67th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

Provisional field hospital of the 67th Mechanized Brigade in the Battle of Bakhmut

The 67th Mechanized Brigade was formed on the basis of the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps (Right Sector).[3]

Shortly after the Russian invasion in February 2022, the Ukrainian command decided to bring all volunteer formations under the command of the Ukrainian Army.[4] One of the largest volunteer formations at that time was the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps (known as DUK), which was formed by Right Sector after the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014.[5] Following the Russian full-scale invasion in 2022, the DUK expanded to six battalions and its units participated in the defense of key towns such as Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol, and many others.[6] In March 2022, the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps accepted the offer of the Ukrainian command and joined the Special Operations Forces (SSO) as the 7th Center of Volunteer Corps.[1]

In late November 2022, it was revealed that not all battalions had joined the SSO and instead had formed a new brigade within the structure of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, the 67th Mechanized Brigade.[3] The second battalion of DUK was reformed as the first battalion of the 67th Mechanized Brigade, and the sixth battalion became the 2nd battalion.[1] The brigade also has its own tank and artillery unit.[5]

As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:[2]

• 67th Mechanized Brigade, Dnipro, Dnipro Oblast
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion "DaVinci Wolves"
  • 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • 1st Rifle Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Rifle Infantry Battalion
  • 67th Tank Battalion
  • 2nd Artillery Regiment
    • Regimental Headquarters and TAG Battery
  • Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
  • Reconnaissance Company
  • Engineer Battalion
  • Logistic Battalion
  • Signal Company
  • Maintenance Battalion
  • Radar Company
  • Medical Company