57th Rifle Battalion

Full name: 57th Separate Chernivtsi Rifle Battalion

Active:

2022 – 2025

Garrison:

Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast

Size:

Battalion (251 - 500 servicemen)

Unit Role:

Infantry

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About Unit

57th Rifle Battalion was a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

It was formed following the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It would later be subordinated to the command of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

In 2025, the battalion became defunct and was reformed as the Motorized Battalion of the 65th Mechanized Brigade.

Maj. Mykhailo Dikhtyarenko

Unit Commander

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Current Structure

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Unit Headquarters

It includes the headquarters, management and commandant platoon.

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Equipment

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This page was created on June 5, 2023, and last edited on May 2, 2026.

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