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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Mechanized Infantry Forces
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| image                         = БЗ МВ.svg
| caption                       = The Mechanized Infantry branch insignia
| dates                         = 1992 - Present
| country                       = {{flag|Ukraine}}
| branch                        = {{army|Ukraine}}
| type                          = [[Mechanized Infantry]] / [[Armored forces]]
| size                          = 66 Brigades
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| anniversaries                 = 6 May, Day of the Mechanized Infantry
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| identification_symbol         = [[File:НЗ МВ.svg|80px]]
| identification_symbol_label   = Shoulder sleeve insignia
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'''Mechanized Infantry Forces of Ukraine''' ({{langx|uk|Механізовані війська|translit=Mekhanizovani viiska}}) are the general basis and primary combat formations of the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]]. They execute tasks of holding the occupied areas, lines and positions tasks of enemy's impacts repelling, of penetrating the enemy's defense lines, defeating the enemy forces, capturing the important areas, lines and objectives, Capture and expel enemy forces from territory and can operate in structure of marine and landing troops.<ref>[http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=en&part=structure&sub=army The Army of the Armed Forces of Ukraine]</ref>

The Mechanized Infantry Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces are organized into mechanized infantry brigades and motorized infantry brigades that help perform the principal missions entrusted to the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] and the wider Armed Forces as a whole.

== History ==
When the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] had been formed on the basis of the [[Soviet Army]] in [[Ukraine]] in 1991-92, the majority of the new forces involved infantry (motor rifle/mechanized) divisions, a few of these with roots dating back to the [[Russian Civil War]] and the [[Ukrainian War of Independence]] and majority with [[Second World War]] [[battle honour]]s. 

What are today the 24th, 28th, 30th, 72nd, 92nd and 108th Brigades, among others, were then infantry divisions, which would become infantry brigades in the 21st century and are the oldest in active service. 

In 2000, when the National Guard was merged with the Internal Troops, a few [[National Guard of Ukraine]] units, including the current Presidential Brigade were given to the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] instead of undergoing reflagging as special police formations.

Following [[Euromaidan]] and in the midst of the first years of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] the heritage of many of the brigades was replaced, under the insistence of President [[Petro Poroshenko]], with the identities of the infantry and cavalry of both the [[Ukrainian People's Republic]] and [[West Ukrainian People's Republic]] of the [[Ukrainian War of Independence|War of Independence]] and their short-lived armed forces, with some of the honorifics celebrating other heroes from Ukraine's past. 

Battle honours won during the [[Second World War]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] orders and decorations were removed from unit titles and their colours. It was in these circumstances that the forces gradually expanded again with the raising of more brigade-level formations in the [[infantry]], coupled with the Westernized training regimen and the modernization of the forces, which resulted in the debut of three more specialities for the Ukrainian infantry: 
* Mountain infantry brigades
* Motorized infantry brigades
* Rifle infantry brigades

In the wake of the full [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] in 2022, a new type of infantry speciality was created to assist in the needs of the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] in this current period:
* The [[Assault infantry brigade]], with the creation of the 3rd and 5th Brigades in 2022

All of these brigades constitute the [[Infantry]] [[Corps]] of the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]].

=== Organization of the Ukrainian mechanized infantry division until the 2000s ===
* Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion
* 3x Mechanized Infantry Brigades/Regiments
* Armored Brigade/Regiment
* [[Field artillery|Field Artillery]] Regiment/Brigade
* Anti-Air Defense Missile Artillery Battalion/Regiment 
* [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]] Battery
* Combat Engineer Regiment/Battalion
* [[Signals intelligence|Signals]] Battalion 
* [[Reconnaissance]] Battalion
* Logistics/Combat Service Support Regiment
* [[Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence|Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence]] Company
* [[Radar]] Company
* [[Military police|Military Police]] Company/Platoon 
* [[Military band|Division Band]]

== Brigade organization ==
The [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] Mechanized infantry brigades, which are the majority of those units of the Infantry Corps, are traditionally structured around either the tracked BMP-1 or BMP-2 IFV or a variant of the BTR wheeled family of APCs or IFVs (like the BTR-3 and BTR-4). These brigades are designed to be able to conduct combined arms maneuver warfare in an effort to take and hold territory from enemy forces in wartime operations. 

Doctrinally, the mechanized infantry brigades are built around three mechanized infantry battalions with a supporting motorized infantry battalion and tank battalion. The Russian invasion in 2022, opted the brigades to integrate militia battalions raised in the beginning of the invasion into brigade rifle infantry battalions as part of its [[Order of Battle]], increasing their size further, with the latter addition in 2023 of an assault infantry battalion. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Shugalii |first=E.P. |date=2016 |title=Механізований (Танковий) БаталЬйон В ЗагалЬновійсЬковому Бою |url=https://www.ifnmu.edu.ua/images/studentam/pidgotovka_oficeriv_zapasu/literatura/kurs_lekcii.pdf |website=Українська військово-медична академія}}</ref> As such some of the brigades are already nearing division size in strength.

[[Motorized infantry]] formations, a much more younger type of infantry brigade that debuted in the 2010s after [[Euromaidan]] and are a legacy of the war in Donbas, are organized around the [[Humvee]] systems or similar vehicles, including those of Ukrainian manufacture. However, they do not have a tank battalion assigned to it. Their medium counterparts, the [[Jäger (infantry)|Jäger ]] (Rifle) Infantry Brigades, are similarly organized but have a tank battalion, and can be either mechanized or motorized in its composition and armaments. Mechanized rifle infantry brigades may have an option for a motorized rifle battalion in its brigade [[Order of battle]] to put in line with the rest of the infantry brigades. Assault infantry brigades, a newer form of infantry brigade which was created in light of the 2022 invasion, are different, in which these are dedicated as the [[shock troops|offensive assault forces]] in wartime operations against enemy formations and fortified positions in conjunction with other types of infantry brigades and the armor. 

These brigades perform the same duties of combined arms operations as in the regular mechanized infantry brigades in both peacetime and war. Due to brigades being designed for independent operations in peace and war, these brigades have a complete set of organic supporting units including a headquarters and Headquarters company, a complete field artillery regiment, an [[Anti-tank warfare|anti-tank]] battalion, an [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] defense battalion, a [[sniper]] company, a [[Reconnaissance|recon]] company, an [[Combat engineer|engineer]] battalion, material repair battalion, [[Military logistics|logistics]] battalion, [[electronic warfare]] company, radar company, [[Weapon of mass destruction|CBRN]] defense company, [[Signals intelligence|signals]] company, [[Military medicine|medical]] company, a [[Military police|commandant's]] platoon and a [[military band]] under brigade Headquarters.

Since the start of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine]], the size and composition of Ukraine's mechanized and motorized infantry brigades, as well as its rifle infantry and assault infantry brigades, have changed dramatically to include both more men - and women - as the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] constantly mobilize but also to include the different kinds of weapons and equipment being supplied by Ukraine's Western backers.

Ukraine's two [[mountain infantry]] brigades are organized in like manner as the mechanized infantry but are organized for [[mountain warfare]] operations in wartime as well as other operations as needed and are armed similarly.

=== Mechanized Infantry ===
====Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company ====

===== Mechanized Infantry Battalion (x3) =====

* Headquarters and Headquarters Company
* [[Infantry]] Company (x3/x4)
* [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]] Battery (6x 120mm)
* [[Grenade]] Platoon (6x [[AGS-17]])
* [[Reconnaissance]] Platoon
* [[Anti-aircraft warfare|Air Defense]] Platoon (9x [[9K38 Igla|Igla]] [[Man-portable air-defense system]]) 
* [[Military engineering|Engineer]] and [[Sapper]] Platoon
* [[Signals intelligence|Signals]] Platoon
* Battalion Medical Center
* Forward Support Company
** Technical Support Platoon
** Material Support Platoon

Battalions armed with variants of the BTR family ([[BTR-70]], [[BTR-80]], [[BTR-3]], [[BTR-4]]) notionally will have 600 personnel mounted in 45 vehicles. Battalions armed with variants of the BMP family of vehicles ([[BMP-1]], [[BMP-2]]) notionally will have 520 personnel mounted in 40 vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Military Balance+ |url=https://www.iiss.org/publications/the-military-balance-plus |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=IISS |language=en}}</ref>

===== Motorized Infantry Battalion =====
* After the 2016 reforms, each mechanized infantry brigade received one motorized infantry battalion. But after the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion in 2022]], mechanized brigades have seen more motorized battalions attached to themselves. The battalions are organized in like manner as their mechanized counterparts and are armed with Humvees or similar vehicles, many of them nationally produced in [[Ukraine]].

===== Rifle Infantry Battalion =====
* The 2022 invasion of Russia in Ukraine saw each mechanized infantry brigade add one rifle infantry battalion upon the urging of the [[Ministry of Defence of Ukraine]] to the brigade [[Order of Battle]]. The battalions are organized in like manner as the motorized battalions under the brigade framework and are based on the civilian militia battalions that were raised to resist the Russian invasion of the country. These battalions may or may not have similar vehicles as the motorized battalions use.

=====Assault Infantry Battalion=====

* Also another creation stemming from the aftermath of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian invasion]], the assault infantry battalion under mechanized infantry brigades are designated and organized to serve as wartime shock and offensive forces slated to lead up the advance of brigade infantry and armored elements into enemy defensive positions, fortifications, trenches, etc. and attack enemy rear areas on the battlefield as may be assigned by brigade or operational command leadership. In peacetime, these would act as a strategic reserve force for the brigade. 

* A few of these brigades currently have that speciality type battalion and personnel of these battalions are given special training for offensive operations. These battalions are organized in like manner as the mechanized and motorized infantry battalions and are armed and supplied with vehicles similar to those of the mechanized.

=====Tank Battalion =====

* Headquarters and Headquarters Company 
** [[Signals intelligence|Signals]] Platoon
* Tank Company (3x/4x [[T-64|T-64BV]])
* [[Reconnaissance|Armored Recon]] Platoon
* Anti Aircraft Platoon
* [[Military engineering|Engineer]] and [[Sapper]] Platoon
* Forward Support Company 
* Medical Station 

[[T-64|T-64s]] and its variants have been the traditional standard tank of the Mechanized Infantry, however some armored battalions are armed with T-72s.

=====Field Artillery Regiment =====

* [[Headquarters and headquarters company (United States)|Headquarters]] and Target Acquisition Battery
* [[Reconnaissance|Recon]] Battery
* Observer Battery
* Self-propelled artillery Battalion (2x [[2S1 Gvozdika]])
* Rocket Artillery Battalion ([[BM-21 Grad]])
* Anti-Tank Battalion (under field artillery regiment, otherwise independent under direct brigade command)
** Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
** 3x/4x Anti-Tank Batteries (towed/self-propelled/MPATS)

=====Anti-Aircraft and Missile Defense Artillery Battalion/Regiment =====
* Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
* If for a battalion:
** 3x Air Defense Batteries (Towed/SPAAG)
** Air Defense Missile Artillery Battery
** [[Man-portable air-defense system]] Battery
* If for a regiment:
** [[Air defense]] artillery battalion (towed/SPAAG)
** Air defense missile artillery battalion 
** [[Man-portable air-defense system]] Infantry Battery/Battalion

[[Sniper]] Company

[[Reconnaissance]] Company

Combat Engineer Battalion 

Repair Battalion 

[[Logistics]] Battalion 

[[Electromagnetic warfare|Electronic Warfare]] Company 

[[Radar]] Company 

[[Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence|Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear Defense]] Company

[[Signals intelligence|Signals]] Company 

Medical Company 

Commandants Platoon – Commandant's Platoons are technically military police platoons as all personnel are trained as [[regimental police]] officers and staff by the [[Military Police (Ukraine)|Military Police of the Armed Forces]].

Brigade Band – Brigade Bands are [[military band]]s made up of personnel of the brigade who are members of the Military Music Department. All musicians of the brigade must have proper musical proficiency and a music degree upon joining the band.

=== Rifle Infantry ([[Jäger (infantry)|Jäger]]) ===
'''Motorized/Mechanized Rifle Infantry/Jäger Infantry Battalion (x3)'''

* Headquarters and Headquarters Company
* Rifle Infantry Company (Mechanized/Motorized) (x3 or x4)
* [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]] Battery (6x 120mm)
* Grenade Platoon (6x [[AGS-17]])
* [[Reconnaissance]] Platoon
* Air Defense Platoon (9x [[9K38 Igla|Igla]] [[MANPADS]])
* [[Engineer (military)|Engineer]] and [[Sapper]] Platoon
* [[Signals intelligence|Signals]] Platoon
* Battalion Medical Center
* Supply Company
** Technical Support Platoon
** Material Support Platoon

The battalions of the rifle infantry brigades are organized in like manner as the motorized infantry battalions under mechanized infantry brigades. However, both the 61st and 68th Brigades fields wheeled and/or tracked mechanized infantry vehicles. The 13th and 141st-144th (Reserve) Rifle Brigades are all motorized formations.

=== Motorized Infantry ===
'''Motorized Infantry Battalion (x3)'''

* Headquarters and [[Headquarters Company]]
* Motorized Infantry Company (x3)
* Mortar Battery (6x 120mm)
* Grenade Platoon (6x [[AGS-17]])
* [[Reconnaissance]] Platoon
* Air Defense Platoon (9x [[9K38 Igla|Igla]] [[ Man-portable air-defense system]] )
* Engineer and Sapper Platoon
* Signals Platoon
* Battalion Medical Center
* Supply Company
** Technical Support Platoon
** Material Support Platoon

The infantry battalions of motorized infantry brigades are organized in like manner as the motorized infantry battalions under mechanized infantry brigades.

Unlike the regular mechanized and mechanized rifle infantry brigades the motorized infantry originally did not have a tank battalion but a few brigades today like the 58th and 59th Brigades have a [[tank]] battalion activated in their [[Order of battle|ORBAT]].

== Professional holiday ==
In 2019, 6 May was declared as the official '''Day of the Mechanized Infantry''' and thus serves as the official branch holiday of the Mechanized Infantry.

==Brigades list ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Brigade Name
!Garrison / HQ
!Unit Designation
!Unit Number
!Years in Service
!Other Notes
|-
! colspan="6" |Infantry Corps, Ukrainian Ground Forces
|-
! colspan="6" |Regular Infantry Brigades<br>(Mechanized Infantry, Motorized Infantry, Assault Infantry, Jaeger (Ranger))
|-
|[[File:Separate Regiment of the President of Ukraine.svg|25px]]  [[Separate Presidential Brigade]]
|[[Kyiv]], [[Kyiv Oblast]]
|ОПБр<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Окрема президентська бригада імені гетьмана Богдана Хмельницького |url=https://www.facebook.com/Prezydentska.Bryhada |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref>
|A-0222<ref>{{Cite web |last=Axe |first=David |title=Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Personal Brigade Is Fighting One Of the Ukraine War's Hardest Battles |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/11/25/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskys-personal-brigade-is-fighting-one-of-the-ukraine-wars-hardest-battles/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
|January 2, 1992 - present<ref name=":0" />
| Former 1st National Guard Infantry Regiment, reflagged as UGF unit 2000.
|-
|[[File:3rd Assault Brigade.png|25px]] [[3rd Assault Brigade]]
|[[Kyiv]], [[Kyiv Oblast]]
|3 ОШБр<ref>{{Cite web |title=Special operations forces of Azov regiment become separate assault brigade of Ground Forces and fight in Bakhmut |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/01/26/7386607/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en}}</ref>
|A-4638<ref>{{Cite web |title=3-я окрема штурмовова бригада {{!}} ЗОШБр {{!}} Офіційний сайт |url=https://ab3.army/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=ab3.army}}</ref>
|November 1, 2022 - present<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Azov becomes Separate Assault Brigade with Army's Ground Forces |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3659853-azov-becomes-separate-assault-brigade-with-armys-ground-forces.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=www.ukrinform.net |date=26 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|Raised by veterans of the former [[Azov Brigade|Azov Regiment]] (National Guard) who transferred to the AFU via Special Operations Forces and TDF Brigades.
|-
|[[File:I 5 storm reg.png|25px]] [[5th Assault Brigade]]
|N/A
|5 ОШБр<ref>{{Cite web |title=5-й окремий штурмовий полк |url=https://www.facebook.com/5th.SAR |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref>
|A-4010<ref name="Express">{{Cite web |last=Watling |first=Tom |date=2022-09-16 |title=Ukrainian forces release rare footage of successful counter attack |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1670470/ukraine-forces-counter-attacks-Russia-eastern-regions-zelensky-putin-vn |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
|May 10, 2022 - present<ref name="Zelenskyy">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-10-13 |title=Zelenskyy: Terror Must Be Responded With Force At All Levels: On Battlefield, With Sanctions, And Legally – Address |url=https://www.eurasiareview.com/14102022-zelenskyy-terror-must-be-responded-with-force-at-all-levels-on-battlefield-with-sanctions-and-legally-address/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Eurasia Review |language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[File:5th Tank Brigade.png|25px]] [[5th Tank Brigade (Ukraine)|5th Heavy Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Kamianka-Buzka]], [[Lviv Oblast]]
|5 ОВМБр<ref>{{Cite web |title=5-й окремий штурмовий полк |url=https://www.facebook.com/5th.SAR |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref>
|A-4594<ref name="Express">{{Cite web |last=Watling |first=Tom |date=2022-09-16 |title=Ukrainian forces release rare footage of successful counter attack |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1670470/ukraine-forces-counter-attacks-Russia-eastern-regions-zelensky-putin-vn |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
|2016 - 2022, January 10, 2023 - present<ref name="Zelenskyy">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-10-13 |title=Zelenskyy: Terror Must Be Responded With Force At All Levels: On Battlefield, With Sanctions, And Legally – Address |url=https://www.eurasiareview.com/14102022-zelenskyy-terror-must-be-responded-with-force-at-all-levels-on-battlefield-with-sanctions-and-legally-address/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Eurasia Review |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Formally the 5th Tank Brigade.
|-
|[[File:10th_Mountain_Assault_Brigade_Insignia_(UA).svg|25px]] [[10th Mountain Assault Brigade]]
|[[Kolomyia]], [[Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast]]
|10 ОГШБр<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 10th Mountain Assault Brigade neutralized three dozen Russian invaders |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/the-10th-mountain-assault-brigade-neutralized-three-dozen-russian-invaders/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Militarnyi |language=en-US}}</ref>
|A-4267<ref name=":03">{{Cite news |date=13 January 2016 |title=У складі ЗСУ сформували нову гірсько-штурмову бригаду, - Міноборони |language=uk |trans-title=As part of the Armed Forces formed a new mountain-assault brigade - Defense |work=[[Den (newspaper)|Den]] |url=http://www.day.kiev.ua/uk/news/130116-u-skladi-zsu-sformuvaly-novu-girsko-shturmovu-brygadu-minoborony |url-status=live |access-date=31 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131111028/http://www.day.kiev.ua/uk/news/130116-u-skladi-zsu-sformuvaly-novu-girsko-shturmovu-brygadu-minoborony |archive-date=2016-01-31}}</ref>
|October 1, 2015 - present<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=21 September 2015 |title=У Коломиї створили нову 10 гірсько-штурмову бригаду |trans-title=In Kolomyia created new Mountain-Assault Brigade |url=http://10brygada.com.ua/news/u-kolomiyi-stvorili-novu-10-girsko-shturmovu-brigadu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131111218/http://10brygada.com.ua/news/u-kolomiyi-stvorili-novu-10-girsko-shturmovu-brigadu |archive-date=2016-01-31 |access-date=31 January 2016 |website=10brygada.com.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[11th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)|11th Motorized Brigade]]
|[[Chernihiv Oblast]]
|
|
|October 1, 2017 – December 31, 2019
|
|-
|[[File:13th Separate Jager Brigade Insignia.png|25px]] [[13th Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine)|13th Jaeger Brigade]]
|N/A
|
|
|October 1, 2023 - 2023
|
|-
|[[File:14_%D0%9E%D0%9C%D0%91%D1%80.svg|25px]] [[14th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|14th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Volodymyr (city)|Volodymyr]], [[Volyn Oblast]]
|14 ОМБр
|A-1008
|December 1, 2014 - present
|
|-
|[[File:15_ОМБр.png|25px]] [[15th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|15th Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|15 ОМБр
|A-0610
|March 15, 2016 - December 31, 2019
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|14_%D0%9E%D0%9C%D0%91%D1%80.svg}} [[17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Kryvyi Rih]], [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]]
|17 ОВМБр
|A-3283
|February 1, 1992 - present
|Formally the 17th Tank Brigade.
|-
|{{Flagicon image|21st Separate Mechanized Brigade (2).png}} [[21st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|21st Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|21 ОМБр
|A-4689
|January 21, 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (ver. 2, with tab).svg}} [[22nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|22nd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Chernivtsi]], [[Chernivtsi Oblast]]
|22 ОМБр
|A-4718
|1941-2003; early 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI.svg}} [[23rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|23rd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Pokrovsk, Ukraine|Pokrovsk]], [[Donetsk Oblast]]
|23 ОМБр
|A-4741
|February 18, 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|24 ОМБр.svg}} [[24th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|24th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Yavoriv]], [[Lviv Oblast]]
|24 ОМБр
|A-0998
|February 18, 1992 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|28 ОМБр к.svg}} [[28th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|28th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Chornomorske, Odesa Oblast|Chornomorske]], [[Odesa Oblast]]
|28 ОМБр
|A-0666
|February 18, 1992 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|30 ОМБр.svg}} [[30th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|30th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Zviahel]], [[Zhytomyr Oblast]]
|30 ОМБр
|A-0409
|December 6, 1991 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|31st Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (with tab).svg}} [[31st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|31st Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Zviahel|Zvyahel]], [[Zhytomyr Oblast]]
|31 ОМБр
|A-4773
|Spring 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade.png}} [[32nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|32nd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Kyiv Oblast|Ozerna, Kyiv Oblast]]
|32 ОМБр
|A-4784
|February 9, 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|33_ОМБр.png}} [[33rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|33rd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Rivne Oblast]]
|33 ОМБр
|A-4447
|April 1, 2016 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|41st mech.png}} [[41st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|41st Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Odesa]], [[Odesa Oblast]]
|41 ОМБр
|A-4576
|March 16, 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|42nd Mechanized Brigade.png}} [[42nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|42nd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Chortkiv]], [[Ternopil Oblast]]
|42 ОМБр
|A-4667
|January 25, 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.png}} [[43rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|43rd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Dnipro]], [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]]
|43 ОМБр
|A-4698
|Spring 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Ukrainian 44th Mechanised Brigade Insignia.png}} [[44th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|44th Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|44 ОМБр
|A-4723
|March 2, 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|47th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion SSI (informal).png}} [[47th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|47th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Hostomel]], [[Kyiv Oblast]]
|47 ОМБр
|A-4699
|April 26, 2022 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|53-%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0.png}} [[53rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|53rd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Sievierodonetsk]], [[Luhansk Oblast]]
|53 ОМБр
|A-0536
|April 30, 2014 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|54th_Separate_Mechanized_Brigade_SSI_(with_tab).svg}} [[54th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|54th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Bakhmut]], [[Donetsk Oblast]]
|54 ОМБр
|A-0693
|December 1, 2014 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|56th Motorized Infantry Brigade SSI.svg}} [[56th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)|56th Motorized Brigade]]
|[[Mariupol]], [[Donetsk Oblast]]
|56 ОМПБр
|A-0989
|February 23, 2015 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|57 ОМПБр к.svg}} [[57th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)|57th Motorized Brigade]]
|[[Nova Kakhovka|Nova kakhovka]], [[Kherson Oblast]]
|57 ОМПБр
|A-1736
|October 30, 2014 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|58th Separate Motorized Brigade SSI (no tab).svg}} [[58th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)|58th Motorized Brigade]]
|[[Konotop]], [[Sumy Oblast]]
|58 ОМПБр
|A-1376
|February 17, 2017 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|59_%D0%9E%D0%9C%D0%9F%D0%91%D1%80.png}} [[59th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)|59th Motorized Brigade]]
|[[Haisyn]], [[Vinnytsia Oblast]]
|59 ОМПБр
|A-1619
|December 8, 2014 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|60-та_окрема_піхотна_бригада.png}} [[60th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|60th Mechanized Brigade]]
| rowspan="2" |N/A
|60 ОМБр
|A-1962
|November 10, 2015 - present 
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|61_%D0%9E%D0%9F%D0%84%D0%91%D1%80_%D0%BA.svg}} [[61st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|61st Mechanized Brigade]]
|61 ОМБр
|A-3425
|November 10, 2015 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|62_ОГПБр.png}} [[62nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|62nd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Berdychiv]], [[Zhytomyr Oblast]]
|62 ОМБр
|A-4467
|December 1, 2015 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|63-тя_окрема_механізована_бригада.png}} [[63rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|63rd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Starokostiantyniv|Starokostyantyniv]], [[Khmelnytskyi Oblast]]
|63 ОМБр
|A-3719
|July 23, 2017 - present
|
|-
| {{Flagicon image|65механізованабригада.png}} [[65th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|65th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Starychi]], [[Lviv Oblast]]
|65 ОМБр
|A-7013
|April 1, 2022 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|66_ОМБр_к.svg}} [[66th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|66th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Oster]], [[Chernihiv Oblast]]
|66 ОМБр
|A-7014
|April 18, 2022 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|7th duk sso.png}} [[67th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|67th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Dnipro]], [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]]
|67 ОМБр
|A-4123
|November, 2022 - present
|Unit was partially disbanded after losing key position while fighting in Chasiv Yar in April of 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Changes await Right Sector’s 67th Brigade after losing positions in Chasiv Yar |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/14/7451183/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Ukrainska Pravda |language=en}}</ref> but re-formed with new leadership.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
|-
|{{Flagicon image|68th jager brigade.png}} [[68th Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine)|68th Jager Brigade]]
|N/A
|68 ОЄБр<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-29 |title=New Zealand, Finland reaffirm need for continued international support to Ukraine |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/new-zealand-finland-reaffirm-need-continued-international-support-ukraine-2022-11-29/ |access-date=2023-02-04}}</ref>
|A-4056<ref>{{Cite news |title=Inside the war for Ukraine: Scenes from the frontlines |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/inside-the-war-for-ukraine-scenes-from-t-idUSRTSDOXWL |access-date=2023-02-04}}</ref>
|April 8, 2022 - present<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-30 |title=Factbox: What are Russia and Ukraine's positions on talks to end the war? |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/what-are-russia-ukraines-positions-talks-end-war-2022-11-30/ |access-date=2023-02-04}}</ref>
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|72 ОМБр.svg}} [[72nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|72nd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Bila Tserkva]], [[Kyiv Oblast]]
|72 ОМБр
|A-2167
|February 18, 1992 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|88th Separate Mechanized Brigade.png}} [[88th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|88th Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|88 ОМБр
|
|February 15, 2023 - 2023
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|92nd_Separate_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade_SSI.svg}} [[92nd Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|92nd Assault Brigade]]
|[[Kluhyno-Bashkyrivka|Kluhyno-bashkyrivka]], [[Kharkiv Oblast]]
|92 ОШБр
|A-0501
|December 1, 1999 - present
|Formerly 48th Motor Rifle Division, Central Group of Forces, Czechoslovakia.
|-
|{{Flagicon image|93 ОМБр 1.png}} [[93rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|93rd Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast|Cherkaske]], [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]]
|93 ОМБр
|A-1302
|January 1, 1992 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|100th Mechanised Brigade Insignia.png}} [[100th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|100th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Lutsk]], [[Volyn Oblast]]
|100 ОМБр
|A-7028
|June 26, 2018 - present
|Formerly the 100th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces.
|-
|{{Flagicon image|110 brigade.png}} [[110th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|110th Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|110 ОМБр<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Russo-Ukraine War - 02 September 2022 |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/russo-ukraine-2022-09-02.htm |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>
|A-4007<ref>{{Cite web |title=We must form a tank fist of freedom whose hits will not let tyranny stand up again – President Zelensky |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3659409-president-zelensky-we-must-form-a-tank-fist-of-freedom-whose-hits-will-not-let-tyranny-stand-up-again.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=www.ukrinform.net |date=25 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|April 10, 2022 - present<ref name=":2" />
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|115th Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (with tab).svg}} [[115th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|115th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Cherkasy Oblast]]
|115 ОМБр<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Haq |first=Julia Kesaieva,Tim Lister,Darya Tarasova,Sana Noor |date=2022-07-17 |title=Bloody battle for control rages in eastern Ukraine as Russia struggles to gain ground in Donetsk |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/17/europe/russia-ukraine-donetsk-battle-for-control-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
|A-4053<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-11 |title=Volodymyr Zelensky: I want to dedicate this address to those who have been bravely standing for 200 days, being the exact reason why Ukraine stands |url=https://odessa-journal.com/volodymyr-zelensky-i-want-to-dedicate-this-address-to-those-who-have-been-bravely-standing-for-200-days-being-the-exact-reason-why-ukraine-stands/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=odessa-journal.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|March 1, 2022 - present<ref name=":3" />
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|116th Separate Mechanized Brigade SSI (with tab).svg}} [[116th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|116th Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|116 ОМБр
|A-4722
|January 30, 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|117th mech.png}} [[117th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|117th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Sumy]], [[Sumy Oblast]]
|117 ОМБр
|A-4674
|February 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|118th Separate Mechanized Brigade Insignia.webp}} [[118th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|118th Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|118 ОМБр
|A-4712
|Spring 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Нашивка 125-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ.svg}} [[125th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|125th Territorial Defense Brigade]]
|[[Lviv]], [[Lviv Oblast]]
|125 ОБр ТрО
|A-7831
|January 19, 1992 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Нашивка 127-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ.svg}} [[127th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|127th Territorial Defense Brigade]]
|[[Kharkiv]], [[Kharkiv Oblast]]
|127 ОБр ТрО
|A-7383
|January 19, 1992 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Нашивка 128-ої окремої бригади територіальної оборони ЗСУ.svg}} [[128th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)|128th Territorial Defense Brigade]]
|[[Dnipro]], [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]]
|128 ОБр ТрО
|A-7384
|January 19, 1992 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|128_%D0%9E%D0%93%D0%A8%D0%91%D1%80.png}} [[128th Mountain Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|128th Mountain Assault Brigade]]
|[[Mukachevo]], [[Zakarpattia Oblast]]
|128 ОГШБр
|A-1556
|January 19, 1992 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|150th Mechanised Brigade Insignia.png}} [[150th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|150th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Volyn Oblast]]
|150 ОМБр
|A-4935
|October 10, 2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|151st Mechanised Brigade Insignia - First Variant.png}} [[151st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|151st Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Dnipro]], [[Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]]
|151 ОМБр
|A-4941
|2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Ukrainian 152nd Mechanised Brigade Insignia (No Tab).png}} [[152nd Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine)|152nd Jager Brigade]]
|[[Pyriatyn]], [[Poltava Oblast]]
|152 ОЄБр
|A-4948
|2023 - present
|Formerly a mechanized unit, reflagged as a Jager unit in August of 2024.
|-
|{{Flagicon image|153rd Mechanised Brigade Insignia.png}} [[153rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|153rd Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|153 ОМБр
|A-4955
|Fall 2023 - present
|In April of 2024, the unit was reflagged as the 153rd Infantry Brigade. But was later reestablished as a mechanized unit in June of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Axe |first=David |title=Ukraine Is Mobilizing Tens Of Thousands Of New Troops. They Need A Lot More Armored Vehicles. |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/05/21/ukraine-is-mobilizing-tens-of-thousands-of-new-troops-they-need-a-lot-more-armored-vehicles/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flagicon image|154th Mechanized Brigade Insignia - First Variant.png}} [[154th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|154th Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|154 ОМБр
|A-4962
|Fall 2023 - present
|
|-
! colspan="6" |Reservist Infantry<br> (Mechanized Infantry, Motorized Rifle Infantry)
|-
|{{Flagicon image|141st Infantry Brigade Insignia - First Variant.png}} [[141st Infantry Brigade (Ukraine)|141st Infantry Brigade]]
|[[Rivne Oblast]]
|141 ОСБр
|А-4808
|2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|142nd Separate Reserve Rifle Brigade SSI.svg}} [[142nd Infantry Brigade (Ukraine)|142nd Infantry Brigade]]
|N/A
|142 ОСБр
|А-4820
|2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|143rd Separate Reserve Rifle Brigade SSI.svg}} [[143rd Infantry Brigade (Ukraine)|143rd Infantry Brigade]]
|
|143 ОСБр
|А-4844
|2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|144th Infantry Brigade.png}} [[144th Infantry Brigade (Ukraine)|144th Infantry Brigade]]
|
|144 ОСБр
|A-4828
|2023 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|155th Infantry Brigade Insignia.png}} [[155th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|155th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Rivne Oblast|Mala Lyubasha, Rivne Oblast]]
|155 ОПБр
|A-5001
|2024 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|156th Mechanized Brigade.png}} [[156th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|156th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Uzhhorod]], [[Zakarpattia Oblast]]
|156 ОПБр
|A-5003
|2024 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|157th Infantry Brigade Insignia - First Variant.png}} [[157th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|157th Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|157 ОПБр
|A-5006
|2024 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|158th Infantry Brigade Insignia - First Variant.png}} [[158th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|158th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Chernihiv]], [[Chernihiv Oblast]]
|158 ОПБр
|A-5002
|2024 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|159th Infantry Brigade Insignia.png}} [[159th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|159th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv Oblast|Pervomaisk]], [[Mykolaiv Oblast]]
|159 ОПБр
|A-5000
|2024 - present
|
|-
|{{Flagicon image|160th Mechanized Brigade.png}} [[160th Mechanized Brigade]]
|[[Starychi]], [[Lviv Oblast]]
|160 ОПБр
|A-4977
|2024 - present
|
|-
|[[161st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|161st Mechanized Brigade]]
|N/A
|161 ОПБр
|
|2024 - present
|
|-
|[[162nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|162nd Mechanized Brigade]]
|
|162 ОПБр
|
|2024 - present
|
|}

== Vehicular equipment ==
The Mechanized Infantry are equipped with the following vehicles:

* [[T-54/T-55|M55S]], [[T-62]], [[T-64]], [[T-72]], [[T-80]], [[Leopard 1]], [[Leopard 2]], [[M1 Abrams]], [[Challenger 2]], [[PT-91 Twardy]] main battle tanks in armored battalions.
* [[AMX-10 RC]] wheeled light tanks/armored reconnaissance vehicles in armored battalions and reconnaissance battalions.
* [[FV101 Scorpion]] tracked light tanks/armored reconnaissance vehicles in armored battalions and reconnaissance battalions.
* [[BMP-1]], [[BMP-2]], [[BMP-3]], [[BVP M-80]], [[M2 Bradley]], [[YPR-765]], [[Pansarbandvagn 302]], [[Marder (infantry fighting vehicle)|Marder 1 IFV]], [[Combat Vehicle 90]], [[MT-LB|BMP-1LB]] tracked infantry fighting vehicles in tracked mechanized infantry battalions.
* [[BTR-3]], [[BTR-4]], [[KTO Rosomak]] wheeled infantry fighting vehicles in wheeled mechanized infantry battalions or wheeled motorized infantry battalions.
* [[BTR-60]], [[BTR-70]], [[BTR-80]], [[Otaman 6x6|BTR Otaman 6x6]], [[Kamaz Typhoon]], [[Ural Typhoon]], [[Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé|VAB]], [[M1117 armored security vehicle|M1117]], [[LAV 6#ACSV|ACSV]], [[TAB-71]], [[Stryker]], [[ACMAT Bastion]], [[Patria Pasi]], [[Pandur I|Pandur 1]], [[Mbombe 6]], [[Pegaso BMR]] wheeled armored personnel carriers in wheeled mechanized infantry or wheeled motorized infantry battalions.
* [[MT-LB]], [[GT-MU]], [[FV103 Spartan]], [[FV105 Sultan]], [[FV432]], [[FV430 Bulldog]], [[M113]], [[Bandvagn 202]], [[Bandvagn 206]], [[BvS 10]] tracked armored personnel carriers in tracked mechanized infantry battalions.
* [[BRDM-2]], [[Ferret armoured car|Ferret]], [[Fennek]] wheeled armored scout cars, some on tank destroyer configuration.
* [[MT-LB|MT-LB-12 (TD)]] tracked tank destroyers.
* [[FV107 Scimitar]] tracked armored reconnaissance vehicles.
* [[Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle|Bushmaster]], [[AMZ Dzik]], [[Cougar (MRAP)|Cougar, Mastiff]], [[Mamba APC]], [[International MaxxPro]], [[BMC Kirpi]], [[BPM-97]] and [[Iveco LMV]] MRAPs in wheeled mechanized infantry battalions, wheeled motorized infantry battalions and reconnaissance battalions.
* [[Humvee]]s, [[Tigr (Russian military vehicle)|GAZ Tiger]], [[Roshel Senator]]s, [[Joint Light Tactical Vehicle]]s, [[ATF Dingo]],  BATT UMG, [[Snatch Land Rover]], Gaia Amir, [[Panthera F9|MSPV Panthera T6]], [[Mowag Eagle|Mowag Eagle I]], [[Novator (light armoured vehicle)|Novator]], [[VPK-3927 Volk|VPK-Ural]] armored cars and mobility vehicles in wheeled motorized infantry battalions and reconnaissance battalions.

Under development:
* BVMP-62, BVMP-64, BTMP-84 tracked heavy IFVs.
* BTRV-64 tracked heavy APC.
* BMPT-K-64 wheeled heavy APC.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*forum.milua.org (for 62nd Bde details)
{{Military of Ukraine}}
{{Ukraine topics|state=collapsed}}

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