretyne https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukrainian-brigade-denies-responsibility-for-the-fall-of-ocheretyne-50415196.html 2025-01-14 New Voice en On 2 May 2024, the brigade denied responsibility for the defeat at the Battle of Ocheretyne with the press service of the brigade going onto say that: "The accusations made by Roman Pohorily (the founder of DeepStateMap.Live) are false. Who is guilty or not guilty is determined exclusively by the commission based on the results of the investigation."https://babel.ua/en/news/106711-the-115th-brigade-denies-its-responsibility-for-the-collapse-of-the-defense-of-ocheretyne The 115th brigade denies its responsibility for the collapse of the defense of Ocheretyne May 2, 2024 babel.ua The brigade later claimed that it had killed "a huge number of Russian troops" and "firmly stated" that "no regular unit of the 115th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine abandoned their positions and fled, as claimed by Russian media, but heroically held the defence."https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/05/2/7453992/ Ukraine's 115th Mechanised Brigade reveals how it defended Ocheretyne from intense Russian advance Ukrainska Pravda The brigade also accused Deepstate and its founder Roman Pohorily, of "defaming the honor and dignity of the 115th Mechanized Brigade, as well as devaluing the lives of fallen soldiers."https://babel.ua/en/news/106733-the-collapse-of-the-defense-of-ocheretyne-the-deepstate-project-responded-to-the-accusations-of-the-command-of-the-115th-brigade The collapse of the defense of Ocheretyne: the DeepState project responded to the accusations of the command of the 115th brigade May 3, 2024 babel.ua Structure As of 2024 the brigade's structure is as follows: 115th Mechanized Brigade, Cherkasy Oblast Headquarters & Headquarters Company 1st Mechanized Battalion 2nd Mechanized Battalion 3rd Mechanized Battalion 20px 20th Separate Rifle Battalion (A7104)20th Rifle Battalion https://militaryland.net/ukraine/armed-forces/20th-rifle-battalion/ 20px 44th Separate Rifle Battalion uk 44-й окремий стрілецький батальйон (Україна) (A4049)44th Rifle Battalion https://militaryland.net/ukraine/armed-forces/44th-rifle-battalion/uk Natalia Balyukh https://suspilne.media/kyiv/680220-klicko-peredav-partiu-droniv-vijskovim-44-go-okremogo-strileckogo-bataljonu-zsu/ Кличко передав партію дронів військовим 44-го Окремого стрілецького батальйону ЗСУ Klitschko handed over a batch of drones to the soldiers of the 44th Separate Rifle Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 8 February 2024 Tank Battalion Anti-Tank Guided Missiles Artillery Battery Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery Anti-Tank Artillery Battery Artillery Division Sniper Platoon Reconnaissance Company 37th Reserve Company Engineer Battalion Logistic Battalion Signal Company Maintenance Battalion Radar Company Medical Company CBRN Protection Company References Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:Mechanized brigades of Ukraine Category:Military units and formations established in 2022