118th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Ground Forces unit 118th Mechanized Brigade uk 118-та окрема механізована бригада 118th Mechanized Brigade.png 150 February 15, 2023 – Today Ukraine Ukraine 25px Mechanized Infantry 25px 17th Army Corps Holovach, Poltava Oblast We’ll do it Russo-Ukrainian War 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive Defense of Mala Tokmachka Official Facebook page Colonel Oleh Dmytryshyn The 118th Mechanized Brigade (uk 118-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.118th Separate Mechanized Brigade : Mechanized Brigades https://www.armedconflicts.com/118th-Separate-Mechanized-Brigade-t263846 2023-03-25 Armedconflicts.com en History left|thumb|200px|Soldier Brigade preparing a UAV at night The unit was created for the Ukrainian summer offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in 2023 and is part of 10th Army Corps. At least part of the brigade was trained by NATO forces in Romania.З метою підтримки наших мужніх та незламних ЗСУ! https://shp-gromada.gov.ua/news/1676048514/ 2023-03-25 shp-gromada.gov.ua uk In lead up to the counteroffensive the Brigade would be equipped with M109A6 155mm self-propelled howitzers.office_zzam 2023-05-03 US delivers M109A6 155mm self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine's 118th M https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2023/us-delivers-m109a6-155mm-self-propelled-howitzers-to-ukraine-s-118th-mechanized-brigade 2025-03-01 armyrecognition.com en-gb The 118th Mechanized Brigade has helped to develop new drone technology. In October 2024 in the southern area of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast droner operators successfully tested a new quadcopter on advancing Russian soldiers.Axe David Ukrainian Army Spotted A Lone Russian & Tested A Deadly Drone On Him https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/10/11/the-ukrainian-army-spotted-a-lone-russian-soldier-out-in-the-open-and-then-tested-a-deadly-new-drone-on-him/ 2025-03-01 Forbes en In December 2024, battalion and company commanders of 118th Mechanized Brigade met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss training and use of drones of mobilized soldiers.In the Zaporizhzhia Region, the President Discussed Changes in Training for Mobilized Soldiers and Drone Supply with Battalion and Company Commanders — Official website of the President of Ukraine https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/na-zaporizhzhi-prezident-obgovoriv-iz-komandirami-bataljoniv-94981 https://web.archive.org/web/20241221091531/https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/na-zaporizhzhi-prezident-obgovoriv-iz-komandirami-bataljoniv-94981 2024-12-21 2025-03-01 Official website of the President of Ukraine enStaff reports 2024-12-13 Zelenskyy visits city of Zaporizhzhia near front line in Ukraine war https://rv-times.com/2024/12/13/zelenskyy-visits-city-of-zaporizhzhia-near-front-line-in-ukraine-war/ 2025-03-01 rv-times en In August 2025, the second company of the 23rd Reconnaissance Battalion effectively used an Unmanned Ground Vehicle to help rescue and evacuate a wounded soldier.Gubina Evgenia 2025-08-08 The 118th Mechanized Brigade showed how a ground robot was used to rescue a wounded soldier https://oboronka.mezha.ua/en/nazemniy-robot-poryatunok-poranenogo-biycya-303892/ 2025-12-23 Межа en Structure 118th Mechanized Brigadehttps://militaryland.net/ukraine/armed-forces/118th-mechanized-brigade/ 118th Mechanized Brigade MilitaryLand 12 August 2026 Headquarters & Headquarters Company 25px 1st Mechanized Battalion 2nd Mechanized Battalion 25px 3rd Mechanized Battalion 25px Motorized Battalion Tank Battalion 25px Unmanned Systems Battalion 25px Artillery Group Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery 1st Artillery Divizion 2nd Artillery Divizion 25px Rocket Artillery Battery Anti-Tank Battery Maintenance Company Logistics Company Signals Battalion CBRN Company Anti-Aircraft Defense Divizion Engineer Battalion Logistic Battalion Maintenance Battalion 25px Reconnaissance Company 25px EW Company Signal Company Radar Company Medical 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 2023