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src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_24mech_2014-110x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29042\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_65d66f-9d\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_65d66f-9d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">24th Mechanized Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: 24th Mechanized Brigade<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The unit was raised on alarm, but only the 1st Battalion was combat capable. They received an order to block and prevent any promotion of Russian troops in Sumy and Chernihiv Oblast.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_5918b1-df\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_17ade4-93\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_17ade4-93\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29043,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_25air_2014-105x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29043\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_1f410f-4c\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_1f410f-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">25th Airborne Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: 25th Airborne Brigade<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Raised on alarm, the 1st Airborne Battalion deployed to Donetsk Oblast, battalion tactical group formed on the basis of 2nd Airborne battalion.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_86e491-fb\",\"colLayout\":\"equal\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_e38177-1d\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_e38177-1d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29095,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/25airborne_14.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/25airborne_14-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29095\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">25th Airborne Brigade at training ground, March 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_a5d763-f4\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_a5d763-f4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29094,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/30mech_14.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/30mech_14-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29094\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">30th Mechanized Brigade near Crimea, March 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_e0bc52-77\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_cdadf9-09\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_cdadf9-09\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29045,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_26abr-109x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29045\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_de8085-db\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_de8085-db\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">26th Artillery Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: 26th Artillery Brigade<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Raised on alarm. The staff was used to reinforce already existing brigades.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_4409f6-7e\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_141cb3-b6\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_141cb3-b6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29046,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_27arty-132x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29046\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_6e90bc-3e\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_6e90bc-3e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">27th Rocket Artillery Regiment<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The brigade, stationed in Sumy, was withdrawn to Myrhorod due to its proximity to Russian border.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_c9fab1-f4\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_4765e1-03\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_4765e1-03\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29047,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_28mech_2014-123x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29047\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_f3e96c-ef\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_f3e96c-ef\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">28th Mechanized Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: 28th Mechanized Brigade<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The unit was raised on alarm, but could assemble only one battalion tactical group. The element lost 24 BMP-2s due to improper handling during a training, and couldn't reinforce Ukrainian defense until July.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_5e6fbb-ad\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_9cfa43-c3\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_9cfa43-c3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29048,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_30mech_2014-128x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29048\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_f58cfb-5f\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_f58cfb-5f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">30th Mechanized Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: <\/em>30th Mechanized Brigade<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Raised on alarm, the brigade was almost fully combat capable. The 1st and 3rd Battalion marched towards Crimea, while 2nd Battalion towards Luhansk Oblast.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_7efc37-70\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_66764e-b8\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_66764e-b8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29049,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_36obrbeob-150x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29049\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_45d48c-a5\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_45d48c-a5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">36th Coastal Defense Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: disbanded<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On March 21, about 60% of the brigade, including the commander, betrayed the Ukrainian nation and sided with Russian forces. The remaining elements left for Ukrainian mainland. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_25b2df-69\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_da7ad9-dc\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_da7ad9-dc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29050,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_51mech-121x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29050\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_ef0a3e-d4\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_ef0a3e-d4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">51st Mechanized Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: <\/em>disbanded<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Only a skeletal crew was present. In March-April, the brigade was filled with mobilized soldiers and three tactical battalion group elements were formed on its basis.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_c648f3-1e\",\"colLayout\":\"equal\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_7352c6-25\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_7352c6-25\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29097,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/51mech_14.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/51mech_14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29097\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">51st Mechanized Brigade at training ground, March 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_c3a11c-2a\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_c3a11c-2a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29096,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/72airmobile_14.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/72airmobile_14-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29096\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">79th Airmobile Brigade in Kherson Oblast, March 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_ecbc97-9d\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_b5ebb0-0b\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_b5ebb0-0b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29051,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_55abr_2014-109x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29051\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_57e4e9-07\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_57e4e9-07\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">55th Artillery Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: <\/em>55th Artillery Brigade<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The unit was raised on alarm, but was able to field only two batteries. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_b9a741-14\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_983b21-90\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_983b21-90\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29052,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_72mech_2014-119x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29052\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_9d6462-e3\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_9d6462-e3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">72nd Mechanized Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: <\/em>72nd Mechanized Brigade<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Raised on alarm, and two battalion tactical group elements were formed on its basis. It was the third-largest brigade of Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_40963f-0c\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_74abe2-f6\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_74abe2-f6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29053,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_79air_2014-127x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29053\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_f01e80-ed\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_f01e80-ed\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">79th Airmobile Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: <\/em>79th Air Assault Brigade<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Raised on alarm, there was a plan to deploy the brigade to Crimea and reinforce Ukrainian marines, but later cancelled. 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They were sent to Sumy and Poltava Oblast.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_fdff3d-da\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_17295b-e8\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_17295b-e8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29055,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_92mech_2014-113x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29055\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_99c395-b0\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_99c395-b0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">92nd Mechanized Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: <\/em>92nd Mechanized Brigade<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The unit was raised on alarm, but couldn't form a combat ready unit. A small element was deployed to the border in Kharkiv Oblast.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_43afd2-60\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_7c16cf-04\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_7c16cf-04\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29056,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_93mech_2014-108x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29056\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_ac1b87-6e\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_ac1b87-6e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">93rd Mechanized Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: <\/em>93rd Mechanized Brigade<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Raised on alarm, one of the best brigades Ukrainian Army had available. 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The 1st and 13th Battalion were dispatched immediately towards Crimea, and later to Donbas.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_9295c5-c8\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_53317a-80\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_53317a-80\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29058,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_107arty-123x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29058\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_9d14e8-ea\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_9d14e8-ea\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">107th Rocket Artillery Regiment<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: <\/em>107th Rocket Brigade<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Raised on alarm, and reinforced units stationed near Crimea.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"29027_a414c3-21\",\"colLayout\":\"right-golden\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_802375-c4\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_802375-c4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":29059,\"sizeSlug\":\"thumbnail\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/i_128mountain_2014-125x152.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29059\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"29027_a3c762-73\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29027_a3c762-73\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">128th Mountain Infantry Brigade<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Today: <\/em>128th Mountain Assault Brigade<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The unit was raised on alarm, but due to the ongoing process of reformation, only 15th Mountain Battalion and mechanized battalion were present and would be deployed to Sumy Oblast.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As you can read above, Ukrainian Army was in a bad shape, and Ukrainian Air Force was even in worse state. The only capable units were stationed in western Ukraine - 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade and 16th Army Aviation Brigade. Kherson's 11th Army Aviation Brigade was able to dust off a few helicopters as well.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"Ukrainian top officials responded to Russian aggression in Crimea and Donbas.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2024-03-08 22:31:57","post_date_gmt":"2024-03-08 21:31:57","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ten-years-ago-ukrainian-army-was-raised-on-alarm","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-06-23 13:59:30","post_modified_gmt":"2024-06-23 12:59:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=29027","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["29101","1","2024-03-08 22:26:54","2024-03-08 21:26:54","","news_alert2014","","inherit","open","closed","","news_alert2014","","","2024-03-08 22:26:54","2024-03-08 21:26:54","","29027","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/news_alert2014.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","29101"],"category":[{"term_id":"698","name":"\u041f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0456\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f","slug":"article","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"698","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"46","object_id":"81697","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"698"},{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1054","object_id":"82890","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"}],"post_tag":false,"post_format":false,"id":29027},{"ID":38338,"post_title":"The Army forms its first heavy mechanized brigade","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Armed Forces of Ukraine have established a new heavy mechanized brigade within the Ground Forces\u2014the first of its kind. Formed from the 17th Tank Brigade, the new unit retains its original military unit number, Kryvyi Rih base, and insignia. The transformation was announced on the brigade\u2019s official Facebook page; while the October 24 post still referenced the 17th Tank Brigade, by October 26, it was officially referred to as the 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":38343,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/17heavymech.webp\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"38338_92813d-a5\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image38338_92813d-a5\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/17heavymech.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/17heavymech.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-38343\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade was established in 1992, following the transfer of the 17th Guards Tank Division to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In 2003, a state-led reform scaled the unit down to brigade size. With Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in 2022, the brigade\u2019s tank battalions were assigned to newly formed mechanized brigades, meaning the 17th Tank Brigade no longer fought as a unified force.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"The 17th Tank Brigade has been restructured into a heavy brigade.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2024-11-01 15:42:03","post_date_gmt":"2024-11-01 14:42:03","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"the-army-forms-its-first-heavy-mechanized-brigade","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-11-01 15:42:05","post_modified_gmt":"2024-11-01 14:42:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=38338","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"54","comments":[{"comment_ID":"14956","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Andrew","comment_author_email":"brokenwagonpublishing@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"67.210.201.213","comment_date":"2024-11-03 18:29:03","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 17:29:03","comment_content":"It's already WW3. Choice now is who survives. The orc-lovers, or people who care about freedom.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:132.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/132.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14942","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14956"},{"comment_ID":"14951","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Bill","comment_author_email":"allijoe4@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"72.13.208.195","comment_date":"2024-11-03 14:55:25","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 13:55:25","comment_content":"I think Putin is using foreign troops because...he can.  It's like investing in real estate with other people's money.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14893","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14951"},{"comment_ID":"14950","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Bill","comment_author_email":"allijoe4@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"72.13.208.195","comment_date":"2024-11-03 14:53:39","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 13:53:39","comment_content":"George Bush Jr. called it the \"axis of evil\" and the press made fun of him for it.  In retrospect, he was right on the money.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14891","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14950"},{"comment_ID":"14949","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Lol","comment_author_email":"trollcatcher@lol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2604:3d09:7b8b:ab00:2110:6ecf:1bbe:5f3d","comment_date":"2024-11-03 14:21:23","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 13:21:23","comment_content":"Lots of russian trolls on here. Prob not even a real person who made the initial post.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14920","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14949"},{"comment_ID":"14948","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Lol","comment_author_email":"trollcatcher@lol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2604:3d09:7b8b:ab00:2110:6ecf:1bbe:5f3d","comment_date":"2024-11-03 14:20:34","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 13:20:34","comment_content":"He's a Russiam troll","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14909","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14948"},{"comment_ID":"14946","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"searay","comment_author_email":"searayct@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2601:143:c500:2e70:25fc:5799:a9da:f4e0","comment_date":"2024-11-03 13:39:36","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 12:39:36","comment_content":"You are correct! The orange clown wants nothing more than to appease putin.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14927","user_id":"3986","pod_item_id":"14946"},{"comment_ID":"14945","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"searay","comment_author_email":"searayct@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2601:143:c500:2e70:25fc:5799:a9da:f4e0","comment_date":"2024-11-03 13:37:32","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 12:37:32","comment_content":"They should be fighting for their country!","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14940","user_id":"3986","pod_item_id":"14945"},{"comment_ID":"14942","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Patrick","comment_author_email":"patrickrobert1389@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a01:cb15:a9:1c00:b431:f50b:891c:8308","comment_date":"2024-11-03 12:24:52","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 11:24:52","comment_content":"Most French people don't want to send their soldiers to die for Ukraine. Only pro-NATO warmongers and Macron are ready to do that. It's a war between TWO COUNTRIES ONLY. Don't make it into WW3.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14935","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14942"},{"comment_ID":"14941","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Bernard Inglis","comment_author_email":"orlaghgrace1916@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"92.14.218.110","comment_date":"2024-11-03 12:17:22","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 11:17:22","comment_content":"I see a lot of people saying the Ukrainians want to fight but they have a huge problem with fighting aged men trying to dessert and go to Europe, they've had to build border fences and security to stop the young guys from absconding, I personally think both are correct you'll have people who are up for the fight and others that wish it would just end, it suits the West if Ukraine keeps fighting","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14941"},{"comment_ID":"14940","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Patrick","comment_author_email":"patrickrobert1389@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a01:cb15:a9:1c00:b431:f50b:891c:8308","comment_date":"2024-11-03 12:08:34","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 11:08:34","comment_content":"The truth is that the patriotic impulse is long gone. Men are hiding and trying to flee the country. <span>The mobilisation squads have a fearsome reputation for pulling people off buses and from train stations and ferrying them straight to enlistment centres. No, the Ukrainians don't make their own decisions. Their president does for them. <\/span>","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14929","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14940"},{"comment_ID":"14939","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Zhorik Vartanov","comment_author_email":"a@b.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"82.118.29.52","comment_date":"2024-11-03 11:45:54","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 10:45:54","comment_content":"yes, 100.000 soldiers and don't forget F-16. Excellent plan. I don't see any flows, rock-solid","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:132.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/132.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14896","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14939"},{"comment_ID":"14938","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Omi1487","comment_author_email":"comar8550@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1700:e610:23d0:7c1f:b2e3:1077:3ab0","comment_date":"2024-11-03 11:33:13","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 10:33:13","comment_content":"Damn if you love russia so much why don't you move there.Defending russia like you were russian.Or maybe you are a russian cause damn you go to such extend to be part of their propaganda machine...","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) SamsungBrowser\/26.0 Chrome\/122.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14915","user_id":"3985","pod_item_id":"14938"},{"comment_ID":"14937","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Omi1487","comment_author_email":"comar8550@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1700:e610:23d0:7c1f:b2e3:1077:3ab0","comment_date":"2024-11-03 11:30:34","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 10:30:34","comment_content":"Y'all been saying that since the beginning remember it was supposed to be over in 3 days.Well 3 years later Ukraine still standing. That's while fighting with hands tied,not enough ammo or weapons and a much smaller air force and without a navy.Imagine if we take the handcuffs off them and let them fight ,plus give them what they need when they need it.I said they've done pretty damn good(Ukraine)","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) SamsungBrowser\/26.0 Chrome\/122.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14916","user_id":"3985","pod_item_id":"14937"},{"comment_ID":"14936","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Omi1487","comment_author_email":"comar8550@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1700:e610:23d0:7c1f:b2e3:1077:3ab0","comment_date":"2024-11-03 11:24:16","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 10:24:16","comment_content":"This sounds pretty interesting, maybe that way russia would be force to pull back its forces out of Ukraine to defend those areas.Or at least diverge some of them from heavy fighting areas to defend inside russia.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) SamsungBrowser\/26.0 Chrome\/122.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14896","user_id":"3985","pod_item_id":"14936"},{"comment_ID":"14935","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Omi1487","comment_author_email":"comar8550@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1700:e610:23d0:7c1f:b2e3:1077:3ab0","comment_date":"2024-11-03 11:21:26","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 10:21:26","comment_content":"Agree 100%...remember what macron said few months back.That if russia breakthrough he would sent french forces to help Ukraine. Well I think is time.They need to grow some balls.I dont understand how russia can get men power,weapons and ammo from anywhere around the world and we are scared to even let them hit deep inside russia.It makes no sense whatsoever.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) SamsungBrowser\/26.0 Chrome\/122.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14900","user_id":"3985","pod_item_id":"14935"},{"comment_ID":"14934","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Omi1487","comment_author_email":"comar8550@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1700:e610:23d0:7c1f:b2e3:1077:3ab0","comment_date":"2024-11-03 11:17:22","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 10:17:22","comment_content":"And russia also have men problems, getting soldiers from north korea,africa,anywhere around the world.Bot to mention getting weapons and ammo from DPRK,iran,china and who knows who else.Plus the economic disaster that awaits them.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) SamsungBrowser\/26.0 Chrome\/122.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14925","user_id":"3985","pod_item_id":"14934"},{"comment_ID":"14933","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Omi1487","comment_author_email":"comar8550@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1700:e610:23d0:7c1f:b2e3:1077:3ab0","comment_date":"2024-11-03 11:14:38","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 10:14:38","comment_content":"So its russia,getting soldiers from north korea, africa,india and else,and ammo from DPRK,china and others.No to mention they dont even have people to fill their jobs in russia,and the economic disaster that awaits them...","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) SamsungBrowser\/26.0 Chrome\/122.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14914","user_id":"3985","pod_item_id":"14933"},{"comment_ID":"14932","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Omi1487","comment_author_email":"comar8550@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1700:e610:23d0:7c1f:b2e3:1077:3ab0","comment_date":"2024-11-03 11:09:00","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 10:09:00","comment_content":"Exactly and that lie that US want them to fight to the last Ukranian makes no sense.US was going to get Zelensky out and he said nah I need weapons and ammo so obviously they want to fight back, they want to be independent  and not part of Russia, I would fight til the end if it was my country!","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) SamsungBrowser\/26.0 Chrome\/122.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14920","user_id":"3985","pod_item_id":"14932"},{"comment_ID":"14931","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Patrick","comment_author_email":"patrickrobert1389@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a01:cb15:a9:1c00:b431:f50b:891c:8308","comment_date":"2024-11-03 11:08:49","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 10:08:49","comment_content":"So why are they screaming about lack of manpower? The Russians only have 600,000 on the ground in Ukraine.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14925","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14931"},{"comment_ID":"14929","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Omi1487","comment_author_email":"comar8550@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1700:e610:23d0:7c1f:b2e3:1077:3ab0","comment_date":"2024-11-03 11:05:54","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 10:05:54","comment_content":"Idk why ya'll keep pushing that lie.Ukranians make their own decisions. Do you remember at the beginning of the full invasion US wanted to get Zelensky out and pretty much let putin have his way and what di he said? I don't need a ride we need weapons and ammo so how is it that US is making them fight.Ukraine wants to be free,they don't want to be part of Russia, y'all just want them to give up.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) SamsungBrowser\/26.0 Chrome\/122.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14910","user_id":"3985","pod_item_id":"14929"},{"comment_ID":"14927","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Tom","comment_author_email":"tj496792@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"192.210.20.82","comment_date":"2024-11-03 07:52:15","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 06:52:15","comment_content":"You said it there, and  if good old mr. Day glow orange gets re elected... he will happily give Ukraine and just about all of nato right on over to scootin putin.. god that's all we need .. then it will just about be us against the world... yes I think some of what I said might be a bit of a stretch.. but with how much he admires scooten putin.. who knows?","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14910","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14927"},{"comment_ID":"14926","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Clayton Evans","comment_author_email":"claytonevans8@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2607:fb91:152a:170a:d5b9:9c04:18de:7ecc","comment_date":"2024-11-03 07:18:43","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 06:18:43","comment_content":"Bingo! Ukrainians are fighting for their lives and the lives of their families and countrymen. Their war with Russia is one of absolute necessity.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_7 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) GSA\/336.0.679286625 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14910","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14926"},{"comment_ID":"14925","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"James","comment_author_email":"Jsak72@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1014:b1e9:53a1:0:13:ae53:e001","comment_date":"2024-11-03 07:01:49","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 06:01:49","comment_content":"They are not being Decimated. If they were, Then how do They continue to stay in the fight ?! BTW Latest troop strength and Size for Armies around the world, puts Ukraine in 6th Place with an Armed Force of  900,000","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14914","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14925"},{"comment_ID":"14924","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"James","comment_author_email":"Jsak72@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1014:b1e9:53a1:0:13:ae53:e001","comment_date":"2024-11-03 06:27:41","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 05:27:41","comment_content":"Ok Mr Negative.  First off Poland in no Way is worried about Fighting Russian .That been made clear. Can't say as much for Germany. As for 155 rounds they stock piles and several times a week more are delivered with good system of Logistics","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14908","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14924"},{"comment_ID":"14923","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Warrdog791","comment_author_email":"glb501@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"172.58.111.208","comment_date":"2024-11-03 04:55:53","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 03:55:53","comment_content":"Yes but not these 1st ones, cannon fodder. Russian generals leading them from the rear as they\u2019ve always done.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_6 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) CriOS\/130.0.6723.90 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14918","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14923"},{"comment_ID":"14922","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Warrdog791","comment_author_email":"glb501@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"172.58.111.208","comment_date":"2024-11-03 04:52:49","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 03:52:49","comment_content":"You know nothing of warfare","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_6 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) CriOS\/130.0.6723.90 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14916","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14922"},{"comment_ID":"14920","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Eli","comment_author_email":"epgonza75@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:100c:b035:a2bb:4ce4:13ff:162f:7fcd","comment_date":"2024-11-03 02:22:00","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-03 01:22:00","comment_content":"If our country was invaded wouldn't you want to fight, I know I would.  Most people now and days seem soft and affraid to stand up to dictators and fascist. I say GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH.  Seems like we know where you would stand.  Typical Benedict Arnold.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14910","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14920"},{"comment_ID":"14918","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Doogie","comment_author_email":"dkcr125@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2605:59ca:148b:c910:a8a9:c54e:fceb:790c","comment_date":"2024-11-03 00:43:52","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 23:43:52","comment_content":"Do you pay attention to anything? Ukrainian forces are retreating so fast that they don\u2019t have time to prepare any real defensive positions. North Korean troops are there most likely as a trade for the munitions supplied to Russia\u2026.. They are getting combat experience which is invaluable.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_5 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) GSA\/340.3.689937600 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14893","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14918"},{"comment_ID":"14917","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Doogie","comment_author_email":"dkcr125@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2605:59ca:148b:c910:a8a9:c54e:fceb:790c","comment_date":"2024-11-03 00:41:24","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 23:41:24","comment_content":"NATO aggression is why Putin is in Ukraine ffs\u2026\ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0fPeople can\u2019t really be this dense.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_5 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) GSA\/340.3.689937600 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14891","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14917"},{"comment_ID":"14916","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Doogie","comment_author_email":"dkcr125@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2605:59ca:148b:c910:a8a9:c54e:fceb:790c","comment_date":"2024-11-03 00:39:54","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 23:39:54","comment_content":"Ukraine forces are retreating so fast that they don\u2019t have time to prepare any kind of defences. It\u2019s only a matter of time now before they collapse completely.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_5 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) GSA\/340.3.689937600 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14901","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14916"},{"comment_ID":"14915","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Doogie","comment_author_email":"dkcr125@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2605:59ca:148b:c910:a8a9:c54e:fceb:790c","comment_date":"2024-11-03 00:37:31","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 23:37:31","comment_content":"With what troops and equipment they were decimated in Kursk and the Donetsk","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_5 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) GSA\/340.3.689937600 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14896","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14915"},{"comment_ID":"14914","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Doogie","comment_author_email":"dkcr125@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2605:59ca:148b:c910:a8a9:c54e:fceb:790c","comment_date":"2024-11-03 00:35:06","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 23:35:06","comment_content":"Ukraine doesn\u2019t even have the personnel to make that happen. They are being decimated.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_5 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) GSA\/340.3.689937600 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14905","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14914"},{"comment_ID":"14913","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Doogie","comment_author_email":"dkcr125@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2605:59ca:148b:c910:a8a9:c54e:fceb:790c","comment_date":"2024-11-03 00:33:31","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 23:33:31","comment_content":"So you want nuclear war\u2026.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_5 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) GSA\/340.3.689937600 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14903","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14913"},{"comment_ID":"14912","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"David Turner","comment_author_email":"davidlturner@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2603:8081:1603:a700:abf6:4cb8:2f05:880e","comment_date":"2024-11-02 23:50:28","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 22:50:28","comment_content":"Are you going to send YOUR son or daughter to fight in Europe.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14903","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14912"},{"comment_ID":"14910","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Frank jones","comment_author_email":"baymarineinc@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2607:fb90:3ca3:c626:ad2:3f57:4f15:73f4","comment_date":"2024-11-02 22:19:33","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 21:19:33","comment_content":"Yeah by ceding all the territory to putin. Easy peezy when u dont live there.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14909","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14910"},{"comment_ID":"14909","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Michael","comment_author_email":"mdcocozza@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2601:80:4684:f380:6488:2817:8e63:6dd0","comment_date":"2024-11-02 21:41:29","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 20:41:29","comment_content":"This should have been resolved politically given the geopolitics of the the area. We have the worst Secretary of State Blinkey absolutely useless!  Look up the Crimean Wars and see what happened to the Light Brigade. Russian Artillery.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14909"},{"comment_ID":"14908","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Michael","comment_author_email":"mdcocozza@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2601:80:4684:f380:6488:2817:8e63:6dd0","comment_date":"2024-11-02 21:38:43","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 20:38:43","comment_content":"Poland and Germany do not want to get into a war with Russia. That being said,  our units that are on the Ukrainian border do not have sufficient ammunition: i.e. 155 rounds because they were all given away and they can't get supplied.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14908"},{"comment_ID":"14906","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Giss","comment_author_email":"xxxgiss@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a02:c7c:56fe:bc00:6016:4087:43c2:e212","comment_date":"2024-11-02 17:50:33","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 16:50:33","comment_content":"20000 is more than enough.\r\n100000, when they are so stretched isn't a good tactic.\r\nJust remove any restrictions and Ukraine will wipe out Putin.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14896","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14906"},{"comment_ID":"14905","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Giss","comment_author_email":"xxxgiss@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a02:c7c:56fe:bc00:6016:4087:43c2:e212","comment_date":"2024-11-02 17:47:55","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 16:47:55","comment_content":"NATO just need to let Ukraine loose without any handicaps.\r\nUntie their hands and it will all be over for Putin by the end of next summer.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14903","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14905"},{"comment_ID":"14904","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"B. Wyatt","comment_author_email":"farnorcal505@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"162.203.48.249","comment_date":"2024-11-02 17:39:39","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 16:39:39","comment_content":"\"Those who forget the past, are destined to relive it \"\r\nSir Winston Churchill","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14904"},{"comment_ID":"14903","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Terry","comment_author_email":"volfireman13@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"216.138.37.66","comment_date":"2024-11-02 17:04:25","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 16:04:25","comment_content":"NATO should give them two days to get out of Ukraine or they should go in","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14903"},{"comment_ID":"14901","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Miles_Ignigena","comment_author_email":"Miles_Ignigena@web.de","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a02:3030:aa0:c044:1bc:a6ed:bdb7:ba4a","comment_date":"2024-11-02 16:46:47","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 15:46:47","comment_content":"150 sq km is not that much. Not by the overall size of Ukraine anyway. Plus, its not in one spot, but here and there. Basically Ukraine is still trading space for time. The questions are, what they will do with the gained time and what prize does russia have to pay for that space.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14899","user_id":"3040","pod_item_id":"14901"},{"comment_ID":"14900","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Gwebster","comment_author_email":"gwebster1972@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"71.34.207.24","comment_date":"2024-11-02 16:35:55","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 15:35:55","comment_content":"I think the local europeans France and Poland sbould commit troops since North Korea and possibly Kran have done.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14900"},{"comment_ID":"14899","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Chris Banica","comment_author_email":"cbanica@google.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2607:fb91:2c:125c:981f:4ff:fe1f:b14d","comment_date":"2024-11-02 15:44:20","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 14:44:20","comment_content":"So Ukraine lost 150 sq km in one Month in Donets and you want more Ukrainian troops in Russia???","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14896","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14899"},{"comment_ID":"14898","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"MilitaryObserve","comment_author_email":"gepoliticmaper12@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"31.192.58.154","comment_date":"2024-11-02 15:20:07","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 14:20:07","comment_content":"this is a very interesting plan of the Ukrainian Armed Forces; it needs a lot of shells for this and people will only better focus on deterrence in Donbass","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/128.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36 OPR\/114.0.0.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14896","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14898"},{"comment_ID":"14896","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Patrick","comment_author_email":"patrickrobert1389@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a01:cb15:a9:1c00:88e7:b4cc:8335:276a","comment_date":"2024-11-02 14:10:06","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 13:10:06","comment_content":"Best tactic for Ukraine is to launch another large-scale offensive against Belgorod-Kursk- Briansk regions - this time with up to 100.000 soldiers. The Russians don't have reserves there.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14896"},{"comment_ID":"14895","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Kenneth Potts","comment_author_email":"sp9983@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2607:fb90:afa0:42b4:d05d:e825:837:f0db","comment_date":"2024-11-02 13:29:39","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 12:29:39","comment_content":"It's no different than what we are doing, or what was done years prior by attaching different units.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14895"},{"comment_ID":"14893","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Nkem Ossai","comment_author_email":"n_ossai@yahoo.co.uk","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"20.55.197.159","comment_date":"2024-11-02 12:34:27","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 11:34:27","comment_content":"That's a wrong-headed approach to dealing with Putin. Ukraine has him beat already - as is clearly indicated by his procurement of assistance from his fellow dictator in North Korea. Your proposition here is literally a recipe for disaster in Europe that tacks snugly with the Neville Chamberlain infamy. I figure you're Georgian then...given the speed you're wont to capitulate to tyranny!","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14889","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14893"},{"comment_ID":"14892","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"JCwrld","comment_author_email":"jacksoncorbic4@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2001:8003:3196:e800:e8a9:a00f:c6f3:cf2a","comment_date":"2024-11-02 11:36:05","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 10:36:05","comment_content":"Can someone explain how it\u2019s a \u201cHeavy Mech Brigade\u201d and how that differs from a regular Mech Brigade? Is there any functional difference or is it another PR stunt? The Nazis at the end of WWII had several new formed \u201cPanzer Divisions\u201d, yet they merely existed on Paper and in Propaganda to German civilians, in reality they were short staffed, undermanned and lacked actual \u2018Panzers\u2019.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_6_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version\/17.6 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"3984","pod_item_id":"14892"},{"comment_ID":"14891","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"SpruceDog","comment_author_email":"newdimension1331@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2601:18c:9082:55c0:9145:9f56:f5c6:368b","comment_date":"2024-11-02 09:02:03","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 08:02:03","comment_content":"Or western allies could finally step up and stop acting cowardly in tbe face of Russian aggression.  As it stands now,  Russia\/Iran\/N.Korea &amp; to some degree China have clearly formed an \"Axis of Autocracy\" to counter Democratic nations. If allowed to continue pursuing power thru aggression its not likely that they'll stop.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14889","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14891"},{"comment_ID":"14890","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Frujin","comment_author_email":"Valentin1234qwer@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"192.162.146.79","comment_date":"2024-11-02 07:17:20","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 06:17:20","comment_content":"Tank Brigades as a whole are not as a viable as when they were first created. I think this is an experiment to see how they can evolve and be used better.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14886","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14890"},{"comment_ID":"14889","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Vitali Druzhini","comment_author_email":"vitalidruzhinin1@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"94.25.178.207","comment_date":"2024-11-02 06:08:06","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-02 05:08:06","comment_content":"ZELENSKY received less than 10 percent of promised military Intelligence aid and financing at recent forum of Nordic countries.Anything militarily viable option for Ukraine will be to start laboring for peace with Russia on unfavorable conditions. Poland will ve next in line for Putin'security services GRU KGB team.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14889"},{"comment_ID":"14887","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Miles_Ignigena","comment_author_email":"Miles_Ignigena@web.de","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a04:4540:6b0d:da00:2c3e:af35:8c74:6742","comment_date":"2024-11-01 23:04:37","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-01 22:04:37","comment_content":"They either have too few tanks and used the 2 battalions as replacements for other brigades, or they have a plan for the 17th, which made the transformation nessesary.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:132.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/132.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14886","user_id":"3040","pod_item_id":"14887"},{"comment_ID":"14886","comment_post_ID":"38338","comment_author":"Embor","comment_author_email":"embor22121994@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"46.150.80.225","comment_date":"2024-11-01 22:44:14","comment_date_gmt":"2024-11-01 21:44:14","comment_content":"So what it really could mean?","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/130.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"3944","pod_item_id":"14886"}],"_thumbnail_id":["38345","1","2024-11-01 14:23:20","2024-11-01 13:23:20","17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade","news_17mech","","inherit","open","closed","","news_17mech","","","2024-11-01 14:23:36","2024-11-01 13:23:36","","38338","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/news_17mech.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","38345"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1054","object_id":"82890","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"}],"post_tag":false,"post_format":false,"id":38338},{"ID":53438,"post_title":"20th Army Corps: Everything You Should Know","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>New details have emerged about the newly formed <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/20th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44412\">20th Army Corps<\/a>. 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Additionally, the corps\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61575950956206\">official social<\/a> media channels have revealed its structure and the brigades that are subordinated to it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"53438_16f815-17\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading53438_16f815-17 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53438_16f815-17\">The structure<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 20th Army Corps includes the veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/17th-tank-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11892\">17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade<\/a> (formerly the 17th Tank Brigade), along with the battle-hardened <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/23rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17789\">23rd<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/33rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"16190\">33rd Mechanized Brigades<\/a>, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/31st-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17782\">31st<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/141st-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21811\">141st Mechanized Brigades<\/a>. Similar to the previously disclosed <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/1st-azov-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45530\">1st<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/national-guard\/2nd-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45538\">2nd Corps<\/a> of the National Guard and the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/12th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"38811\">12th Army Corps<\/a>, this formation currently does not have dedicated, separate artillery or tank brigades. These assets have not yet been officially disclosed and are expected to be organized as battalion- or regiment-sized units rather than full brigades.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:html -->\n<div class=\"list-units-pods\">[pods name=\"unit\" orderby=\"ukrainian_short_name.meta_value_num\" where=\" ID IN ('11892','17782','16190','17789','21811')\" template=\"Units List News post\" limit=\"100\"][\/pods]<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:html -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thus, the 33rd Mechanized Brigade has been reassigned from the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/10th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"22021\">10th Army Corps<\/a>, where it was previously stationed. It remains to be seen whether the 31st and 141st Mechanized Brigades will also be redeployed to the eastern front. At present, the 31st Mechanized Brigade is based in Zvyahel, Zhytomyr Oblast, while the 141st\u2019s garrison is located even farther west, in Rivne.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"53438_0e8c62-8d\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading53438_0e8c62-8d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading53438_0e8c62-8d\">The commander<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The commander of the 20th Army Corps has not yet been officially announced. However, based on the corps\u2019 composition and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/current-stage-of-the-corps-reform\/\">earlier reports<\/a>, it is likely that Colonel Maksym Kituhin, currently the commander of the 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade, will be appointed to this position.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-06-20 09:51:43","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-20 07:51:43","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"20th-army-corps-everything-you-should-know","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:43:21","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:43:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=53438","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["53479","1","2025-06-20 09:43:55","2025-06-20 07:43:55","","news_20armycorps","","inherit","open","closed","","news_20armycorps","","","2025-06-20 09:43:55","2025-06-20 07:43:55","","53438","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/news_20armycorps.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","53479"],"category":[{"term_id":"3","name":"\u041d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0438","slug":"news","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"3","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"1054","object_id":"82890","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"},{"term_id":"4","name":"\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0456","slug":"units","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"4","taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":"0","count":"381","object_id":"82890","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":[{"term_id":"1142","name":"\u0410\u0440\u043c\u0456\u044f","slug":"army","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1142","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"295","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":53438},{"ID":58243,"post_title":"Kituhin Named Commander of 20th Army Corps","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 20th Army Corps of the Ground Forces, which recently assumed responsibility for the frontline south of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, now has a confirmed commander. Colonel Maksym Kituhin, a tanker and former commander of the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/17th-tank-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11892\">17th Heavy Mechanized Brigade<\/a> (formerly the 17th Tank Brigade), has been appointed to lead the corps. Since the brigade is part of the corps, his promotion is a logical move, placing him in command of former comrades-in-arms. The news of his appointment was reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/\">Ukrainska Pravda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His appointment leaves only two army corps formations without publicly confirmed commanders\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/14th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45507\">14th Army Corps<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/15th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44408\">15th Army Corps<\/a>. According to earlier reports, Ruslan Shevchuk (<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/58th-motorized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"14256\">58th Motorized Brigade<\/a>) and Vasyl Matiyev (<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/5th-assault-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"14215\">5th Assault Brigade<\/a>) are expected to lead these corps, though it remains unclear who will command which one.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"58243_a6534d-b0\",\"markBorder\":\"\",\"markBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"tabletMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}],\"mobileMarkBorderStyles\":[{\"top\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"right\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"bottom\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"left\":[null,\"\",\"\"],\"unit\":\"px\"}]} -->\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading58243_a6534d-b0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading58243_a6534d-b0\">About Kituhin<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maksym Kituhin graduated from the National Academy of the Ground Forces in 2009 with a degree qualifying him as a tank platoon commander. 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