156th Mechanized Brigade

Ukrainian Ground Forces unit 156th Mechanized Brigade uk 156-та окрема механізована бригада 156th Mechanized Brigade.png 150 August 12, 2024 – present Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine 25px Mechanized Infantry Brigade 25px Operational Command West 25px 18th Army Corps Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast Russo-Ukrainian war Full scale invasion Official Facebook page Col. Yuriy Hupalyuk thumb|BM-21 Hrad of the Brigade launching rockets during training The 156th Separate Mechanized Brigade ( A5003) is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.2025-01-19 Ukraine's General Staff launches investigation into 156th Brigade https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-general-staff-launches-investigation-into-156th-brigade/ 2025-03-02 The Kyiv Independent en History According to David Axe, as of October 2024, the 156th Brigade was one of fourteen 2,000-man brigades that had recently been formed by the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Most of these brigades, including the 156th, were formed as infantry brigades, but by October 2024, Ukrainian officials had announced the 156th would be upgraded to a mechanized brigade.Axe David David Axe Desperate To Reinforce A Buckling Front Line, Ukraine Is Scouring The Planet For Hundreds Of Spare Tanks And Fighting Vehicles https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/10/28/desperate-to-reinforce-a-buckling-front-line-ukraine-is-scouring-the-planet-for-hundreds-of-spare-tanks-and-fighting-vehicles/ 28 October 2024 29 October 2024 Forbes en In January 2025, following the problems with mass desertions during the formation of the 155th Brigade, a special group of the General Staff headed by Colonel Oleh Apostol, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, began an inspection in the 156 Brigade and identified a number of significant shortcomings. The General Staff stated that mistakes that took place during the formation and training of the 155th have been taken into account, and measures are being taken to prevent them in the future.2025-01-19 Генштаб заявив про “низку недоліків” у 156-й бригаді, проводиться перевірка General Staff reports "a number of shortcomings" in 156th Brigade, inspection underway https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2025/01/19/7494341/ 2025-01-20 Українська правда uk Structure 156th Mechanized Brigadehttps://militaryland.net/ukraine/armed-forces/156th-mechanized-brigade/ 156th Mechanized Brigade MilitaryLand 5 June 2026 Brigade Headquarters Command Platoon Brigade Administration 25px 1st Mechanized Battalion 25px 2nd Mechanized Battalion 25px 3rd Mechanized Battalion 25px Motorized Battalion 25px Tank Battalion Artillery Group 25px Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery 25px Artillery divizion 25px Rocket Artillery Battery 25px Anti tank Company 25px Air Defence Battalion 25px Drone Battalion 25px Reconnaissance Company 25px Maintenance Battalion 25px Logistic Battalion 25px Control battalion 25px Engineering Company 25px Electronic Warfare Company 25px Medical Company References Notes Category:Mechanized brigades of Ukraine Category:Military units and formations established in 2024 Category:2024 establishments in Ukraine