110th Mechanized Brigade

Ukrainian Ground Forces unit 110th Mechanized Brigade uk 110-та окрема механізована бригада Patch of the Ukrainian 110th Mechanized Brigade.png Shoulder sleeve insignia March 8, 2022 Ukraine Ukraine 25px Mechanized Infantry Operational Command North BMP-1, YPR-765, 152 mm SpGH DANA, RM-70 Vampire Marko Bezruchko Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Avdiivka Pokrovsk offensive Velyka Novosilka offensive Vacant Serhiy Zakharevych (February–July 2025) The 110th Mechanized Brigade named after Marko Bezruchko (uk 110-та окрема механізована бригада імені Марка Безручка) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022.Defense forces shoot down enemy aircraft near Avdiivka https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3675557-defense-forces-shoot-down-enemy-aircraft-near-avdiivka.html 2023-05-09 www.ukrinform.net 26 February 2023 en Since then, it has gained prominence for its part in the battle of Avdiivka, where it fought for almost two years before being ordered to retreat in February 2024. History 2022 The brigade was formed in March 2022, shortly after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Soon after its formation, the brigade was deployed in Avdiivka, and defended the city, as well as the Avdiivka Coke Plant, until it was captured in February of 2024.https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/10/27/one-exhausted-ukrainian-brigade-in-avdiivka-reportedly-blew-up-200-russian-vehicles-and-killed-800-russian-troops/ One Exhausted Ukrainian Brigade In Avdiivka Reportedly Blew Up 200 Russian Vehicles And Killed 800 Russian Troops en David Axe Forbes 2023-11-02https://worldcrunch.com/focus/avdiivka-ukraine-frontline From The Trenches Of Avdiivka, Ukraine's Hell On Earth - Worldcrunch en worldcrunch.com 2023-11-02https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/02/to-save-avdiivka-the-ukrainians-could-boost-the-battle-hardened-110th-brigade/ To Save Avdiivka, The Ukrainians Could Boost The Battle-Hardened 110th Brigade en David Axe Forbes 2024-01-26 On August 24, 2022, the brigade received the honorary name of Marko Bezruchko, a General of the Ukrainian National Republic who led the defense, against the Russian SFSR offensive, of the Polish city of Zamość in August-September 1920.УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №606/2022 DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE No. 606/2022 https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/6062022-43757 Office of the President of Ukraine 2022-08-24 2024-07-05 UkrainianУ Гданську назвали сквер на честь генерала армії УНР In Gdansk, the square was named in honor of the UPR army general https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2020/11/26/7274960 Ukrayinska Pravda 2020-11-26 2024-07-05 Ukrainian 2023 As the fighting for Avdiivka intensified in October 2023, the brigade successfully repelled multiple Russian assaults, mostly around the AKHZ plant and the village of Stepove, where the 47th Mechanized Brigade was deployed.2023-12-12 US declassifies intel as the White House pushes for more Ukraine funding https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/12/white-house-ukraine-intel-declassified-00131296 2024-02-10 Politico en In late 2023, soldiers defending Avdiivka started to suffer from a lack of artillery ammunition. FPV drones were able to partially compensate for the lack of artillery shells, but were limited by their range and vulnerability to bad weather.Axe David Russian Artillery Gunners Are Getting Cocky. As Ukraine Runs Out Of Ammo, Russian Guns Gather For Devastating Salvos. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/02/russian-artillery-gunners-are-getting-cocky-as-ukraine-runs-out-of-ammo-russian-guns-gather-for-devastating-salvos/ 2024-02-19 Forbes en Many observers blamed the lack of ammunition on members of the US Republican Party, who opposed an aid package worth $61 billion proposed by president Joe Biden.Axe David A Ukrainian Brigade Ran Low On Ammo. That, Plus Some Bad Weather, Was All The Advantage Russian Troops Needed To Breach Avdiivka. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/06/a-ukrainian-brigade-ran-low-on-ammo-that-plus-some-bad-weather-was-all-the-advantage-russian-troops-needed-to-breach-avdiivka/ 2024-02-10 Forbes en 2024 thumb|Soldiers of the 110th Brigade in 2024 On February 4, 2024, Russian troops took advantage of cloudy weather conditions and broke through the 110th Brigade's positions, gaining a foothold in the northern part of the city. The brigade suffered significant losses, as Russian servicemen captured positions close to the main road in and out of Avdiivka. On 13 February 2024, the 110th Mechanized Brigade was rotated out of Avdiivka after having defended the city non-stop since March 2022. The 3rd Assault Brigade was deployed to the city to cover the retreat.Axe David Ukraine Has Two Specialized Assault Brigades. It Sent One To Avdiivka To Cover The Garrison's Retreat. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/13/ukraine-has-two-specialized-assault-brigades-it-sent-one-to-avdiivka-to-cover-the-garrisons-retreat/ 2024-02-19 Forbes en The brigade returned to combat in May 2024, two months after being rotated out of Avdiivka.https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2024/05/2/7454023/ Після двох місяців відновлення 110 бригада повертається на фронт Тетяна Олійник Ольга Кириленко 2024-05-02 2024-05-02 Ukrainska Pravda uk On 20 May 2024 the Poltava city council renamed a street in its city in honour of the brigade, the Heroes of the 110th Brigade Street.In Zaporizhzhia, a street was renamed in honor of teenage partisans who were killed by the occupiers in Berdyansk https://www.istpravda.com.ua/short/2024/05/21/163935/ 22 May 2024 Istorychna Pravda 21 May 2024 Ukrainian As of July 2024, the brigade was defending against Russia's Pokrovsk offensive.https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/07/25/a-day-after-getting-surrounded-near-prohres-two-ukrainian-battalions-overruled-their-commander-and-fought-their-way-to-safety/ A Day After Getting Surrounded Near Prohres, Two Ukrainian Battalions Overruled Their Commander—And Fought Their Way To Safety 25 July 2024 Forbes 7 August 2024https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/07/23/confused-ukrainian-troops-jam-their-own-drones-as-russian-forces-advance-toward-pokrovsk/ Confused Ukrainian Troops Jam Their Own Drones as the Russians Advance Forbes 2025 thumb|110th Brigade soldier with a Czechoslovak RM-70 multiple rocket launcher As of 23 January 2025, during the Russian assault on Velyka Novosilka, the 110th Brigade didn't get the time to withdraw from the southern part.Martyniuk Yevheniia 2025-01-24 Russians threaten to encircle strategic Velyka Novosilka as troops film from village center https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/01/24/russians-threaten-to-encircle-strategic-velyka-novosilka-as-troops-film-from-village-center/ 2025-01-25 Euromaidan Press en-US On 31 January, the brigade command announced they were critically short of infantry personnel. An officer of the brigade declared that soldiers went absent without leave (AWOL) "pretty frequently".Harding Luke 2025-01-31 'Everybody is tired. The mood has changed': the Ukrainian army's desertion crisis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/31/tired-mood-changed-ukrainian-army-desertion-crisis 2025-02-08 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 In February 2025, following the fall of Velyka Novosilka, brigade commander Ihor Hubarenko was replaced by Colonel Serhiy Zakharevych, who had previously been the deputy commander of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade.Кириленко Ольга 2025-03-11 Екскомбриг 110-тки Ігор Губаренко про оточення Великої Новосілки, брак дронщиків і зустрічі комбригів з Єрмаком Former brigade commander of the 110th brigade Ihor Hubarenko about the encirclement of Velyka Novoselka, the lack of drone operators and the meeting of brigade commanders with Yermak https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2025/03/11/7502219/ 2025-12-18 Українська правда uk Zakharevych was killed by a Russian missile strike on the village of Huliaipole in Dnipropetrovsk oblast on 1 July, 2025.Bashynskyi Pavlo 1 July 2025 Commander of the 110th Brigade, Serhiy Zakharevich, died at the front https://unn.ua/en/news/commander-of-the-110th-brigade-serhiy-zakharevych-died-at-the-front Ukrainian National News Kyiv 1 July 20251 July 2025 The commander of the 110th Brigade was killed in a strike https://militaryland.net/news/the-commander-of-the-110th-brigade-was-killed-in-a-strike/ MilitaryLand.net 1 July 20251 July 2025 Zelensky awaits probe report on Russian strike killing brigade commander https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4010451-zelensky-awaits-probe-report-on-russian-strike-killing-brigade-commander.html Ukrinform 2 July 2025 In December 2025, the brigade's deputy commander, who had been detained in December 2024, was put on trial for extortion along with five other soldiers. According to the Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigation, the group set up a scheme that allowed servicemen of the brigade not to report for duty while still being registered as members of the unit and receiving full pay, half of which was to be transferred to the deputy commander. Those who refused to pay were sent to the most dangerous parts of the front. The total damage caused to the state was estimated at around five million hryvnias.Шевчук Алена 2025-12-18 Побори з військових і погрози: судитимуть бійців 110 бригади й замкомандира Extortion from soldiers and threats: soldiers of the 110th brigade and deputy commander will be tried https://ua.korrespondent.net/ukraine/4841376-pobory-z-viiskovykh-i-pohrozy-sudytymut-biitsiv-110-bryhady-y-zamkomandyra 2025-12-18 ua.korrespondent.net uk Structure thumb|Mykola Chumak in Avdiivka on 20 December 2023 |267x267px As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:UkrInform Ukrainian Forces Regain Control of More Than 60 Settlements in Kherson Region https://www.kyivpost.com/post/228 2023-05-09 Get the Latest Ukraine News Today - KyivPost en 110th Mechanized Brigade, Brigade Headquarters & Headquarters Company 1st Mechanized Battalion 2nd Mechanized Battalion 3rd Mechanized Battalion 12th Separate Rifle Battalion Tank Battalion Field Artillery Regiment 22x22px Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery 1st Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (152 mm SpGH DANA) 2nd Artillery Battalion (122-mm howitzer D-30) Rocket Artillery Battalion (RM-70 Vampire) Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion Unmanned Systems Battalion Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion Reconnaissance Company Engineer Battalion Transmissions Company Radar Company Medical Company Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company Maintenance Battalion (BREM-2 ARVs) Commandant's Platoon Logistics Battalion References Category:Military units and formations established in 2022 Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Category:Mechanized brigades of Ukraine Category:Long stubs with short prose