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44th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
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The 44th Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 44 окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.[1]
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History
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]
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Structure
As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:[7]
- 44th Mechanized Brigade,
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 1st Mechanized Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Battalion
- 3rd Mechanized Battalion
21th Rifle Battalion (unit number A7105)[8]
61th Rifle Battalion (unit number A4462)[9]
62th Rifle Battalion (unit number A4467)[10]
64th Rifle Battalion (unit number A4553)[11]
- Tank Battalion (Leopard 1A5)
- UAV Strike Unmanned Systems Battalion
- Artillery Group (2S1 Gvozdika)
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Attack Drone Company "Calyptra"
- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Signal Company
- Maintenance Battalion
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
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References
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