58th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)
| 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade | |
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 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 17 February 2015–present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type | Motorized infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | Operational Command North |
| Garrison/HQ | Konotop |
| Patron | Ivan Vyhovsky |
| Motto(s) | Simul Ad Victorium |
| Engagements | War in Donbas |
The 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade was activated on 17 February 2015 in the city of Sumy in Sumy Oblast and took command of three volunteer territorial defence battalions. The brigade fought nine months in Eastern Ukraine until it was garrisoned back in Konotop April 1, 2018.
Inna Derusova joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2015 and served as a combat medic with the brigade.[2] She was called "Violet" (Template:Lang-ru, after the small flower) because she was initially the only woman in the brigade.[3] She was a sergeant.[4] She had a lot of responsibilities, as the head of the medical service, of the medical center, and as a medical instructor.[5] Many medics from civilian life passed through her training to become combat medics in a few weeks.[5] Derusova died after the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and was posthumously awarded the Gold Star of the Hero of Ukraine.
Current Structure
As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows:
- 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade, Konotop
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 13th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Chernihiv-1"
- 15th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Sumy"
- 16th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Poltava"
- Brigade Artillery Group
- Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
- Howitzer Artillery Battalion (D-20)
- Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
- Anti-Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Tank Company
- Engineer Company
- Maintenance Company
- Logistic Company
- Signal Company
- Medical Company
- Sniper Platoon
References
- ^ David Axe (25 October 2022). "A Fierce Ukrainian Mechanized Brigade Is Routing Russian Mercenaries In One Symbolic Eastern Town". Forbes.
- ^ ОХРИМЕНКО, Ольга (13 March 2022). "Вперше звання Героя України посмертно присвоєно жінці" [For the first time, the title of Hero of Ukraine was posthumously awarded to a woman]. Fakty i Kommentarii (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ МИКИТЮК, Виктория (15 March 2022). ""Зная Инну, она по-другому и не могла погибнуть"" ["Knowing Inna, she could not have died differently"]. Fakty i Kommentarii (in Russian). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Zelenskyy, Volodymyr (10 December 2021). "Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня Сухопутних військ України" [On the awarding of state awards of Ukraine on Ukrainian Ground Forces Day]. Verkhovna Rada (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b Задверняк, Наталія (13 March 2022). "Загинула, рятуючи поранених: Інна Дерусова — перша жінка, яка посмертно отримала звання Героя України" [Died rescuing the wounded: Inna Derusova - the first woman to posthumously receive the title of Hero of Ukraine]. armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
