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116th Mechanized Brigade

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116th Mechanized Brigade
116-та окрема механізована бригада
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
ActiveJanuary 30, 2023 - present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Role Mechanized Infantry
Part of 10th Army Corps
MottoVivere est vincere
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/svirsvova73
Soldier of the Brigade during anti drone training

The 116th Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 116-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.[1]

History

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The brigade has fought in Huliaipole, Robotyne and Avdiivka.[2][3]

Five members of the brigade were killed in action on 2 August 2023 as part of assault operations in Polohy Raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[4] On 17 August 2023, the brigade was visited by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy while it was fighting near Robotyne.[5]

The brigade fought on the Avdiivka front in late 2023. In November 2023, it was reported that elements of the 116th Brigade were involved in combat on the Marinka front.[6]

As of June 2024, units of the 116th Mechanized Brigade were involved in combat at Vovchansk.[7]

Elements of the 116th Brigade announced that they had entered Russia's Kursk Oblast 8 August 2024, as part of the Ukrainian operation in the region.[8] By 14 September, elements of the 116th Brigade conducted a new breakthrough of the Russia-Ukraine border at a new section in the Kursk Oblast, near the village of Vesyoloye.[9]

In December 2024, elements of the brigade were on the Pokrovsk front.[10]

Structure

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

References

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  1. ↑ Axe, David. "What, And Where, Is Ukraine's High-Tech Swedish Brigade?". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Ukraine Control Map - Google My Maps". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. ↑ Axe, David. "Russian Troops Are Attacking Avdiivka On Foot. Ukrainian Tanks Are Waiting For Them". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  4. ↑ Гутник, Степан (12 August 2023). "У бою з російськими окупантами загинув військовослужбовець 116-ї ОМБр Микола Шаравара. Прощання з воїном відбудеться 14 серпня у Львові". Цензор.нет (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  5. ↑ https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/prezident-ukrayini-vidvidav-brigadi-yaki-vedut-nastupalni-di-84889
  6. ↑ Шорохова, Ангеліна (4 November 2023). "Бійці 116 ОБрТрО ліквідували російських штурмовиків на Мар'їнському напрямку". Цензор.нет (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Шорохова, Ангеліна (29 June 2024). "Бійці 116 ОМБр розгромили елітну повітряно-десантну бригаду окупантів у Вовчанську". Цензор.нет (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Axe, David (9 August 2024). "More Ukrainian Brigades Roll Into Russia's Kursk Oblast As Ukrainian Artillery Blocks Russian Reinforcements". Forbes. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Приходько, Роман (14 September 2024). "Сили оборони здійснили новий прорив у Курській області". Мілітарній [uk] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Гергелюк, Ольга (22 December 2024). "Бійці 116 ОМБр під Покровськом заманили в пастку ворога: знищено 8 окупантів". Цензор.нет (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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