{"id":87495,"date":"2026-07-10T08:36:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?post_type=unit&#038;p=87495"},"modified":"2026-07-10T08:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:36:42","slug":"76th-mechanized-brigade","status":"publish","type":"unit","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/76th-mechanized-brigade\/","title":{"rendered":"76th Mechanized Brigade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>76th Separate Mechanized Brigade<\/strong> is a unit of the Ground Forces of Ukraine, created in June 2026. The brigade is currently in the process of formation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>76th Separate Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ground Forces of Ukraine, created in June 2026. 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Its existence was revealed through the Ukrainian recruitment platform <a href=\"https:\/\/lobbyx.army\/\">LobbyX<\/a>, where the unit is advertising vacancies for a <a href=\"https:\/\/lobbyx.army\/tor\/nachalnyk-hrupy-sotsialnoho-suprovodu-do-76-okrema-mekhanizovana-bryhada\/\">Head of the Social Support Group<\/a>, staff sergeants, and several other rear-area positions.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":87498,\"width\":\"658px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/76mech_lobbyx.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87498\" style=\"width:658px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The creation of the 76th Mechanized Brigade is part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ongoing 2026 expansion. 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