{"id":15736,"date":"2022-12-27T13:09:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T12:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?post_type=unit&#038;p=15736"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:06:33","slug":"54th-mechanized-brigade","status":"publish","type":"unit","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/54th-mechanized-brigade\/","title":{"rendered":"54-\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>54-\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/strong> is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It was formed in December 2014 as part of the expansion of the Armed Forces during the ongoing war in Donbas. From its inception, the brigade operated in the Bakhmut area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brigade was formed using battalions transferred from existing units. The 1st Mechanized Battalion was transferred from the 30th Mechanized Brigade, the 2nd Mechanized Battalion from the 24th Mechanized Brigade (formerly its 5th Battalion), and the 3rd Mechanized Battalion from the 17th Tank Brigade (formerly its 1st Battalion). In addition, the 25th Motorized Battalion \u201cKyivska Rus\u201d was placed under the brigade\u2019s command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, the 3rd Tank Battalion \u201cZvirobiy\u201d was assigned to the brigade and reorganized into a regular line tank battalion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its creation, the brigade has continuously participated in combat operations. It held defensive positions in the vicinity of Svitlodarsk and, in 2017, took part in the liberation of Hladosove and Travneve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, it became publicly known that the 46th Assault Battalion \u201cDonbas-Ukraine\u201d had also been subordinated to the brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 27, 2025, following the rapid loss of the city of Siversk in northern Donetsk Oblast, the brigade commander, Colonel Oleksiy Konoval, was removed from his post.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>54th Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It was formed in December 2014 as part of the expansion of the Armed Forces during the ongoing war in Donbas. From its inception, the brigade operated in the Bakhmut area. The brigade was formed using battalions transferred from existing units. 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As part of its reformation, the corps has adopted a new insignia and assumed command of several experienced brigades. These include the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/24th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11783\">24th Mechanized Brigade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/30th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11898\">30th Mechanized Brigade<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/30th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11898\">56th Motorized Brigade<\/a>\u2014all veteran units. Currently, these brigades are deployed near Chasiv Yar, a frontline sector now under the responsibility of the 11th Army Corps, as <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/defense-forces-disband-two-tactical-groups\/\">reported by MilitaryLand<\/a> on July 30.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":59018,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/11th-army-corps\/\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\",\"uniqueID\":\"59001_0c33a5-55\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image59001_0c33a5-55\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/11th-army-corps\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/i_11th_Army_Corps-350x400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-59018\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>Insignia of 11th Army Corps, redrawn by davomme<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The corps also temporarily commands the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/54th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"15736\">54th Mechanized Brigade<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/air-assault-forces\/81st-airmobile-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"14603\">81st Airmobile Brigade<\/a>. However, these units are not structurally subordinated to the corps and are attached only on a temporary basis.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"59001_7fac38-41\",\"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-heading59001_7fac38-41 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59001_7fac38-41\">The Oldest Corps<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 11th Army Corps is the oldest corps-level formation in the Ukrainian Army. Established in 2016 as a Reserve Corps, its original role was to oversee and maintain the Army\u2019s reserve forces. In 2024, the unit was restructured into a regular military formation and officially designated as the 11th Army Corps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-08-02 21:49:18","post_date_gmt":"2025-08-02 19:49:18","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"veteran-brigades-join-11th-army-corps","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:42:45","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:42:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=59001","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["59036","1","2025-08-02 21:25:35","2025-08-02 19:25:35","","news_11ak_brigades","","inherit","open","closed","","news_11ak_brigades","","","2025-08-02 21:25:35","2025-08-02 19:25:35","","59001","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/news_11ak_brigades.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","59036"],"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":"1055","object_id":"83409","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":59001},{"ID":74861,"post_title":"Commanders of 10th and 54th Brigades Dismissed","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following the rapid loss of the city of Siversk, north of Bakhmut, Ukraine\u2019s senior military command has removed the commanders of two brigades from their posts: Colonel Oleksiy Konoval, commander of the 54th Mechanized Brigade, and Colonel Volodymyr Potyeshkin, commander of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade. This was reported by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/news\/2025\/12\/27\/8013612\/\">Ukrainska Pravda<\/a><\/em>, citing sources within the Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 54th Mechanized Brigade was responsible for the direct defense of Siversk, while the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade was positioned to the south of the city. An inspection team has also been dispatched to the headquarters of both brigades.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/news\/2025\/12\/27\/8013612\/\">Ukrainska Pravda<\/a><\/em>, the dismissals were prompted by false reports submitted by both brigades regarding the state of defenses around Siversk and the situation on the battlefield. These discrepancies came to light only after the city had been lost.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In addition, the 11th Army Corps\u2014under which both brigades were temporarily subordinated\u2014has had its area of responsibility reduced. In its place, a temporary formation, Tactical Group Soledar, has been re-established. The tactical group is commanded by Brigadier General Denys Maistrenko, head of the 169th Training Center. According to <em>Ukrainska Pravda<\/em>, the headquarters of the 11th Army Corps had trusted the leadership of the 54th and 10th Brigades, and routine inspections had failed to reveal any problems.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The commander of Task Force East, Brigadier General Dmytro Bratishko, under whose authority the 11th Army Corps operates, reacted angrily upon learning of the loss of Siversk. He demanded that the Ukrainian flag be raised over the city \u201cat any cost.\u201d Subsequently, a flag was carried by a drone and placed on a railway station building in Siversk. According to the report, this action had no operational significance and served only as a symbolic gesture.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"74861_edd45b-82\",\"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-heading74861_edd45b-82 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading74861_edd45b-82\">From the trenches<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>According to relatives and servicemen from the brigades deployed around Siversk, both units are severely depleted and have received almost no reinforcements, as newly mobilized personnel are being redirected to assault units in the south.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the same time, Russian forces have intensified drone activity and air strikes in the Siversk area, rendering many Ukrainian defensive positions vulnerable. A sergeant from one of the brigades operating in the sector said that multiple KAB guided bombs are being used against Ukrainian positions every day, penetrating even deeply dug fortifications. Rotations are conducted exclusively on foot. Soldiers deployed to frontline positions report going without sleep for several days due to constant pressure and the lack of relief.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":74868,\"imgMaxWidth\":513,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium_large\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/605780344.jpg\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"74861_77f98f-f7\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image74861_77f98f-f7\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium_large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/605780344.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/605780344-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-74868\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>Ukrainian positions near Siversk, 2025<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-12-27 22:10:19","post_date_gmt":"2025-12-27 21:10:19","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"commanders-of-10th-and-54th-brigades-dismissed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-12-27 22:20:40","post_modified_gmt":"2025-12-27 21:20:40","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=74861","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"3","comments":[{"comment_ID":"15788","comment_post_ID":"74861","comment_author":"MaxDiak","comment_author_email":"maximterminator@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a02:586:b81a:7579:24bd:40ef:40fd:c0e6","comment_date":"2025-12-28 21:19:46","comment_date_gmt":"2025-12-28 20:19:46","comment_content":"The 54th had held positions east of siversk quite effectively for a lot of time before this collapse. Was that with the previous commander?","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/143.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"15788"},{"comment_ID":"15787","comment_post_ID":"74861","comment_author":"fredki","comment_author_email":"fredki@ukr.net","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"185.237.216.25","comment_date":"2025-12-28 08:22:28","comment_date_gmt":"2025-12-28 07:22:28","comment_content":"His second in command, Fedosenko, though (later commander of 92) had a really bad reputation and looked accordingly. Ordinary coldiers really hated him","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/143.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"15786","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"15787"},{"comment_ID":"15786","comment_post_ID":"74861","comment_author":"fredki","comment_author_email":"fredki@ukr.net","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"185.237.216.25","comment_date":"2025-12-28 08:21:42","comment_date_gmt":"2025-12-28 07:21:42","comment_content":"Maystrenko had his flaws, but at least under his command, 54 was transformed from dumpster for avatars to a really strong unit. I met him once on my network unit, he looked like person who knew his job, althou he was really strict person\r\n\r\nIm really surprised that he is no longer head of 54","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/143.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"15786"}],"_thumbnail_id":["74878","1","2025-12-27 22:20:30","2025-12-27 21:20:30","","news_5410_siversk","","inherit","open","closed","","news_5410_siversk","","","2025-12-27 22:20:30","2025-12-27 21:20:30","","74861","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/news_5410_siversk.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","74878"],"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":"1055","object_id":"83409","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"},{"term_id":"1143","name":"\u0421\u0443\u0445\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0442\u043d\u0456 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430","slug":"ground-forces","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1143","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"60","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1143"},{"term_id":"1146","name":"\u041c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439","slug":"mechanized","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1146","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"8","object_id":"76620","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1146"},{"term_id":"1205","name":"\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0430","slug":"mountain","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1205","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"2","object_id":"74861","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1205"},{"term_id":"1157","name":"\u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430","slug":"ukraine","term_group":"0","term_taxonomy_id":"1157","taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":"0","count":"98","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1157"}],"post_format":false,"id":74861},{"ID":76620,"post_title":"Chernyi Appointed Commander of 54th Mechanized Brigade","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Following the rapid loss of the city of Siversk, north of Bakhmut, Ukrainian command decided to dismiss the commander of the 54th Mechanized Brigade, Colonel Oleksiy Konoval, in December 2025. 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He graduated from the National Academy of the Land Forces of Ukraine and the National University of Defense of Ukraine. According to research by MilitaryLand, he signed a contract with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2013 and rose through the ranks from platoon commander to commander of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/28th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11896\">28th Mechanized Brigade<\/a>. He led the battalion during some of the heaviest fighting in southern Ukraine in 2022. 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