21st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

The 21st Mechanized Brigade^[a] is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

21st Mechanized Brigade
21-ша окрема механізована бригада
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Engagements	2023 Ukrainian offensive[1]
Website	https://www.facebook.com/21ombr/
Insignia
Field patch

History

2023

On 11 June 2023, during the 2023 Ukrainian offensive, it was reported that elements of the 21st Mechanized Brigade had taken part in an assault near Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region involving German-made Leopard 2 tanks.^[1]

Structure

As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:

• 21st Mechanized Brigade,
  • Brigade's Headquarters
  • 1st Mechanized Battalion
  • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
  • 3rd Mechanized Battalion
  • 19th Separate Rifle Battalion
  • Tank Battalion
  • Field Artillery Regiment
    • Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
    • Recon Battery
    • Observer Battery
    • Self-propelled Artillery Battalion
    • Rocket Artillery Battalion
  • 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

Notes

1. Ukrainian: 21-ша окрема механізована бригада