60th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

The 60th Separate Mechanized Ingulets Brigade (Ukrainian: 60-та окрема механізована Інгулецька бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed on November 10, 2015.[2]

60th Mechanized Brigade
60-та окрема механізована Інгулецька бригада
Shoulder sleeve insignia
ActiveNovember 10, 2015 – present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
RoleMechanized infantry
Part ofOperational Command South
Motto(s)With God for Ukraine
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War
War in Donbas
2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/60ombr
Commanders
Current
commander		Viktor Skaternoi

History

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. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade fought in the battle of Bakhmut to the point of exhaustion and were noted by the Washington Post as having low morale.[3] The brigade is currently taking part in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.[4][5]

Structure

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

  • 60th Mechanized Brigade,
    • Brigade's Headquarters
    • 96th Mechanized Battalion
    • 97th Mechanized Battalion
    • 98th Mechanized Battalion
    • Tank Battalion
    • Artillery Group
    • Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
    • Reconnaissance Company
    • Engineer Battalion
    • Maintenance Battalion
    • Logistic Battalion
    • Signal Company
    • Radar Company
    • Medical Company
    • Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence Protection Company

References
  1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/12/22/bakhmut-is-soaked-in-blood-as-eight-of-ukraines-best-brigades-battle-40000-former-russian-prisoners/?sh=38d9caf66f23
  2. ""We are free people, not slaves" – Ukrainian soldier shares his motivation to keep fighting". Euromaidan Press. 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  3. "As morale suffers, Russia and Ukraine fight a war of mental attrition". Washington Post. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  4. "https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1676558794531168258?lang=en". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-09-24. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  5. "Russian forces destroy ammunition warehouse of 60th Ukrainian mechanized brigade". TASS. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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