28th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

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28th Mechanized Brigade
(2016–present)

28th Guards Mechanized Brigade
(2001–2016)

28th Guards Motor Rifle Division
(1957–2001)

28th Guards Rifle Division
(1942–1957)
Ukrainian: 28-ма окрема механізована бригада
28th Mechanized Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1942–present
Country Soviet Union
(1930s–1991)
 Ukraine
(1991–present)
BranchGround Forces
TypeMechanized Infantry
SizeBrigade
Part ofOperational Command South
Garrison/HQChornomorske[1]
Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
PatronKnights of the First Winter Campaign.[2]
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Vitaliy Hulyaiev (2021-22) †[3]

The 28th Mechanized Brigade is a mechanized brigade and part of the formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.[4]

History

The original 28th Guards Rifle Division was formed during the Second World War from the 180th Rifle Division in May 1942. The division fought at Kharkiv and Iași. It was with the 37th Army in Bulgaria in May 1945. During the 1980s, the then 28th Guards Motor Rifle Division was part of the 14th Guards Army headquartered at Chișinău, in the Moldavian SSR (Odesa Military District). After the fall of the Soviet Union it became part of the reorganised Ukrainian 6th Army Corps. After the 6th Army Corps was disbanded in 2013, the brigade became part of Operational Command South.

The brigade fought in the war in Donbas.[5] On 22 August 2016, its Guards title was removed.[6] On 22 August 2019 by decree of President Volodymyr Zelensky the official name of the brigade became: 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the First Winter Campaign.[2]

The brigade is taking part in the defense of Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, primarily in the South. According to the chairman of the Public Council at the Odesa Regional State Administration Serhiy Bratchuk, the Russians tried to plant a maritime and air landing in Kobleve on the Black Sea coast of the Mykolaiv area. As a result of the brigade, the Russians' attempt to plant a landing was stopped, and they enemy retreated, losing up to 25 soldiers. Two more saboteurs were detained in the village of Kobleve.[7][8] On July 23, 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the commander of the brigade Viktor Huliaiev was killed in Mykolaiv region.[9] On the 12th of November, elements of the brigade were seen entering Kherson as part of the liberation of the city during the southern offensive.[10]

Current Structure

As of 2017 the brigade's structure was as follows:[citation needed]

  • 28th Mechanized Brigade, Chornomorske
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
    • 1st Mechanized Battalion
    • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
    • 3rd Mechanized Battalion
    • Tank Battalion
    • Brigade Artillery Group
    • Anti-Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion
    • Engineer Battalion
    • Maintenance Battalion
    • Logistic Battalion
    • Reconnaissance Company
    • Sniper Company
    • Electronic Warfare Company
    • Signal Company
    • Radar Company
    • CBRN-defense Company
    • Medical Company

References

  1. ^ "Представники верифікаційної структури Бундесверу в рамках Віденського документу 1999 року проінспектують 28-у окрему механізовану бригаду 6-го армійського корпусу Сухопутних військ ЗС України, що розташована на Одещині" [Vienna Document of 1999 Bundeswehr inspectors will inspect the 28th separate mechanized brigade of the 6th Army Corps Armed Forces of Ukraine, located in Odessa Region] (in Ukrainian). Press Center of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. 21 November 2006. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №618/2019" [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №618 / 2019] (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Лицар: на півдні України загинув наш захисник, командир 28-ї окремої механізованої бригади Віталій Гуляєв". Dumskaya. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 569/2006" [Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 569/2006] (in Ukrainian). Press Service of the President of Ukraine. 23 June 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Heavy fighting resumes in Ukraine". The Independent. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №344/2016" [Ukaz of the President of Ukraine No. 344/2016] (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Російські війська спробували висадити десант під Одесою - противник відступив з втратами | РБК-Україна". 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ "В районі Коблево українські військові знищили 25 російських десантників / НВ". 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ^ "На Миколаївщині загинув командир 28-ї бригади ЗСУ Віталій Гуляєв". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. ^ "📽️🇺🇦 28th Mechanized Brigade entering #Kherson. #UkraineRussiaWar". 12 November 2022.


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