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The 44th Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 44 окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.[1]
44th Separate Mechanized Brigade | |
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44 окрема механізована бригада 44 okrema mekhanizovana bryhada | |
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Active | 2 March 2023 - present |
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Type | Mechanized infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Motto(s) | "Si vis pacem – para bellum" |
Engagements | |
Website | Official Facebook page |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Unknown |
The brigade was formed on 2 March 2023. It was one of the Ukrainian brigades trained in Poland.[2] The brigade has been assigned the military number A4723, and at least one battalion is equipped with Polish-donated BMP-1s.[3] It is also receiving the German-made Leopard 1A5.[4]
The brigade entered its first combat mission in the Bakhmut area, where on 9 August 2023, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, Major Oleksij Šedul'ko, was killed.[5] In September it was transferred north, together with the 42nd Mechanized Brigade to reinforce Ukrainian defenses in the Kupiansk region. During 2024 it continues to fight on the front in Luhansk.[6]
As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:[7]
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