The 58th Motorized Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2015 during the war in Donbas.
58th Motorized Brigade | |
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Ukrainian: 58-та окрема мотопіхотна бригада | |
![]() Brigade insignia | |
Active | 17 February 2015 – present |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Motorized infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | Operational Command North |
Garrison/HQ | Konotop |
Patron | Ivan Vyhovsky |
Motto(s) | Simul Ad Victorium Together to Victory |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Oleksandr Saltytskyi |
History
The brigade was activated on 17 February 2015 in Sumy and took command of three volunteer territorial defence battalions. The brigade fought for nine months in Eastern Ukraine until it was garrisoned back in Konotop on April 1, 2018.
Inna Derusova, the first woman to be posthumously awarded the Hero of Ukraine joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2015 and served as a combat medic with the brigade.[3]
Structure
As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:[citation needed]
- 58th Motorized Brigade, Konotop
- Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 13th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Chernihiv-1"[4]
- 15th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Sumy"[4]
- 16th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion "Poltava"[4]
- Tank Battalion
- Artillery Regiment
- Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
- Howitzer Artillery Battalion (D-20)
- Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear Protection Company
- Brigade Band
References
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