{"id":21813,"date":"2023-06-21T19:21:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?post_type=unit&#038;p=21813"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:29:44","slug":"143rd-mechanized-brigade","status":"publish","type":"unit","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/143rd-mechanized-brigade\/","title":{"rendered":"143-\u0442\u044f \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>143-\u0442\u044f \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/strong> \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0456\u043b \u0421\u0443\u0445\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a \u0417\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u043b \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0411\u0443\u0432 \u0441\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0443 2023 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0456 \u043b\u0456\u0442\u043d\u044c\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0443 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a 2023 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443. \u0421\u043f\u043e\u0447\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0443 \u0431\u0443\u0432 \u0441\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0456\u0434 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u043e\u044e <strong>143-\u0442\u044f \u043e\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0430 \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u043b\u0435\u0446\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/strong>, \u041f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0437 \u043d\u0435\u044e \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0443\u044e\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0449\u0435 \u0434\u0432\u0456 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0438.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u041d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0456\u043d\u0446\u0456 2023 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0443 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0456 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0439\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430 <strong>143-\u0442\u044f \u043f\u0456\u0445\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/strong>, \u0456 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0446\u0456\u043d\u043d\u0443 \u0431\u043e\u0439\u043e\u0432\u0443 \u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044e. \u0423 \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0434\u043d\u0456 2024 \u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443 \u0437'\u0454\u0434\u043d\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0437\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0454 \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0456 \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0446\u0456\u043d\u043d\u0443 \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0443 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0443.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0423 2025 \u0440\u043e\u0446\u0456 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430 \u0431\u0443\u043b\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0434\u043e <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/15th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44408\">15-\u0439 \u0430\u0440\u043c\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u0443\u0441<\/a> \u0421\u0443\u0445\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a \u0417\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u043b \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>143rd Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. It was formed in early 2023 in anticipation of the Ukrainian summer counteroffensive of 2023. It was initially formed under the name of the 143rd Reserve Rifle Brigade, with two other brigades also being formed alongside it. In late 2023, the brigade was reformed&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79712,"parent":11750,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"unit_tag":[],"class_list":["post-21813","unit","type-unit","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/647818835_122253879206189070_2894063051200866651_n-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Jerome Rendall","author_link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/author\/ml_admin\/"},"comment_info":"","related_losses":false,"related_posts":[{"ID":21818,"post_title":"Ukraine forms additional reserve forces","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:more -->\n<!--more-->\n<!-- \/wp:more -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ukrainian command has decided to form three additional reserve brigades to reinforce the strength of its reserve forces. <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/ukrainian-army-forms-new-brigades\/\">We wrote<\/a> about the first 142nd Reserve Brigade back in April 2023, and recently three more reserve brigades have appeared.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/141st-reserve-rifle-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21811\">141st Reserve Rifle Brigade<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/143rd-reserve-rifle-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21813\">143rd Reserve Rifle Brigade<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/144th-reserve-rifle-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21815\">144th Reserve Rifle Brigade<\/a><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is a little to known about the new brigades. We'll follow the topic and update the article once we learn more.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thanks to our Discord user NeelKeeghers for the heads-up.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"Three new reserve brigades have recently appeared in the structure of Ukrainian Ground Forces.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2023-06-21 20:57:21","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-21 19:57:21","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ukraine-forms-additional-reserve-forces","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-07-04 20:56:28","post_modified_gmt":"2024-07-04 19:56:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=21818","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","comments":[{"comment_ID":"10457","comment_post_ID":"21818","comment_author":"Beowulf","comment_author_email":"zxz12m@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"193.198.162.14","comment_date":"2023-06-26 10:53:40","comment_date_gmt":"2023-06-26 09:53:40","comment_content":"Hi, are you sure that this is brigades? Because the standard notation for brigade is \u0411\u0440, and for the battalion is \u0411.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/114.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"10457"}],"_thumbnail_id":["21819","1","2023-06-21 19:36:19","2023-06-21 18:36:19","Armed Forces of Ukraine","news_reservebrigades","","inherit","open","closed","","news_reservebrigades","","","2024-07-09 20:00:04","2024-07-09 19:00:04","","21818","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/news_reservebrigades.jpg","0","attachment","image\/jpeg","0","21819"],"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":"1063","object_id":"85345","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"3"}],"post_tag":false,"post_format":false,"id":21818},{"ID":41077,"post_title":"142nd and 143rd Brigades Become Mechanized","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Command of the Ground Forces of Ukraine has announced the reformation of the 142nd and 143rd Infantry Brigades into mechanized units via their social media platforms. The <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/142nd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"18902\">142nd Brigade<\/a> updated its graphic description on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/142opbr\/posts\/pfbid02MacLjPN1eKVn2QbYpEEGXNcYYW8nG2JD4imYEXeXYsvNmzsdTdM5ajJsEyFk5UyNl\">January 2, 2025<\/a>, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/143rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21813\">143rd Brigade<\/a> changed its Facebook page name on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61555672107495\">January 6, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These brigades join the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/141st-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21811\">141st Mechanized Brigade<\/a>, which completed its transition in December 2024. We were <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/141st-infantry-brigade-becomes-mechanized\/\">the first to write about<\/a> it on December 15. It is highly likely that the 142nd and 143rd Brigades also underwent reformation in December 2024, though this information has only now been made public.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Currently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/144th-reserve-rifle-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21815\">144th Infantry Brigade<\/a> is the sole remaining infantry unit among the 140-series brigades. Given the trend of reformation, it is expected that the transition of the 144th Brigade will be announced in the near future.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"Two Ukrainian infantry brigades have transitioned to mechanized units, leaving one remaining infantry brigade in their series.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-01-06 20:50:04","post_date_gmt":"2025-01-06 19:50:04","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"142nd-and-143rd-brigades-become-mechanized","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:44:34","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:44:34","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=41077","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["41086","1","2025-01-06 20:48:18","2025-01-06 19:48:18","","news_142_143mech","","inherit","open","closed","","news_142_143mech","","","2025-01-06 20:48:18","2025-01-06 19:48:18","","41077","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/news_142_143mech.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","41086"],"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":"1063","object_id":"85345","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":"391","object_id":"85393","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":"298","object_id":"85345","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":41077},{"ID":66547,"post_title":"Introducing the Ukrainian 15th Army Corps","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As the long-anticipated reformation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces finally nears completion, being the transition of the military into a corps-brigade structure, it is time to unveil another corps formation. Namely, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/15th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44408\">15th Army Corps<\/a> of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"66547_6f16c5-9e\",\"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-heading66547_6f16c5-9e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading66547_6f16c5-9e\">About the Corps<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 15th Army Corps was <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/three-army-corps-officially-named-and-revealed\/\">first reported by MilitaryLand<\/a> back in March 2025. It was confirmed that the unit was forming in Rivne Oblast, western Ukraine, and had received its own unique insignia. At the time, two other structures, now known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/18th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44410\">18th <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/20th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"44412\">20th Army Corps<\/a>, were also observed to be forming alongside the corps.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":66680,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium_large\",\"link\":\"\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"uniqueID\":\"66547_0db074-a0\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image66547_0db074-a0\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium_large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558544695_122139219548913794_3172047521735885672_n-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-66680\"\/><figcaption><em>Tank troops belonging to the 15th Army Corps, October 8, 2025.<\/em> (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/15armycorps\/posts\/pfbid0RefB8bGUdxTsNtex7UgKsUXHfF7WQqyA5nyfxbTKaZy41XsyDdrVrFnjqHfH5KUSl\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/15armycorps\/posts\/pfbid0RefB8bGUdxTsNtex7UgKsUXHfF7WQqyA5nyfxbTKaZy41XsyDdrVrFnjqHfH5KUSl\">Source<\/a>: Facebook of 15th Army Corps.<\/strong>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/shevchuk-appointed-as-the-commander-of-15th-corps\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"66808\">MilitaryLand reported<\/a> that Colonel Ruslan Shevchuk has been appointed to the position of commander for the 15th Army Corps, having previously commanded the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/93rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"15153\">93rd Mechanized<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/58th-motorized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"14256\">58th Motorized Brigades<\/a>. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"66547_f0dc6e-10\",\"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-heading66547_f0dc6e-10 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading66547_f0dc6e-10\">Composition of the Corps<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In early July 2025, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/GeneralStaffZSU\/26245\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/t.me\/GeneralStaffZSU\/26245\">confirmed <\/a>that the 15th Army Corps was operating in Chernihiv Oblast, where its elements repelled a Russian sabotage group near the Hremyach checkpoint. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At the time, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/143rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21813\">143rd <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/144th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21815\">144th Mechanized Brigades<\/a> were confirmed to be active in this area, and are now deployed to northern Kharkiv Oblast, between Vovchansk and Kupyansk, as well as on the northern Russo-Ukrainian border, respectively. The <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/territorial-defense-forces\/1st-special-purpose-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"15903\">1st Territorial Defense Brigade<\/a> was also active around the northern border and appears to be temporarily assigned under the corps. More recently, the corps' social channels also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/15armycorps\/posts\/pfbid02u4DGguTK9Gh9ychNeTPV7Zc99B4zEJZ2Jmz4KbVp9bHFwv66ieSxwKfmcwFiK5PTl\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/15armycorps\/posts\/pfbid02u4DGguTK9Gh9ychNeTPV7Zc99B4zEJZ2Jmz4KbVp9bHFwv66ieSxwKfmcwFiK5PTl\">confirmed <\/a>that the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/border-guards\/chernihiv-border-detachment\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"35205\">Chernihiv Border Detachment<\/a> was temporarily assigned under its command.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 10th Mountain Assault Brigade reportedly helped to form the basis of the corps and continues to carry out combat operations in the Siversk direction. The <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/44th-artillery-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"16673\">44th Artillery Brigade<\/a>, previously part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/17th-army-corps\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"45088\">17th Army Corps<\/a>, was recently reassigned to the 15th Army Corps following the newly established <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/54th-artillery-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"63941\">54th Artillery Brigade<\/a>. The brigade continues to provide support in the Zaporizhzhia direction, fighting in the Orikhiv direction.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Newly formed units such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/129th-territorial-defense-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"18780\">129th Heavy Mechanized Brigade<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/158th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"31871\">158th Mechanized Brigade<\/a> have also been assigned to the corps, with both units predominantly fighting in Sumy Oblast, and some elements of the 129th fighting in Kharkiv Oblast, with elements now starting to enter the rear. 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The first variant was reported alongside the discovery of the corps and appeared exclusively on MilitaryLand for the first time, redrawn by our contributor, Davomme.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":44397,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_15tharmycorps.webp\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"66547_0ab02a-f7\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image66547_0ab02a-f7\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_15tharmycorps.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/i_15tharmycorps-350x400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-44397\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>First, unofficial, insignia variant of the 15th Army Corps, redrawn by Davomme.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The insignia was distinguished with a complex design, with the shield being divided into two with an angular chevron separating the top and bottom of the insignia, with deep red at the top and black at the bottom. The central imagery included the coats of arms of the city of Rivne at the peak of the insignia, and the cross from the coats of arms of Rivne Oblast, western Ukraine, at the bottom, surrounded by a sword and scepter.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, MilitaryLand was later contacted by the communications department of the 15th Army Corps, which stated that the insignia had not been officially approved and that a new one would be issued. 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