30th Mechanized Brigade is a mechanized brigade of Armed Forces of Ukraine and successor of 30th Tank Division of Soviet Army. The brigade was one of the five brigades, which were capable of fighting after the annexation of Crimea. 30th Mechanized Brigade was deployed to the border with Crimea and later dispatched to defend Savur Mohyla. They were also deployed to Marinka and later Debaltsevo.

Recent News

Daily report – February 19

The summary of the most important things that happened on February 19.

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Large prisoner exchange between Ukraine and separatists

Ukraine and self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republic swapped prisoners on December 29. They were later transported to Kyiv to meet relatives.

December 30, 2019 Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Large prisoner exchange between Ukraine and separatists

Azov Regiment leaves the frontline

The command of Joint Forces Operation Zone announced the change of Ukrainian forces at Svitlodarsk Bulge and the surrounding area.

September 22, 2019 Posted in News | Tagged , | Comments Off on Azov Regiment leaves the frontline

30th Mechanized Brigade available

A page of 30th Mechanized Brigade of Armed Forces of Ukraine was added to our site. The page contains the unit’s structure, uniforms, warpath, and more.

July 5, 2019 Posted in News, Website | Tagged | Comments Off on 30th Mechanized Brigade available

Another batch of emblems approved

Three units of Armed Forces of Ukraine officially received new insignias. The insignias respect historic and national military symbolism.

March 10, 2019 Posted in News | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Another batch of emblems approved

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

The first mechanized battalion of the brigade.

2nd Mechanized Battalion

The second mechanized battalion of the brigade.

3rd Mechanized Battalion

The third linear mechanized battalion of the brigade.

2nd Motorized Battalion

The battalion was formed in June 2014 as 2nd Territorial Defense Battalion “Goryn”. In 2015, the unit was reformatted as 2nd Motorized Battalion.

Tank Battalion

Tank battalion of the brigade.

Artillery Group

The group includes HQ, target acquisition unit, two self-propelled artillery battalions, rocket artillery unit and anti-tank unit.

Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion

The air defense battalion of the brigade.

Reconnaissance Company

The scouts of the brigade.

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.

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-arid, with the addition of digital pattern, works well in Ukrainian nature.

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.

2022 - today

T-90M

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MBT

| Amount: 1

T-80UK

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MBT

| Amount: 1

T-80U

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MBT

| Amount: 1+

BMP-2

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IFV

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BMP-1

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IFV

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BRMD-2

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LAV

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MT-LB

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APC

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MT-LBu

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APC

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BM-21 Grad

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MLRS

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2S1 Gvozdika

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Artillery

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2S3 Akatsiya

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Artillery

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2K22 Tonguska

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Anti-Aircraft

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9K35 Strela-10

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Anti-Aircraft

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until 2021

T-64BV

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MBT

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T-64B

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MBT

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Equipment Losses

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

Manpower Casualties

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