116th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

The 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 116-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.^[1]

116th Separate Mechanized Brigade
116-та окрема механізована бригада
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	January 30, 2023 - present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Role	Mechanized Infantry
Part of	10th Operational Corps
Motto(s)	Vivere est vincere
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War 2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive Battle of Huliaipole Battle of Robotyne Battle of Avdiivka Kupiansk offensive
Website	https://www.facebook.com/svirsvova73

History

The brigade has fought in Huliaipole, Robotyne and Avdiivka.^[2][3]

Five members of the brigade were killed in action on 2 August 2023 as part of assault operations in Polohy Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.^[4] On 17 August 2023, the brigade was visited by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy while it was fighting near Robotyne.^[5]

The brigade fought on the Avdiivka front in late 2023. In November 2023, it was reported that elements of the 116th Brigade were involved in combat on the Marinka front.^[6]

As of June 2024, units of the 116th Mechanized Brigade were involved in combat at Vovchansk.^[7]

Elements of the 116th Brigade announced that they had entered Russia's Kursk Oblast 8 August 2024, as part of the Ukrainian operation in the region.^[8] By 14 September, elements of the 116th Brigade conducted a new breakthrough of the Russia-Ukraine border at a new section in the Kursk Oblast, near the village of Vesyoloye.^[9]

In December 2024, elements of the brigade were on the Pokrovsk front.^[10]

Structure

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

• 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 1st Mechanized Battalion
  • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
  • 3rd Assault Battalion
  • Tank Battalion "Zakhar"
  • Field Artillery Regiment
    • Surveillance and Target Acquisition Battery "Khorne Group"
      • Aerial Reconnaissance Unit "Falcon Group"
    • 1st Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika)
    • 2nd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (AS-90)
    • Rocket Artillery Unit
    • Anti-Tank Unit
  • Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
  • Reconnaissance Company
  • Engineer Battalion
  • Logistic Battalion
  • Maintenance Battalion
  • Signal Company
  • Radar Company
  • Medical Company
  • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company