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.
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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.
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.
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
Type:
MBT
| Amount: 1
T-80UK
Type:
MBT
| Amount: 1
T-80U
Type:
MBT
| Amount: 1+
BMP-2
Type:
IFV
| Amount:
BMP-1
Type:
IFV
| Amount:
BRMD-2
Type:
LAV
| Amount:
MT-LB
Type:
APC
| Amount:
MT-LBu
Type:
APC
| Amount:
BM-21 Grad
Type:
MLRS
| Amount:
2S1 Gvozdika
Type:
Artillery
| Amount:
2S3 Akatsiya
Type:
Artillery
| Amount:
2K22 Tonguska
Type:
Anti-Aircraft
| Amount:
9K35 Strela-10
Type:
Anti-Aircraft
| Amount:
until 2021
T-64BV
Type:
MBT
| Amount: 10+
T-64B
Type:
MBT
| Amount: 5+