{"id":36911,"date":"2024-09-26T18:16:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?post_type=unit&#038;p=36911"},"modified":"2026-03-23T22:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:20:46","slug":"466th-rifle-battalion","status":"publish","type":"unit","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/466th-rifle-battalion\/","title":{"rendered":"466th Infantry Battalion"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id36911_5ceb4b-41 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id36911_5ceb4b-41 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id36911_5ceb4b-41 > .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-id36911_5ceb4b-41 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id36911_5ceb4b-41 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id36911_5ceb4b-41 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id36911_5ceb4b-41 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-column36911_7e3b53-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column36911_7e3b53-b2 > .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-column36911_7e3b53-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column36911_7e3b53-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column36911_7e3b53-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column36911_7e3b53-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column36911_7e3b53-b2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column36911_7e3b53-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column36911_7e3b53-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column36911_7e3b53-b2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><strong>466th Infantry Battalion<\/strong> was a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was formed and assigned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/143rd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"21813\">143rd Mechanized Brigade<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, the battalion became defunct and was reformed as the <strong>2nd Mechanized Battalion<\/strong> of the 143rd Mechanized Brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Insignia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The insignia features a chevron with a yellow border. 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