66th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

66th Mechanized Brigade
66-та окрема механізована бригада
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	18 April 2022 - Today
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Role	Mechanized Infantry
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian war 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of the Svatove–Kreminna line Battle of Bakhmut
Website	https://66ombr.army
Commanders
Current commander	Col. Yury Dvorsky

The 66th Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 66-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022.

History

After the Russian invasion in February 2022, the brigade was mobilized and transferred to the Ground Forces combat composition.[1] Units of the brigade took part in the recapture of Lyman, losing 25 soldiers.[2] The brigade units were in the battles for Bakhmut from October 2022 until May 2023.[3]

Structure

As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:[4]

• 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade,
  • Brigade Headquarters and HQ Company
  • 1st Mechanized Battalion
  • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
  • 3rd Mechanized Battalion
  • 69th Separate Rifle Battalion (69 OSB A4612)
  • Tank Battalion
  • Field Artillery Regiment
    • Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
    • 2x Self-propelled Artillery Battalions
    • Anti-tank Artillery Battalion
    • MLRS Artillery Battalion
  • Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalaion
  • Sniper Platoon
  • Reconnaissance Company
  • Attack Drone Company "Birds"
  • Combat Engineer Battalion
  • Logistic Battalion
  • Signal Company
  • Maintenance Battalion
  • Radar Company
  • Medical Company
  • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
  • Military police Platoon
  • Brigade Band

References

1. "Situation on front lines remains difficult - Zelensky". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
2. "Пам'ятник загиблим визволителям міста відкрили у Лимані (ФОТО, ВІДЕО)" [The monument to the fallen liberators of the city was opened in Liman (PHOTOS, VIDEO)]. uatv.ua (in Ukrainian). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
3. "66 ОМБр (66-та окрема механізована бригада)". wartears.org (in Ukrainian). 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
4. "66 ОМБр (66-та окрема механізована бригада)". wartears.org (in Ukrainian). 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.