Recent News

Ukraine reports one dead on Tuesday

Ukrainian 53rd Mechanized brigade lost one soldier in Donbas yesterday.

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Operation Report 2021 – Week #15

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

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Operation Report 2021 – Week #10

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

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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.

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Operation Report 2019 – Week #42

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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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 linear mechanized battalion of the brigade.

2nd Mechanized Battalion

Former 4th Battalion of 24th Mechanized Brigade. The unit was reorganized and transferred to 53rd Mechanized Brigade in the fall of 2014.

43rd Separate Motorized Battalion

The unit was created on August 22, 2014 as 43rd Territorial Defense Battalion “Patriot”. The unit was later reformatted and assigned under the command of 53rd.

Artillery Group

Artillery Group of the brigade.

Tank Battalion

The linear tank battalion of the brigade.

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.

T-72B

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T-72B1

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T-72AV

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T-64BV

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BMP-1

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IFV

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BTR-70

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APC

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BRDM-2

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LAV

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MT-LB

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MT-LBu

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2S3 Akatsiya

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Artillery

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BM-21 Grad

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ZSU-23-4 Shilka

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2K22 Tunguska

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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.

Manpower Casualties

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