44th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Ground Forces unit

Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Military unit

The 44th Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 44 окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.^[1]

History

The brigade was formed on 2 March 2023. It was one of the Ukrainian brigades trained in Poland.^[2] The brigade has been assigned the military number A4723, and at least one battalion is equipped with Polish-donated BMP-1s.^[3] It is also receiving the German-made Leopard 1A5.^[4]

The brigade entered its first combat mission in the Bakhmut area, where on 9 August 2023, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, Major Oleksij Šedul'ko, was killed.^[5] In September it was transferred north, together with the 42nd Mechanized Brigade to reinforce Ukrainian defenses in the Kupiansk region. During 2024 it continues to fight on the front in Luhansk.^[6]

Structure

As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:^[7]

44th Separate Mechanized Brigade,
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 1st Mechanized Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Battalion
- 3rd Mechanized Battalion
21th Rifle Battalion (unit number A7105)^[8]
61th Rifle Battalion (unit number A4462)^[9]
62th Rifle Battalion (unit number A4467)^[10]
64th Rifle Battalion (unit number A4553)^[11]
- Tank Battalion (Leopard 1A5)
- UAV Strike Unmanned Systems Battalion
- Artillery Group (2S1 Gvozdika)
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Attack Drone Company "Calyptra"
- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Signal Company
- Maintenance Battalion
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company

References

^ Axe, David. "Ukraine's Artillery Did The Most Killing Around Kyiv, Ultimately Saving The City From Russian Occupation". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
^ "At least 17 soldiers killed in war with Russia since 'back-to-school ceasefire'". Get the Latest Ukraine News Today - KyivPost. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
^ "READ: Zelensky's Latest Daily Address". Get the Latest Ukraine News Today - KyivPost. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
^ Axe, David. "The Ukrainian 44th Brigade Is Getting Leopard 1A5 Tanks. But It Better Not Think Of Them As Real Tanks". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
^ "У російсько-Українській війні героїчно загинув білоцерківець ШЕЛУДЬКО Олексій Леонідович" (in Ukrainian). 9 August 2023.
^ German Aid to Ukraine (25 January 2024). "A news team from UATV English covered the German-Dutch-Danish delivered Leopard 1A5s of the 44th Separate Mechanized Brigade. Short but good video with native English translation and interviews with crew members". Twitter.
^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 8, 2023". Critical Threats. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
^ "21st Rifle Battalion".
^ "61st Rifle Battalion".
^ "62nd Rifle Battalion".
^ "64th Rifle Battalion".

Ukrainian Ground Forces

Armoured
Mechanized Infantry
Mountain Infantry
Rocket Forces and Field Artillery
Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery
Army Aviation
Military Intelligence
Electronic Warfare
Communications and Cyber Security
Corps of Engineers
CBRN Protection

Corps

Strategic Groups

Pivnich: (Sumy, Chernihiv, Kiyv, Volyn)
Khortytsia: (Kharkiv, Lyman, Soledar, Chasiv Yar)
Tavria: (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Kryvyi Rih)
Odesa: (Kherson, Dunay, Vinnitsia)
Aleksandriya: (Kakhovka, Primorye)

Brigades

Army Aviation

Infantry¹

Presidential
3rd Assault
5th Assault
10th Mountain Assault
11th Motorized
13th Jaeger
14
15
21
22
23
24
28
30
31
32
33
41
42
43
44
47
53
54
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
65
66
67
68th Jaeger
72
88
92nd Assault
93
100
110
115
116
117
118
128th Mountain Assault
141st Infantry
142nd Infantry
143rd Infantry
144th Infantry
150
151
152
153
154
155 Infantry
156 Infantry
157 Infantry
158 Infantry
159 Infantry

Artillery

26
38
40
43
44
45
47
48
49
55
Reconnaissance
- 15
Missile
- 19
Rocket
- 27
- 107

Tank

Engineering

47th
48th
49th Assault Engineering
704th CBRN Protection

Regiments

Tank	300th Training
Mechanized	354 Training 355 Training
Anti-Aircraft Missile	38 39 1039 1121 1129
Artillery	356 Training
Engineering	Operational Support 12 16 70 91 703 Maintenance 31 50 145 146 532 Pontoon bridge 210 808
Signal	5 7 55 121

Battalions

Motorized Infantry	1st Assault 1 2 3 3rd Mechanized 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24th Assault 25 25th Assault 33rd Assault 34 40 42 43rd Territorial Defense 46th Assault 48th Assault 49th Assault 97th Mechanized 108th Assault 117th Assault 214th OPFOR 225th Assault 425th Assault
Tank	12
Mountain	8 15 108 109
Reconnaissance	54 74 120 129 130 131 143
Rifle	1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 48 50 51 52 (Airmobile) 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 70 210th Special Purpose 211th Special Purpose 403 405 407 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 451 Infantry 452 Infantry 453 Infantry 454 Infantry 455 Infantry 456 Infantry 457 Infantry 459 460 468
Engineering	308 309 310 311 321 507 534 Pontoon bridge 11
Electronic Warfare	20 520
Others	78 181 182 183 224 225 226 227 307 718