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.

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Structure

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

Brigade’s Headquarters

The unit includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.

67th Rifle Battalion

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6th Battalion Sokil

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1st Mechanized Battalion

2nd Mechanizd Battalion

The second linear mechanized battalion of the brigade.

3rd Mechanized Battalion

The third mechanized battalion of the brigade.

4th Rifle Battalion

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

5th Rifle Battalion

Reserve battalion formed in February 2022. The battalion would later be reformed into 5th rifle battalion.

Shkval Battalion

Penal battalion formed from mobilized convicts.

Tank Battalion

Tank battalion of the brigade equipped with T-64BV tanks.

Artillery Battalion

The artillery battalion of the brigade.

Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion

The air defense battalion of the brigade.

Drone Battalion

The battalion of unmanned strike aerial systems.

Reconnaissance company

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.

Engineering Support Group

The Engineering Support and Sapper group of the brigade

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 unit’s official social media page.

Current equipment

T-64BV

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BMP-2

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IFV

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BMP-1

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MT-LB

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BTR-80

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Novator

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2S1 Gvozdika

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2S3 Akatsiya

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M109A4BE

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SPG

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BM-21 Grad

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9K35 Strela-10

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Equipment Losses

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