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| 141st Mechanized Brigade | |
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| 141-ша окрема механізована бригада 141-sha okrema mekhanizovana bryhada | |
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| Active | 15 February 2023 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type |  Mechanized Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | Operational Command West[1][2] |
| Garrison/HQ | Rivne Oblast,Ostroh[3] |
| Engagements | |
| Website | Official Telegram channel Official Facebook page Official Youtube channel |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Shevchuk Bohdan Volodymyrovich. |
| Insignia | |
| Flag (until 2025) |  |
The141st Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian:141-ша окрема механізована бригада,romanized: 141-sha okrema mekhanizovana bryhada), is a formation of theUkrainian Ground Forces formed on 15 February 2023.
The brigade was part of the creation of three rifle brigades, granting Ukraine access to an additional 15,000 troops to reinforce their advance during the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive. Originally the brigade was designated as the 141st Reserve Rifle Brigade.[4][5]
The brigade was officially created as the141st Reserve Rifle Brigade (Ukrainian:141 окрема резервна стрілецька бригада,romanized: 141 okrema rezervna strilecʹka bryhada) alongside two other reserve rifle brigades.[5] According to the Rivne Government website, the brigade was created inRivne Oblast, inOstroh and began to undergo training inLviv Oblast.[3] The creation of these three brigades, including the brigade itself, gave Ukraine access to an additional 15,000 troops, meaning the brigade was expected to fill its ranks with 5,000 troops.
It was reported byForbes that the brigade was reportedly created by combining six rifle battalions, each being filled with a few hundred troops.[6] These individual battalions—the451st,452nd,453rd,454th,455th, and456th Infantry Battalions—make up the bulk of the brigade's structure.
On 31 August 2023, the brigade made publications indicating that the brigade had in fact been redesignated as the 141st Infantry Brigade (Ukrainian:141 Окрема Піхотна Бригада,romanized: 141 Okrema Pihotna Bryhada), changing from its previous title as a reserve rifle brigade.[7][1]
On 31 August 2023 the brigade revealed itsinsignia featuring a typicalshield vertically divided into two equal halves, on the left being blue, and the right being a dark green colour. In the center of the insignia is a goldencentaur, depicted with the upper body of ahumanarcher representing theinfantry element of thebrigade, and the lower body being ahorse.[8][9][7][1]
On 1 March 2024, the insignia was first revealed to have changed in appearance, indicated by a flag in use by the brigade, with the right side of the shield's background changing from a dark green to a black colour.[10]
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The 141st Infantry Brigade was deployed toRobotyne,Zaporizhia Oblast in mid March 2024, according to a post by the brigade on Telegram on 16 March 2024 showing Russian infantry being struck by first-person-view drones. Robotyne was considered as an important, and strategic settlement and has experienced heavy fighting for several months, the village was liberated in August 2023 during Ukraine's summer counteroffensive.[11][12] Since then, the Russian military has made several attempts to recapture the village.[12] Ensuing the village's capture in August 2023, two brigades, being the65th Mechanized Brigade and the82nd Air Assault Brigade, remained in order to defend the village, facing daily Russian assaults.[6][13][14][15][16]
It was acknowledged in an article by Forbes that the brigade lacked supporting forces of artillery gunners, engineers, and were not bringing in fresh tanks to reinforce the brigades defending Robotyne – being the reason as to why the brigade is not designated amechanized unit much like other Ukrainian brigades.[6][17]
As of July 2023, the brigade's structure is as follows:
451st Separate Infantry Battalion
452nd Separate Infantry Battalion
453rd Separate Infantry Battalion
454th Separate Infantry Battalion
455th Separate Infantry Battalion
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