60th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
| 60th Mechanized Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 60-та окрема механізована Інгулецька бригада | |
 Shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | November 10, 2015 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Role | Mechanized infantry |
| Part of | Operational Command South |
| Motto(s) | With God for Ukraine |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russian Invasion of Ukraine |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/60ombr |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Andrii Borodin |
The 60th Separate Mechanized Inhulets Brigade (Ukrainian: 60-та окрема механізована Інгулецька бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed on November 10, 2015.[2]
History
[edit]The brigade was formed on November 10, 2015, during the war in Donbas, where it fought against the Donetsk People's Militia and Luhansk People's Militia.[citation needed]
On the night of 10-11 March 2022, in the village of Orlove, Kherson Oblast, Russian reconnaissance units killed a member of the 60th Brigade and captured two others, later killing them in the village of Mariine. During the day on 11 March, an additional five soldiers of the 60th Brigade were killed in combat near Orlove, but the Ukrainian forces reportedly managed to stop the advance of a Russian column.[3]
During mid-March 2022, units of the brigade were positioned on the border of Kherson Oblast and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[4][5] A member of the brigade's 7th Infantry Company was killed by artillery fire near Novovorontsovka on 12 March,[4] and another soldier was killed in Koshove, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on 14 March.[5]
By the end of March 2022, it was announced that the brigade, alongside the 4th Battalion of the 17th Tank Brigade, had taken part in the recapture of eleven settlements in the northern portion of the Kherson Oblast, including Orlove and Novovorontsovka.[6][7]
A battalion of the 60th Brigade, along with a battalion from Ukraine's 128th Brigade, conducted an offensive operation in October 2022 forcing Russian troops to retreat from parts of the Kherson Oblast west of the Dnieper River towards the villages of Dudchany and Mylove.[8]
The brigade fought in the battle of Bakhmut to the point of exhaustion and were noted by the Washington Post as having low morale.[9] The brigade took part in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.[10][11]
Structure
[edit]As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:
- 60th Mechanized Brigade,
- Brigade's Headquarters
- 96th Mechanized Battalion
- 97th Mechanized Battalion
- FPV Drone Company "Dragons 97"
- 98th Mechanized Battalion
19th Separate Rifle Battalion (A7103)[12]
- Tank Battalion
- Field Artillery Regiment
- Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
- UAV Unit "Spear"
- 1st Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
- 2nd Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion
- Rocket Artillery Unit
- Anti-Tank Unit
- Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- FPV Drone Company "Vidar"
- Engineer Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
References
[edit]- ^ Axe, David (2 December 2022). "Bakhmut Is 'Soaked In Blood' As Eight Of Ukraine's Best Brigades Battle 40,000 Former Russian Prisoners". Forbes.
- ^ ""We are free people, not slaves" – Ukrainian soldier shares his motivation to keep fighting". Euromaidan Press. 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Риба, Олександр (11 March 2024). "На Херсонщині відкрили пам'ятник військовим, які захищали Кочубеївську громаду". Мост (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Урочисте відкриття меморіальної дошки". Машівська громада (in Ukrainian). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Солдат Олег Голомоз". Меморіал: платформа пам'яті (in Ukrainian).
- ^ Станкевич, Мирослава (31 March 2022). "ЗСУ звільнили 11 населених пунктів на Херсонщині". Hromadske Radio (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated 11 settlements in the Kherson region". Militarnyi. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Khurshudyan, Isabelle; Hrabchuk, Kamila (2022-10-13). "As morale suffers, Russia and Ukraine fight a war of mental attrition". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "As morale suffers, Russia and Ukraine fight a war of mental attrition". Washington Post. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Perfect combination". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Russian forces destroy ammunition warehouse of 60th Ukrainian mechanized brigade". TASS. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "19th Rifle Battalion".
