28th Mechanized Brigade

Full name: 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign

Active:

February 18, 1992 –

Garrison:

Chornomorske, Odesa Oblast

Size:

1500 - 5000 servicemen

Motto:

With Will and Iron

Unit Role:

Mechanized Infantry

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About Unit

28th Mechanized Brigade is a mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces. It’s a successor of Soviet 28th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, which was reformed as 28th Mechanized Division under the Ukrainian Army. During the War in Donbas, a BTG element was formed and deployed to the border area near Izvarine. In August 2014, the element reinforced Ukrainian defense west of Donetsk and participated in the battle of Donetsk Airport. At the begging of Russian full-scale invasion in February 2022, the brigade was deployed to Odesa and foiled Russian ambitious landing at Kobleve.

Col. Anatoliy Kulykivskyi

Unit Commander

Structure

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Unit Headquarters

It includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.

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5th Rifle Battalion

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Unit structurally subordinated to the command of this formation.

1st Mechanized Battalion

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2nd Mechanied Company

The second mechanized company of the battalion.

Aerial Reconnaissance Platoon

The aerial reconnaissance platoon of the battalion.

2nd Mechanized Battalion

The second linear mechanized battalion of the brigade.

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3rd Mechanized Battalion

The third mechanized battalion of the brigade.

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4th Rifle Battalion

Linear rifle battalion of the brigade, formed after the Russian full-scale invasion.

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Shkval Battalion

Penal battalion formed from mobilized convicts.

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Tank Battalion

The linear tank battalion of the brigade.

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Reconnaissance company

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Drone Battalion

The battalion of unmanned strike aerial systems.

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Artillery Group

The Artillerz regiment of the Brigade.

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Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion

18x Howitzer | 15x Cargo trucks | 8x Command vehicles

2nd Artillery Battalion

18x Howitzer | 15x Cargo trucks | 8x Command vehicles

Rocket Artillery Battery

6x BM-21 | 6x Cargo Truck | 2x Command Vehicle

Anti-Tank Battery

6x MT-12 | 3x ATGM | 7x MT-LB | 4x Cargo Truck

Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery

Maintenance Company

Logistics Company

Signals Battalion

CBRN Conpany

Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion

The air defense battalion of the brigade.

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Maintenance Battalion

The repair & restoration battalion of the brigade.

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Logistics Battalion

The Logistics Battalion of the Brigade.

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Engineering Battalion

The Engineering Battalion of the Brigade.

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Engineering Support Group

The Engineering Support and Sapper group of the brigade

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Signals Company

The Signals Company of the Brigade.

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Radar Company

The Electronic Ranging Company of the Brigade.

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CBRN Company

The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Neurological Protection Company of the Brigade.

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Medical Company

The Medical Company of the Brigade.

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Equipment

Here, you can view the complete list of the unit’s equipment. All images of the vehicles and weapons below are sourced from the official social pages.

T-64BV

Main Battle Tank

BMP-2

Infantry Fighting Vehicle

BMP-1

Infantry Fighting Vehicle

BTR-80

Armoured Personnel Carrier

MT-LB

Armoured Personnel Carrier

FV103

Armoured Personnel Carrier

Novator

Light Armored Vehicle

HMMWV

Light Armored Vehicle

M109A4BE

Artillery

M109A3GN

Artillery

M109L

Artillery

2S3 Akatsiya

Artillery

2S1 Gvozdika

Artillery

M101

Towed Artillery

D-20

Towed Artillery

2K35 Strela-10

Anti-Aircraft

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This page was created on August 17, 2022, and last edited on January 21, 2026.

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