42nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
| 42nd Mechanized Brigade | |
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| 42 окрема механізована бригада | |
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| Active | 1 April 2023 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Role | Mechanized Infantry |
| Part of | Operational Command South |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine |
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The 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 42 окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
History
The brigade was formed in April 2023 primarily from mobilized personnel from western Ukraine, with a cadre of officers and NCOs drawn from the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade. It was first deployed to Serebriansk forestry during the Luhansk Oblast campaign and later to the Andriivka area near Bakhmut.[1]
The brigade is reportedly engaging Russian forces near the border of Kharkiv Oblast, with its Perun unit has been destroying or damaging Russian BMPs.[citation needed]
Structure
As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:
- 42nd Mechanized Brigade,
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 1st Mechanized Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Battalion
- 3rd Mechanized Battalion
- Tank Battalion
- Artillery Group
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
Attack Drone Company "Perun"- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Signal Company
- Maintenance Battalion
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
References
- ^ "From the heroic to the mundane: 12 hours of positional war near Bakhmut". The Kyiv Independent. 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
