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128th Heavy Mechanized Brigade
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The 128th Heavy Mechanized Brigade "Wild Field" (Ukrainian: 128-ма окрема бригада територіальної оборони «Дике поле») is a military formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in Dnipro. It is part of Operational Command East.
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Formation
On 16 February 2022 Chief of Staff for Regional Territorial Defense Command of Operational Command East Yevhen Shcherban announced that a second brigade dedicated to defense of Dnipro will be created.[2] Command of the unit was offered to Colonel Oleksandr Vodolazskyi on the 25th. Next day, 26 February the brigade was formed and began recruiting.[3] 700 Soldiers signed up on the first day from over 3,000 who showed up.[4]
Russo-Ukrainian War
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Soldiers from 231st Defense Battalion shot down a Mi-35M on 6 June in Donetsk Oblast.[5] By August battalions of the brigade were dispersed in various parts of the front.[6]
On 8 September 2022, the brigade's 233rd Battalion took control of the village of Vovchyi Yar in the Kharkiv Oblast as part of a major Ukrainian operation there.[7] Two days later, the 233rd took part in the capture of the Kharkiv Oblast villages of Bohodarivka and Semenivka.[7]
On 14 October, the brigade received its battle flag.[8]
Brigade commander Colonel Oleksandr Vodolazskyi received orders to retire due to his age on 22 February 2023.[9] Colonel Rostyslav Rehinskyi became a new commander on 27 February 2023.[10]
On 3 March President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the brigade was fighting in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[11] In July, the brigade was fighting in Donetsk Oblast.[3]
On 5 December 2024, the brigade was awarded the honorary name "Wild Field" by decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[12]
In 2024, the brigade was transferred to the Ground Forces of Ukraine, and in July 2025 reformed into a heavy mechanized brigade.[13][14]
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Structure
As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:
- Headquarters
230th Territorial Defense Battalion[15] MUN А7405
231st Territorial Defense Battalion MUN А7406[16]
232nd Territorial Defense Battalion[17] MUN А7407
233rd Territorial Defense Battalion[18] MUN А7408
234th Territorial Defense Battalion MUN А7409[19]- Engineering Company
- Communication Company
- Logistics Company
- Mortar Battery
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