24th Mechanized Brigade is a mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces. It’s a successor of 24th Infantry Division of Soviet Army, which became part of Ukrainian Armed Forces after the collapse of Soviet Union. The brigade participated in peacekeeping missions in Kosovo, Iraq and numerous exercises abroad. In 2014, the unit was involved in liberation of Slovyansk, Kramatorsk and later Lysychansk.

At the start of the Russian full-scale invasion in 2022, the brigade was deployed in the area of Popasna, Zolote and Krymske.

Recent News

Ukrainian reinforcements heading to Donbas

Long awaited rotation of Ukrainian units in Donbas is finally under way.

December 11, 2022 Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

UNITREP – 24th Mechanized Brigade

UNITREP is our new series focusing on the current status of Ukrainian units. We begin with the Royal Brigade.

August 21, 2022 Posted in Units | Tagged , | Comments Off on UNITREP – 24th Mechanized Brigade

Rotation of troops in September 2019

Most likely the last rotation of the year 2019 happened in Joint Forces Operation Zone. Soldiers of three Ukrainian brigades have been replaced by their colleagues.

October 3, 2019 Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Rotation of troops in September 2019

Operation Report 2019 – Week #29

Operation Report is a summary of what happened in Joint Forces Operation Zone (previously known as Anti-Terrorist Operation zone or ATO) during the last week.

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Operation Report 2019 – Week #28

Operation Report is a summary of what happened in Joint Forces Operation Zone (previously known as Anti-Terrorist Operation zone or ATO) during the last week.

July 16, 2019 Posted in News | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Operation Report 2019 – Week #28

Structure

Here you can find the last known structure of the unit, including their insignias if available.

Brigade’s Headquarters

The unit includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.

1st Mechanized Battalion

First assault battalion was one of the first units that were deployed to Eastern Ukraine in 2014. They later participated in the battle of Greorgievka.

2nd Mechanized Battalion

The unit was deployed to the border with Russia in 2014 and later to Bahmutka Highway.

3rd Mechanized Battalion

Former 3rd Territorial Defense Battalion Volya. The battalion was reformed in the fall 2014 and assigned to 24th Mechanized Brigade.

Tank Battalion

Tank battalion of the brigade equipped with T-72AV tanks.

Artillery Group

Brigade artillery group equipped with 2S1 and 2S3 self-propelled artillery vehicles.

Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion

The air defense battalion of the brigade.

Reconnaissance Company

Brigade scouts. The unit is equipped with BRDM-2s.

Engineer Battalion

The engineers of the brigade.

Logistic Battalion

The logistic battalion of the brigade.

Maintenance Battalion

The repair & restoration battalion of the brigade.

Signal Company

The signal company of the brigade.

Radar Company

The radar and radiolocation company of the brigade.

Medical Company

The medics of the brigade.

CBRN Protection Company

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence unit.

UAV strike company Raroh

The company of striking unmanned aerial systems of the brigade.

Uniforms

All images of uniforms listed below are taken from the official social media page of the unit.

MM-14

The camouflage was officially adopted as standard camouflage of Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2014. The semi-arad, with the addition of digital pattern, works well in Ukrainian nature.

Multicam

Locally made Multicam uniform is a cheap and popular variant for soldiers in Ukraine. The camouflage is designed for usage in various environments.

Equipment

Here you can find all equipment of the unit. All images of vehicles and weapons listed below are taken from the official social media page of the unit.

T-72AV

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 13

T-72AMT

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 2

T-72M1V

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 3

T-72B3M

Type:

MBT

| Amount: 1

BMP-2

Type:

IFV

| Amount: 38

BVP M-80A

Type:

IFV

| Amount:

MT-LB

Type:

APC

| Amount: 17

BRDM-2

Type:

LAV

| Amount: 2

9K35 Strela-10

Type:

Anti-Aircraft

| Amount: 12

2K22 Tunguska

Type:

Anti-Aircraft

| Amount: 8+

BM-21 Grad

Type:

Artillery

| Amount: 18

2S1 Gvozdika

Type:

Artillery

| Amount: 18

2S3 Akatsiya

Type:

Artillery

| Amount: 18

Equipment Losses

We currently don’t have information about the unit’s equipment casualties. Please check back later.

Manpower Casualties

For Equipment losses, please visit dedicated page at: https://militaryland.net/vendor/24th-mechanized-brigade/

Manpower losses since the Russian invasion of Crimea and Donbas (2014 – today)

Manpower losses since the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022 – today)

Disclaimer: Manpower casualties data are based on publicly available sources and social media. They do not represent final or official amount of losses and are subject to change.