{"id":35601,"date":"2024-08-26T18:56:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?post_type=unit&#038;p=35601"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:28:29","slug":"160th-mechanized-brigade","status":"publish","type":"unit","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/160th-mechanized-brigade\/","title":{"rendered":"160-\u0442\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id35601_6c9104-e2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id35601_6c9104-e2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id35601_6c9104-e2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id35601_6c9104-e2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id35601_6c9104-e2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id35601_6c9104-e2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id35601_6c9104-e2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column35601_7e1d5f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column35601_7e1d5f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column35601_7e1d5f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column35601_7e1d5f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column35601_7e1d5f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column35601_7e1d5f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column35601_7e1d5f-7a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column35601_7e1d5f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column35601_7e1d5f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column35601_7e1d5f-7a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>160-\u0442\u0430 \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>The brigade was formed in June 2024 and was officially revealed to be in the process of formation in August 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was part of a program known as the <strong>Ukrainian Legion<\/strong>, a deal signed between Poland and Ukraine to encourage volunteers living in countries on the European continent, outside of Ukraine, to form a volunteer military unit that would be trained and equipped in Poland. It promised fair treatment and adequate conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2025, the brigade appointed a new commander, with the former unit commander, Colonel Volodymyr Babanyn, being replaced by Colonel Vyacheslav Husinky, although the reason for the rotation was unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, Husinky would be replaced by Colonel Valeriy Semenets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By December 2025, while still in the process of formation, despite being formed over a year ago, the brigade&#8217;s 1st Mechanized Battalion was temporarily subordinated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/air-assault-forces\/71st-jaeger-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"14862\">71-\u0430 \u0454\u0433\u0435\u0440\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a> in Sumy Oblast and deployed to predominantly second-line defensive positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional elements of the brigade were seconded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/23rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17789\">23-\u0442\u044f \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a> near the village of Orestopil in the Pokrovsk direction. In January 2026, the majority of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion and elements of the brigade&#8217;s 3rd Mechanized Battalion were transferred to the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/skala-assault-battalion\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17805\">425-\u0439 \u0448\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043a \u201c\u0421\u043a\u0435\u043b\u044f\u201d<\/a>, as well as to the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/155th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"31493\">155-\u0442\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a>, both of which were performing combat operations in the settlement of Hryshyne in the Pokrovsk direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the brigade&#8217;s personnel attached to these formations were involved in attempts to retake lost positions near Pokrovsk, sustaining significant losses in the process. <sub><sup> <\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/news\/160th-mechanized-brigade-used-to-fill-gaps-in-other-units\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/160th-mechanized-brigade-used-to-fill-gaps-in-other-units\/\">Learn more in this MilitaryLand\u00a0article<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0412\u0456\u0434\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a\u0438<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The insignia displays a traditional chevron with a blue canvas and a subdued olive border. 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It was part of a program known as the Ukrainian Legion, a deal signed between Poland and Ukraine to encourage volunteers living in&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35602,"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-35601","unit","type-unit","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/h_160mech-1024x389.jpg",1024,389,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Jerome Rendall","author_link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/author\/ml_admin\/"},"comment_info":"","related_losses":false,"related_posts":[{"ID":35593,"post_title":"New mechanized brigades begin the process of formation","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has begun forming new mechanized brigades within the Ground Forces. These brigades are being built around experienced units in Ukraine and will later be sent abroad for training at Western military facilities. The personnel for these brigades are expected to be recruited from Ukrainians living abroad. As <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/ukrainian-legion-to-be-formed\/\">we reported on July 9, 2024,<\/a> a Ukrainian Legion was formed in Poland, with its soldiers set to join the newly established brigades after completing their training.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new mechanized brigades have been assigned numbers in the 160-series. The first known unit is the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/160th-mechanized-brigade\/\">160th Mechanized Brigade<\/a>, which is already actively forming. Photos shared by the unit's representatives, shown below, provide a glimpse into this ongoing process.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"35593_e9c67c-00\",\"colLayout\":\"equal\",\"firstColumnWidth\":0,\"secondColumnWidth\":0,\"thirdColumnWidth\":0,\"fourthColumnWidth\":0,\"fifthColumnWidth\":0,\"sixthColumnWidth\":0,\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"35593_5ff5c1-2c\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column35593_5ff5c1-2c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":35605,\"width\":\"500px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/455686597.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/455686597-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35605\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"35593_9c4f95-1d\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column35593_9c4f95-1d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":35606,\"width\":\"500px\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/455792490.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/455792490-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35606\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 160-series brigades are expected to be equipped with gear provided by Western partners, depending on their training locations. If everything proceeds as planned, these brigades are intended to participate in Ukraine's 2025 offensive, while the 150-series brigades will be tasked with relieving exhausted units currently deployed at the front.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"The 160ish series of mechanized brigades will be formed abroad.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2024-08-26 19:49:52","post_date_gmt":"2024-08-26 18:49:52","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-mechanized-brigades-begin-the-process-of-formation","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:45:12","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:45:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=35593","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"25","comments":[{"comment_ID":"14776","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Kay","comment_author_email":"submain@posteo.de","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"92.206.88.58","comment_date":"2024-09-02 04:36:35","comment_date_gmt":"2024-09-02 03:36:35","comment_content":"At the beginning of the war, Trump said that if he were president, he would have dropped a nuclear bomb on the Kremlin long ago. Trump's fantasies of omnipotence only work in a peaceful world without wars. Putin is exactly the opposite of that... Trump never said he likes Putin.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:129.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/129.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14759","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14776"},{"comment_ID":"14775","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Kay","comment_author_email":"submain@posteo.de","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"92.206.88.58","comment_date":"2024-09-02 04:24:42","comment_date_gmt":"2024-09-02 03:24:42","comment_content":"Foreign citizens of Ukrainian descent are being drafted who can only now be recruited in their current homeland due to obligations (family, children, job). This means they have had time to organize all their personal matters...","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:129.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/129.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14757","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14775"},{"comment_ID":"14759","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Tristan","comment_author_email":"tlegall29@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"109.24.224.159","comment_date":"2024-08-30 22:55:49","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-30 21:55:49","comment_content":"I was replying to trumpists who said they were supporting Ukraine, not anti-Trump conservatives. And if you support Ukraine, don't vote for Trump, it's the same as a vote for Putin.\r\nBut I don't understand why, for an anti-Trump conservative, the subject of Ukraine would be divisive. Please explain.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:109.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/115.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14758","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14759"},{"comment_ID":"14758","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Andrew","comment_author_email":"brokenwagonpublishing@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"67.210.201.213","comment_date":"2024-08-30 15:24:20","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-30 14:24:20","comment_content":"This approach doesn't work with anti-Trump conservatives, for the record. You're just going to make them hold their nose and vote Trump or stay home.\r\nAmerican politics is its own special cesspool. Don't drag Ukraine in. It's probably chaos and dysfunction going forward anyway - USA isn't a real country, unlike Ukraine.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:129.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/129.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14747","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14758"},{"comment_ID":"14757","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Paraus","comment_author_email":"paralus76@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2607:fb90:fa1a:c279:c9c1:94d0:3c13:904f","comment_date":"2024-08-30 08:29:06","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-30 07:29:06","comment_content":"Over a hundred thousand men returned to fight at the outset and tens of thousands more who willingly left comfortable lives in Europe in 2022, 2023 to volunteer to serve. Now its the slackers turn. The foreign Ukrainian legions make any excuse about fear of 'poor training, equipment, etc\" moot; Either they serve or they might as well admit they're unpatriotic cowards","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","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14733","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14757"},{"comment_ID":"14756","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Zhorik Vartanov","comment_author_email":"a@b.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"82.118.29.83","comment_date":"2024-08-29 19:42:00","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-29 18:42:00","comment_content":"Leave Ukraine illegaly, join the 160 brigade, serve in the army, get injured and then - you don't have to stay, you can go back! Yeah, a real game changer","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/127.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14755","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14756"},{"comment_ID":"14755","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Sphere","comment_author_email":"iamsphere@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"128.92.105.194","comment_date":"2024-08-29 15:30:02","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-29 14:30:02","comment_content":"There's been a very well thought out set of policies put in place. First, it was made clear that these units were going to be trained and equipped abroad, so the fear of being improperly trained\/equipped went away. Also, it was made so that after serving in the military, people could return to the country they were currently in, they wouldn't be forced to return to Ukraine. These worked.","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","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14754","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14755"},{"comment_ID":"14754","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Patrick","comment_author_email":"patrickrobert1389@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"92.184.104.8","comment_date":"2024-08-29 09:42:43","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-29 08:42:43","comment_content":"How come they have volunteered abroad instead of returning home to enroll? I am sure some have done so when the war broke out - But now after 30 months of fighting?","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","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14753","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14754"},{"comment_ID":"14753","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Securion","comment_author_email":"jibe73@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"46.59.80.35","comment_date":"2024-08-29 07:38:23","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-29 06:38:23","comment_content":"The current brigades are being filled with volunteers abroad, so obviously you are wrong.","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 Edg\/128.0.0.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14733","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14753"},{"comment_ID":"14747","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Tristan","comment_author_email":"tlegall29@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"109.24.224.159","comment_date":"2024-08-28 23:02:43","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-28 22:02:43","comment_content":"The thing is, when \"country first\" is a made-up term to abandon your allies, you make your country weaker. USA has nothing to gain, and everything to lose, if Trump is elected and abandon Ukraine.\r\nAnd, here are a few facts for you: inflation and crime are down under Biden, and satistics show that rapists and murderers are more often people familiar with the victim than strangers.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:109.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/115.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14746","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14747"},{"comment_ID":"14746","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Tlr","comment_author_email":"trobine2@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"108.147.150.41","comment_date":"2024-08-28 21:50:18","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-28 20:50:18","comment_content":"Our country first. I support ukraine but , but not vote for Harris. High prices will get worse, inflation, crime, and let's see ok yeah let's let another 10 million illegals in so we can pay their way while they rape, murder Americans. No way I want another 4 years like last 4. Go ahead and waste your vote.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/128.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14740","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14746"},{"comment_ID":"14744","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"James Gartland","comment_author_email":"wizardjamesg@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:8800:8896:1e00:1836:7ce:4296:5bfd","comment_date":"2024-08-28 19:33:04","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-28 18:33:04","comment_content":"If the current loyalty is to Ukraine why not","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/128.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14727","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14744"},{"comment_ID":"14741","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Andri75","comment_author_email":"bodrati@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2403:6200:8871:e55:44f3:c304:da68:17d3","comment_date":"2024-08-28 17:36:19","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-28 16:36:19","comment_content":"Not true. Ukraine this year has trained 14 new brigades, 4 of them already deployed.\r\nNow around 40 brigades are in the early training stages, mostly formed by young Ukrainians (25-27 years old) and one third are volunteers (before they couldn\u2019t fight since too young).","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) CriOS\/128.0.6613.92 Mobile\/15E148 Safari\/604.1","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14741"},{"comment_ID":"14740","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Tristan","comment_author_email":"tlegall29@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"109.24.224.159","comment_date":"2024-08-28 16:18:15","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-28 15:18:15","comment_content":"If you support Ukraine, vote for Harris. Trump and Vance would just give Putin everything he wants.\r\nAs Geoff Duncan (a Republican) said: \"If you vote for Harris in 2024, you're not a democrate, you are a patriot\". ","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:109.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/115.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14736","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14740"},{"comment_ID":"14737","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Kent","comment_author_email":"Kesept@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1000:b053:e863:a488:36c1:8586:b52b","comment_date":"2024-08-28 12:28:11","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-28 11:28:11","comment_content":"If this is true, then has the right to nuke back..is this what you really want","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/127.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14737"},{"comment_ID":"14736","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Kent","comment_author_email":"Kesept@yahoo.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2600:1000:b053:e863:a488:36c1:8586:b52b","comment_date":"2024-08-28 12:26:48","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-28 11:26:48","comment_content":"I support Ukraine, but not Harris or any democrat","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/127.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14734","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14736"},{"comment_ID":"14734","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Tristan","comment_author_email":"tlegall29@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"109.24.224.159","comment_date":"2024-08-27 22:20:42","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-27 21:20:42","comment_content":"You mean the trumpist traitors. Loyal Republicans, those who support Ukraine, vote for Harris anyway.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:109.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/115.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14732","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14734"},{"comment_ID":"14733","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Patrick","comment_author_email":"patrickrobert1389@aol.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"92.184.104.1","comment_date":"2024-08-27 20:08:37","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-27 19:08:37","comment_content":"I don't think any sizeable number of Ukrainian men living abroad will join any brigade of their own free will. Most of them fled Ukraine precisely in order not to be conscripted.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/127.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14733"},{"comment_ID":"14732","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Forsayte","comment_author_email":"hangaevaleksandr@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"188.162.250.5","comment_date":"2024-08-27 16:22:02","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-27 15:22:02","comment_content":"or the Republicans may again put pressure and block American military aid    \u0442_\u0442","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/127.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14731","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14732"},{"comment_ID":"14731","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Forsayte","comment_author_email":"hangaevaleksandr@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"188.162.250.5","comment_date":"2024-08-27 16:16:11","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-27 15:16:11","comment_content":"hard workers from the 47th fight without a break for six months. They must rest, otherwise Kyiv risks completely depleting the American heavy vehicles","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/127.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14730","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14731"},{"comment_ID":"14730","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Tiss","comment_author_email":"neyoshadow@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2001:1970:5819:8c00:7c65:8dc1:a52a:339d","comment_date":"2024-08-27 16:15:01","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-27 15:15:01","comment_content":"Judging by the situation in and around Pokrovsk, probably not","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (X11; CrOS x86_64 14541.0.0) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/120.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14725","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14730"},{"comment_ID":"14729","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Joey Jones","comment_author_email":"topgunn412@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2607:fb90:bb29:d7a9:83ac:9e5c:df41:96d8","comment_date":"2024-08-27 15:55:56","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-27 14:55:56","comment_content":"Once you take out an nco or officer the Russian unit collapses on its self. Solders don't take initiative and go fight or flight mode. Attack stalls they get overwhelmed and flee. Give me a mech brigade separate and 1 tank company we'll call it a calvary squadron and end run 100 clicks the 1st day.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/127.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14728","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14729"},{"comment_ID":"14728","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Harry","comment_author_email":"murphyharry1979har@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"24.115.173.55","comment_date":"2024-08-27 15:49:50","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-27 14:49:50","comment_content":"It don't matter there being trained abroad which means there not being taught as Russian officers, the nato officers","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/127.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"14727","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14728"},{"comment_ID":"14727","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"bigmak","comment_author_email":"joecrowpanama@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2a02:2378:10b1:de61::1","comment_date":"2024-08-27 14:44:50","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-27 13:44:50","comment_content":"please let there be no old soviet officers","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/127.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14727"},{"comment_ID":"14725","comment_post_ID":"35593","comment_author":"Neko","comment_author_email":"noahguy.am@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"124.121.138.119","comment_date":"2024-08-26 23:52:20","comment_date_gmt":"2024-08-26 22:52:20","comment_content":"Will the 47th finally get some rest","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/127.0.0.0 Mobile Safari\/537.36","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"14725"}],"_thumbnail_id":["35600","1","2024-08-26 18:36:40","2024-08-26 17:36:40","General Staff of Ukraine","news_160brigade","","inherit","open","closed","","news_160brigade","","","2024-08-26 18:36:57","2024-08-26 17:36:57","","35593","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/news_160brigade.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","35600"],"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":"1056","object_id":"83442","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":"383","object_id":"83442","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":"296","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":35593},{"ID":38241,"post_title":"160th Mechanized Brigade officially revealed","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On 26 August 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/new-mechanized-brigades-begin-the-process-of-formation\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/new-mechanized-brigades-begin-the-process-of-formation\/\">we reported<\/a> on the formation of a new mechanized brigade within the Ukrainian Ground Forces - the 160th Mechanized Brigade. The unit is the first known unit in the new 160-series of new mechanized brigades, and has recently unveiled its new insignia on its social media page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1173192227114904\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1173192227114904\/\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":38243,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/i_160thmechanizedbrigade.webp\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"38241_53f6cc-6b\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image38241_53f6cc-6b\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/i_160thmechanizedbrigade.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/i_160thmechanizedbrigade-350x400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-38243\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Insignia of the 160th Mechanized Brigade, redrawn by Davomme<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The insignia features a dark green shield with a prominent silver Tryzub variation in the center, along with two crossed silver swords on either side of the shield.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"The mechanized brigade receives a new social media account and a unique insignia.","post_author":"3620","post_date":"2024-10-29 12:23:19","post_date_gmt":"2024-10-29 11:23:19","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"160th-mechanized-brigade-officially-revealed","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:44:56","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:44:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=38241","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","comments":[{"comment_ID":"14885","comment_post_ID":"38241","comment_author":"philip frm Phil","comment_author_email":"philiplacaron@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"180.190.176.219","comment_date":"2024-10-29 16:18:05","comment_date_gmt":"2024-10-29 15:18:05","comment_content":"slavA uKraine !!!","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":"14885"}],"_thumbnail_id":["38250","3620","2024-10-28 22:28:54","2024-10-28 21:28:54","160th Mechanized Brigade &amp; MilitaryLand","160th reveal 3","","inherit","open","closed","","160th-reveal-3","","","2024-10-28 22:29:12","2024-10-28 21:29:12","","38241","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/160th-reveal-3.jpg","0","attachment","image\/jpeg","0","38250"],"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":"1056","object_id":"83442","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":"383","object_id":"83442","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":"296","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":38241},{"ID":44152,"post_title":"Newly Forming Mechanized Brigades Remain Active","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In January, Yuriy Butusov, editor-in-chief of Ukrainian <em>Censor.net<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/censor.net\/ua\/resonance\/3532876\/butusov-pro-formuvannya-brygad\">shared<\/a> that the formation of several brigades\u2014specifically the 158th, 159th, 160th, and 162nd Mechanized Brigades\u2014had been put on hold by order of President Zelenskyy, with the support of the military leadership.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yuriy Butusov\u2019s information raised several questions. Firstly, the social media accounts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/158ombr\">158th<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61572215861744\">159th Brigades<\/a> remained active. Secondly, volunteers closely connected to these brigades continued to collect donations for soldiers and equipment. Additionally, some volunteers expressed opposition to the disbandment of these brigades, citing their better condition and organization compared to previously formed brigades. The key difference\u2014particularly regarding the 158th and 159th Mechanized Brigades\u2014is their combat core. Unlike the 155th and 157th Brigades, these units were built around battle-hardened soldiers, providing a stronger foundation for their formation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For instance, the 159th Mechanized Brigade is commanded by Col. Oleksandr Demchuk, who completed an internship at the Fort Knox military base in the USA. Since February 26, 2022, he had led the 23rd Rifle Battalion. The brigade's core consists of fighters from the 5th Heavy Mechanized Brigade, the 67th Mechanized Brigade, and the 23rd Rifle Battalion.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":44154,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/48415949.jpg\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"44152_cdd7e3-32\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image44152_cdd7e3-32\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/48415949.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/48415949-1024x839.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-44154\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>Col. Demchuk in March 2025<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are multiple mentions on social media of the 160th Mechanized Brigade, suggesting it is still active in Poland. In contrast, there have been no public updates on the 161st Mechanized Brigade since its reveal in 2024, indicating that its formation may have been suspended. Meanwhile, the recruiting platform <a href=\"https:\/\/lobbyx.army\/brigades\/162-okrema-mekhanizovana-bryhada\/\">LobbyX continues<\/a> to advertise positions for the 162nd Mechanized Brigade, suggesting it remains active and in the process of formation. Additionally, the brigade has several ongoing tenders for equipment.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"Four out of the five brigades remain active and continue the formation process.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-03-20 21:01:28","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 20:01:28","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"newly-forming-mechanized-brigades-remain-active","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:44:06","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:44:06","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=44152","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","comments":[{"comment_ID":"15313","comment_post_ID":"44152","comment_author":"Dobbsie","comment_author_email":"Dobbsie1960@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2607:fb91:7910:1835:d925:22c3:ecb6:a26b","comment_date":"2025-03-21 18:06:28","comment_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 17:06:28","comment_content":"Also Jerome, do you have enough info yet to give us a table of organization of the Corps level?\r\nThanks","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/134.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36 Edg\/134.0.0.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"15313"},{"comment_ID":"15312","comment_post_ID":"44152","comment_author":"Dobbsie","comment_author_email":"Dobbsie1960@gmail.com","comment_author_url":"","comment_author_IP":"2607:fb91:7910:1835:d925:22c3:ecb6:a26b","comment_date":"2025-03-21 18:05:20","comment_date_gmt":"2025-03-21 17:05:20","comment_content":"Thank you for this instructive post Jerome. A nice companion article would be some analysis as to whether initiatives to boost the veteran brigades back to something resembling their paper establishment have moved in the right direction. Brigades with 6-8 fully operational battalions would be quite formidable.","comment_karma":"0","comment_approved":"1","comment_agent":"Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/134.0.0.0 Safari\/537.36 Edg\/134.0.0.0","comment_type":"comment","comment_parent":"0","user_id":"0","pod_item_id":"15312"}],"_thumbnail_id":["38496","1","2024-11-08 21:01:49","2024-11-08 20:01:49","93rd Mechanized Brigade","news_octobersummary","","inherit","open","closed","","news_octobersummary","","","2024-11-08 21:31:56","2024-11-08 20:31:56","","38299","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/news_octobersummary.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","38496"],"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":"1056","object_id":"83442","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":"383","object_id":"83442","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":"296","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":44152},{"ID":47429,"post_title":"160th Brigade appoints new commander","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 160th Mechanized Brigade, which is still in the process of being formed, has undergone a change in leadership. Colonel Volodymyr Babanyn, who had commanded the unit since its inception, has been replaced by Colonel Vyacheslav Husinsky. The leadership transition came to light through a gift certificate issued by the brigade, obtained by MilitaryLand. No official reason has been provided for the change.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":47461,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cert_160mech_april25.webp\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"47429_dcb8b1-cd\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image47429_dcb8b1-cd\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cert_160mech_april25.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cert_160mech_april25-307x400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-47461\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em>certificate issued by the brigade<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Colonel Volodymyr Babanyn voluntarily joined the Armed Forces in 2015 and was assigned to the 8th Motorized Battalion, where he rose to the position of commander in 2018. In 2023, he was appointed chief of staff of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade. Later that year, he was reassigned to the rear and took over as head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Territorial Recruitment Center. In 2024, he assumed command of the newly formed 160th Mechanized Brigade, but in April 2025, he returned to lead the Ivano-Frankivsk Territorial Recruitment Center once again.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No public information is currently available about the newly appointed commander, Colonel Husinsky.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"A change of command has taken place in a brigade that has not yet been deployed.","post_author":"1","post_date":"2025-04-29 21:52:17","post_date_gmt":"2025-04-29 19:52:17","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"160th-mechanized-brigade-appoints-new-commander","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-09 22:43:50","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-09 20:43:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=47429","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["38384","1","2024-11-03 18:26:42","2024-11-03 17:26:42","117th Heavy Mechanized Brigade","news_117heavymech","","inherit","open","closed","","news_117heavymech","","","2024-11-03 18:26:58","2024-11-03 17:26:58","","38371","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/news_117heavymech.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","38384"],"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":"1056","object_id":"83442","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":"383","object_id":"83442","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":"296","object_id":"82851","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"1142"}],"post_format":false,"id":47429},{"ID":75649,"post_title":"160th Mechanized Brigade Makes Official Debut on Social Media","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 160th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces has officially deployed on social media platforms, launching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/160ombr\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/160ombr\/\">Instagram<\/a> pages that mark the unit's first digital engagement with the public.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In its inaugural Facebook post, the brigade disclosed details about its formation and the adoption of new unit insignia\u2014a change MilitaryLand <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Militarylandnet\/status\/1983662783670428067\">first reported<\/a> in late October 2025.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":68332,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/160th-mechanized-brigade\/\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\",\"uniqueID\":\"75649_fb2c93-9f\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image75649_fb2c93-9f\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/160th-mechanized-brigade\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/i_160th_Mechanized_Brigade-scaled-350x400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-68332\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The brigade was formed in the Yavoriv area of Lviv Oblast and the Shepetivka district of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, regions with deep historical roots in the medieval Kingdom of Rus. This territorial connection directly influenced the design of the unit's heraldry.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The centerpiece of the brigade's symbolism is the Cross of Saint George, a red straight cross on a silver field that served as the state and dynastic emblem of the Kingdom of Rus beginning in the early 14th century. The symbol is particularly associated with King Yuri I Lvovich (1301-1308), who adopted it as his personal and dynastic coat of arms.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The brigade's sleeve insignia features a blue shield\u2014traditional coloring for mechanized forces\u2014with the Kingdom of Rus banner and Cross of Saint George at its center. According to the unit, the emblem represents \"heredity, invincibility, and connection between generations of Ukrainian warriors.\"<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The 160th has adopted the Latin motto \"FIDEM ET ARMA\"\u2014\"By Faith and Weapons\"\u2014which the brigade interprets as loyalty to oath, brotherhood, and people, combined with readiness to defend the state under arms.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/advancedheading {\"uniqueID\":\"75649_2d795d-84\",\"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-heading75649_2d795d-84 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading75649_2d795d-84\"><strong>Command Changes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/advancedheading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The brigade is now led by Colonel Valery Semenets, who replaced Colonel Vyacheslav Husinsky in late 2025. According to MilitaryLand research, Semenets served as Chief of Staff of the 57th Motorized Brigade in 2017. By 2020, he had moved to the General Staff, holding the position of Head of the Department of Doctrines and Training Troops. 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The unit, which aimed to attract Ukrainian civilians living abroad with promises of fair treatment, training in Poland, and adequate conditions, has increasingly been used to reinforce other formations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By December 2025, while still in the process of formation, the brigade\u2019s 1st Mechanized Battalion was seconded to the 71st Jaeger Brigade in Sumy Oblast. The battalion was deployed mainly to second-line defensive positions, with a few exceptions. At the same time, additional elements of the brigade were seconded to the 23rd Mechanized Brigade. While the unit suffered several casualties, it gained essential combat experience. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In January 2026, the redistribution of personnel intensified. The majority of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion was transferred to the 425th Assault Regiment \u201cSkala,\u201d while elements of the <strong>3rd Mechanized Battalion<\/strong> were sent to the 155th Mechanized Brigade. Both units were deployed north of Pokrovsk, primarily in the settlement of Hryshyne, officially to reinforce Ukrainian defensive positions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/rowlayout {\"uniqueID\":\"79320_b93a13-ff\",\"columnGutter\":\"none\",\"customGutter\":[0,\"\",\"\"],\"colLayout\":\"equal\",\"firstColumnWidth\":0,\"secondColumnWidth\":0,\"thirdColumnWidth\":0,\"fourthColumnWidth\":0,\"fifthColumnWidth\":0,\"sixthColumnWidth\":0,\"padding\":[\"xxs\",\"\",\"xs\",\"\"],\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"79320_7b4b43-01\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column79320_7b4b43-01\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":79723,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/160mech_mia1.webp\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"79320_946c2a-12\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image79320_946c2a-12\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/160mech_mia1.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/160mech_mia1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-79723\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"borderWidth\":[\"\",\"\",\"\",\"\"],\"uniqueID\":\"79320_ae9081-3e\",\"kbVersion\":2} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column79320_ae9081-3e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":79724,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/160mech_mia3.webp\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"79320_20dd73-3f\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image79320_20dd73-3f\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/160mech_mia3.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/160mech_mia3.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-79724\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/column -->\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/rowlayout -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Monitoring of social media groups where relatives search for missing soldiers indicates dozens of killed or missing servicemen from the 160th Mechanized Brigade in Hryshyne alone, many of whom had been assigned to Skala. MilitaryLand research shows that personnel attached to assault units were involved in attempts to retake lost positions near Pokrovsk, sustaining significant losses in the process.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":79725,\"imgMaxWidth\":586,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/160mech_mia2.webp\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\",\"uniqueID\":\"79320_c6307f-cd\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image79320_c6307f-cd\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/160mech_mia2.webp\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/160mech_mia2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-79725\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These high-risk assault operations are carried out by assault units prioritized by the commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, including the 425th Assault Regiment.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When soldiers from a brigade still in the process of formation are sent to reinforce assault units, while veteran mechanized brigades face critical manpower shortages, it raises serious questions about the logic of continuing to form these newly created brigades. Sending newly mobilized troops to regain lost positions near Pokrovsk instead of forming capable reserves undermines the original purpose of creating new mechanized brigades.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_excerpt":"","post_author":"1","post_date":"2026-03-12 21:51:13","post_date_gmt":"2026-03-12 20:51:13","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"160th-mechanized-brigade-used-to-fill-gaps-in-other-units","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-03-12 21:51:13","post_modified_gmt":"2026-03-12 20:51:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=79320","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","comments":false,"_thumbnail_id":["70458","1","2025-11-26 21:53:13","2025-11-26 20:53:13","","news_replenishment","","inherit","open","closed","","news_replenishment","","","2025-11-26 21:53:13","2025-11-26 20:53:13","","70457","https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/news_replenishment.webp","0","attachment","image\/webp","0","70458"],"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":"1056","object_id":"83442","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":"383","object_id":"83442","term_order":"0","pod_item_id":"4"}],"post_tag":false,"post_format":false,"id":79320}],"unit_equipment_previous":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/35601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/unit"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/35601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80585,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/35601\/revisions\/80585"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit\/11750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"unit_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit_tag?post=35601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}