{"id":37981,"date":"2024-11-02T20:20:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T19:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?post_type=unit&#038;p=37981"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:26:45","slug":"162nd-mechanized-brigade","status":"publish","type":"unit","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/162nd-mechanized-brigade\/","title":{"rendered":"162-\u0433\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-id37981_65f555-dc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id37981_65f555-dc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id37981_65f555-dc > .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-id37981_65f555-dc > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id37981_65f555-dc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id37981_65f555-dc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id37981_65f555-dc 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-column37981_d8f3ce-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column37981_d8f3ce-84 > .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-column37981_d8f3ce-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column37981_d8f3ce-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column37981_d8f3ce-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column37981_d8f3ce-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column37981_d8f3ce-84{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column37981_d8f3ce-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column37981_d8f3ce-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column37981_d8f3ce-84\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>162nd Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ukrainian <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"11750\">\u0421\u0443\u0445\u043e\u043f\u0443\u0442\u043d\u0456 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430<\/a>, established during the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/news\/two-new-brigades-appeared-in-the-ground-forces\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/two-new-brigades-appeared-in-the-ground-forces\/\">planning of the 160-series of brigades<\/a> initiated in June 2024. These units were expected to be fully operational by the first half of 2025, but currently, almost two years onwards from its original creation date, the brigade is still in the process of formation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brigade was set to expand the reserve of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, possibly as part of the Ukrainian Legion initiative, like its sister unit, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/160th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"35601\">160-\u0442\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0456\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0434\u0430<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/news\/162nd-mechanized-brigade-officially-revealed\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/162nd-mechanized-brigade-officially-revealed\/\">the brigade received its first insignia<\/a>, which was rejected, and later received a new insignia that month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colonel Serhiy Ivanovych Kostiuk led the brigade in 2025, until he was appointed new commander of <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%be%d1%80%d1%96%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8c%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%97-%d0%be%d0%b1%d0%be%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b8\/115th-territorial-defense-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"26888\">115th Territorial Defence Brigade<\/a> by November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2026, the 162nd Mechanized Brigade had finally it baptism of fire, with some drone pilots of the unmanned system battalion who <a href=\"https:\/\/tfix.me\/ok_pivnich1\/19038\/en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tfix.me\/ok_pivnich1\/19038\/en\">started operating on the front line<\/a>. <\/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 divided vertically into two, olive green on the left and blue on the right, with a yellow border. 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This was revealed by volunteers on social medias and <a href=\"https:\/\/lobbyx.army\/tor\/nachalnyk-remontnoi-maysterni-do-batalyonu-bezpilotnykh-system-162-ombr\/\">LobbyX recruitment server<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These units are expected to be fully operational by the first half of 2025. We <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/new-mechanized-brigades-begin-the-process-of-formation\/\">reported<\/a> back in August 2024 about formation of 160th Mechanized Brigade, the first in this series.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This marks the second formation of the 161st Mechanized Brigade, which originally existed within the Ukrainian Armed Forces from 1992 until its disbandment in 2004. 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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":"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":44152},{"ID":49117,"post_title":"162nd Mechanized Brigade Officially Revealed","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In November 2024<span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">,<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/two-new-brigades-appeared-in-the-ground-forces\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37847\">we reported<\/a>&nbsp;on the formation of two new brigades within the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Volunteers on the LobbyX recruitment platform revealed this, which included the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/161st-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"35609\">161st <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/162nd-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"37981\">162nd Mechanized Brigades<\/a> as part of the 160-series of brigades.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Little information has been revealed about both units; however, what is known is that they are still undergoing the formation of recruitment and training.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Recently, it was discovered by our contributors that the <strong>162nd Mechanized Brigade<\/strong> has received its insignia after many months of waiting. It appears here for the first time exclusively on MilitaryLand, redrawn by Davomme.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":49121,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"uniqueID\":\"49117_263514-62\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image49117_263514-62\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/i_162nd_Mechanized_Brigade-320x400.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-49121\"\/><figcaption><em>Insignia of the newly formed 162nd Mechanized Brigade, redrawn by Davomme.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:kadence\/image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The insignia appears slightly different from the rest of the Ground Forces emblems, with the motto tab attached directly to the shield rather than separately. 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The insignia is generally surprising given it deviates heavily from the rest of the 150 and 160-series of brigade insignias, with its muted collars and repetitive nature of symbol choices being reminiscent<a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/155th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"31493\"> of<\/a> the new <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/155th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"31493\">155th<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/157th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"31869\">157th <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/159th-mechanized-brigade\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"31797\">159th Mechanized Brigade<\/a> insignias. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:kadence\/image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":49126,\"sizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"uniqueID\":\"49117_3f5dff-c8\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image49117_3f5dff-c8\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_2025-05-06-15-28-01-62_1c337646f29875672b5a61192b9010f9-400x279.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-49126\"\/><figcaption><em>Embroidered chevrons of the new 162nd Mechanized Brigade insignia. 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