143rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

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143rd Mechanized Brigade
143 Окрема Піхотна Бригада
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active15 February 2023 – present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Role Mechanized Infantry
Part ofOperational Command North
EngagementsRussian Invasion of Ukraine
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555672107495
Commanders
Current
commander		Volodymyr Lavryk
Insignia
Subdued patch

The 143rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 143 Окрема Піхотна Бригада) is a unit of the Ground Forces of Ukraine formed in 2023. Originally a Reserve Rifle Brigade, it was reformed into an infantry brigade later in 2023 and into a mechanized brigade in December 2024.[1]

History

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The 143rd Mechanized Brigade was formed on 15 February 2023, as part of an expansion of the Ukrainian Army reserve, bringing together rifle battalions recruited from various Ukrainian regions subordinate to Operational Command North.[2][3]

The brigade first saw combat in March 2024, when it was deployed to the village of Terny in the Lyman sector in front of the Svatove-Kreminna line.[4] In August 2024, it was transferred to Kharkiv Oblast to defend the town of Vovchansk.[5]

In March 2024, the brigade's 468th battalion was active in the Chasiv Yar sector.[6] In April 2024, the battalion fought in outskirts of the village of Kalynivka, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast.[7]

Structure

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As of 2024 the brigade's structure is as follows:

  • 143rd Mechanized Brigade
    • Brigade HHC
    • 1st Assault Battalion
    • 401st Infantry Battalion (A4802)
    • 402nd Infantry Battalion (A4823)
    • 403rd Infantry Battalion
    • 404th Infantry Battalion
    • 406th Infantry Battalion
    • 412th Infantry Battalion
    • 463th Infantry Battalion (A4969)
    • 464th Infantry Battalion (A4971)
    • 466th Infantry Battalion (A4976)
    • Reconnaissance Company
    • Combat Engineer Company

References

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  1. ^ "143rd Mechanized Brigade".
  2. ^ "Ukraine forms additional reserve forces". 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ Alexey Sukonkin (11 July 2023). "СПРАВОЧНО: механизированные войска Украины" (in Russian).
  4. ^ dirk (2 March 2024). "Said to be the work of the 4th Tank Brigade, 143rd Infantry Brigade, and 21st Mechanized Brigade, east of Terny, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine". Twitter.
  5. ^ "Frontline Situation Report – August 2024". 13 September 2024.
  6. ^ "ГЕРОЇ НЕ ВМИРАЮТЬ - Олександр Іванович Войтенко". vysochanska-gromada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024..
  7. ^ Світлана Білоус (6 September 2024). "Військовому з Чернігівщини просять присвоїти звання Героя України посмертно". Інформаційно-новинний портал "ЧЕЛАЙН"(Portail d'information et d'actualités "CHELINE" - cheline.com.ua - de la ville de Tchernihiv) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 October 2024..