| 92nd Separate Assault Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 92-га окрема штурмова бригада | |
 Brigade insignia | |
| Active | December 1, 1999 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Role | Assault Infantry |
| Part of | Operational Command East 16th Army Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Kluhyno-Bashkyrivka,Kharkiv Oblast |
| Patron | Ivan Sirko[1] |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations |  (removed) Order of the Red Banner (removed).svg) For Courage and Bravery |
| Battle honours | Ropsha (removed) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Volodymyr Korobka |
| Notable commanders | Col.Pavlo Fedosenko [uk](May 2020 – June 2024) |
| Insignia | |
| Field insignia | .svg) |
| Older insignia |  |
The92nd Assault Brigade "Ivan Sirko" (Ukrainian:92-га окрема штурмова бригада,romanized: 92 okrema shturmova bryhada), abbreviated92 OShBr (Ukrainian:92 ОШБр), is a formation of theUkrainian Ground Forces. Its honorific name is after Cossack military leaderIvan Sirko.[1][2] The unit was formed in 1999 as the 6th Mechanized Division based on the 6th Division of theNational Guard of Ukraine. In 2000 it was reorganized as the 92nd Mechanized Brigade. Following theRusso-Ukrainian war and the 2015decommunization in Ukraine, the brigade's Soviet honors and heritage were purged.
In August 2023, 92nd Mechanized Brigade was reformed to 92nd Assault Brigade.
2nd Tula Rifle Division
48th Rifle Division
118th Motor Rifle Division
48th Motor Rifle Division
The division traces its heritage to the Soviet 48th Rifle Division that was established on 26 February 1920 by renaming the 2nd Tula Rifle Division.[3] It became a territorial division after theSoviet-Polish War and was then upgraded to 'cadre' status. On 2 December 1930 it was given the title 'in the name of M.I. Kalinin.' In August–September 1939, two of its rifle regiments were expanded to become the123rd Rifle Division and the138th Rifle Division. In 1940 the division participated in theoccupation of the Baltic states. On June 22, 1941, it was assigned to the10th Rifle Corps of the8th Army.[4] It was based atRaseiniai in Lithuania, part of the second echelon, but soon afterOperation Barbarossa began it was severely battered by the6th Panzer Division. In September 1941 it incorporated the remnants of the118th Rifle Division. In October it became part of the Coastal Operations Group of theLeningrad Front, defending theOranienbaum Bridgehead pocket, just west of Leningrad on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Then fought as part of the2nd Shock Army and42nd Army. On 19 January 1944 it was given the title 'Ropshinskaya.'
After the war, the division became the 69th Mechanized Division. In 1957 the 69th became the 118th Motor Rifle Division atBolhrad. In 1964 it became the 48th Motor Rifle RopshinskaOrder of the October Revolution andOrder of the Red Banner awards division named afterMikhail Kalinin. From October 1968, it was based atVysoké Mýto with theCentral Group of Forces.[5] It remain in Czechoslovakia until 1990 when it was the first Division to depart (between February and May 1990).[6] It appears that there wasn't enough space for the entire division, so the 210th Motor Rifle Regiment was attached to the18th Guards Motor Rifle Division. The remainder of the division departed for Ukraine, with the last units arriving by May 1991.
1996 Jane's Intelligence Review information indicated the division had been moved to Smolensk in theMoscow Military District where it was later disbanded.[7] Later information indicates that it was actually withdrawn to Kluhino-Bashkyrivka (Kluhyno-Bashkyrivka),Kharkiv Oblast (Chuhuiv) in Ukraine using the same garrison as the disbanded75th Guards Tank Division.[8] By then, it had been decided that in order to avoid the restrictions of theConventional Forces in Europe Treaty, certain elements of the Soviet Army would be transferred to other non-MOD armed forces. Whole units were transferred to theKGB. When the last of the 48th arrived in Chuhuiv, the entire division was transferred to the Directorate of Instruction for Special Purposes KGB by June 1991. Regiments included the 265th Guards., 1335th MRR, 353rd Separate Training Battalion, 31st Separate Reconnaissance Battalion, 813th Separate Communications Battalion, 88th Separate Repair and Refurbishment Battalion, 409th Separate Material Supply Battalion, 34th Separate Medical Battalion, 99th Separate Engineering-Sapper Company, 348th Separate Chemical Defense Company. To replace the loss of the 210th MRR, the 255th Guards MRR was formed for the division, probably from what was left of the 75th GTD.
From 12 January 1992 the government of Ukraine took command of the division, and they later redesignated it the6th Division (NGU) [uk] of theNational Guard of Ukraine. Most formations of the division were dissolved in 1999, except for the reconnaissance company based inChuhuiv.
In 1999, the 92nd Mechanized Brigade was established on the basis of the 6th Division of theNational Guard of Ukraine. Even though most of units of the original Soviet division were relocated to Russia followingdissolution of the Soviet Union, the new brigade was given all the honors of the Soviet 48th Rifle Division including its honorary name with Ukrainian adaptation, Ropshynska.
During October 2003, the 61st Separate Mechanized Battalion was formed. The battalion was inIraq from February to September 2004 as a unit of the6th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine). 104 soldiers from the brigade have taken part inUN peacekeeping missions toLebanon,[9]Liberia,Sierra Leone andFormer Yugoslavia.[10] Between 2007 and 2011, the brigade was commanded by Colonel Serhiy Guschenko. In 2011, Colonel Volodymyr Kozak became the brigade commander.
The brigade fought in thewar in Donbas.
In August 2014 the brigade's units were involved in an attempt to relieveencircled forces near Ilovaisk. A company tactical group was formed which had 276 soldiers, four tanks, threeSPGs and more than tenIFVs. It was sent from Chuhuiv towards Ilovaisk on 24 August 2014, after it became clear that Russian military forces were approaching Ilovaisk. The unit was supposed to join up with an assault detachment from theRukh Oporu Battalion and try to breach the Russian encirclement. The 92nd Brigade's company arrived at the city ofKomsomolske on 27 August and advanced towards Ilovaisk. The column stopped in the field for a night and shortly after it was hit by heavy artillery shelling. The next morning it was defeated by Russian paratroopers, losing most vehicles but suffering relatively low personnel casualties: eight killed and several missing.[11]
On 18 September 2014, the brigade received a number of refurbishedT-64BV tanks.[12] On 5 April 2015, four soldiers of the brigade were killed when their vehicle was blown up while crossing a bridge inShchastia. Among those killed was brigade deputy chief of staff Major Oleh Kovbasa.[13] The brigade was stationed in Shchastia as of June 2015.[14]
On 16 May 2015, troops of 92nd Mechanized Brigade captured two Russian soldiers of the3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade during a fight near Shchastia. One Ukrainian soldier was killed in the fight.[15][16]
On 18 November 2015 the brigade's honorifics "Ropsha Order of the October Revolution Red Banner" were removed as part of an Armed Forces-wide removal of Soviet awards and honorifics.[17]
Colonel Pavlo Fedosenko has commanded the brigade since 6 May 2020 and was awarded theHero of Ukraine.[18][19]
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Before theRussian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade had been scheduled to be deployed to the Donbas on 25 February.[20]
For the first three days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade's area of responsibility spanned from theKharkiv Oblast-Sumy Oblast border in the west to theKharkiv Oblast-Luhansk Oblast border in the east. By the end of February, the brigade was redeployed to defensive positions along theKharkiv Ring Road.[21] Units of the 92nd Brigade defended the city ofDerhachi near Kharkiv from Russian assaults from the first day of the invasion.[22] The brigade was responsible for recapturing the village ofMolodova in May 2022.[23]
In September 2022, the brigade participated in theKharkiv counteroffensive fromAndriivka[citation needed] towardsKupiansk, capturing the city on September 10. Members of the brigade's 1st Mechanized Battalion were seen holding a Ukrainian battle flag with the Kupiansk City Council building in the background.[24]
By 30 December 2022, the brigade along with theKraken Regiment after months of fighting, retook the village ofNovoselivske 18 km northwest of Svatove in theLuhansk Oblast with numerous Russian captives.[25]
In February 2023, a video filmed by infantryman Ruslan Zubarev (callsign "Predator") went viral after being posted on his personalTelegram channel. A squad of Russian soldiers in aBMP-2 attempted to storm atrench held by the 92nd Brigade, close toSvatove. In the video, Zubarev uses multiple weapons, including a rocket launcher, to engage the Russian soldiers and their vehicle, which is shooting at Zubarev with its 30 mmautocannon. Another Ukrainian soldier, who was concussed and had never been in a trench before, is seen handing Zubarev hand grenades, magazines and weapons throughout the video. After the BMP-2 had been destroyed and multiple soldiers had been killed, the Russians retreated. Zubarev was subsequently awarded theGolden Cross byValerii Zaluzhnyi for his actions.[26][27]
The brigade was reflagged as an assault infantry formation in 2023.[citation needed]
In December 2024, it was reported that the brigade was involved in combat on the front line in the Kharkiv Oblast.[28]
In January 2025, it was reported that the 92nd Brigade's 1st Assault Battalion was operating in Russia'sKursk Oblast, as part ofthe Ukrainian military operation there.[29][30] The 1st Battalion claimed to have killedNorth Korean troops in combat in February 2025.[31] According to reports, the 92nd Brigade shared anarea of responsibility with Ukraine's47th Mechanized Brigade in Kursk Oblast.[32]
In May 2025, in cooperation with theKhartiia Brigade, the 92nd Brigade recaptured lost positions north of the village ofLyptsi in northern Kharkiv Oblast.[33]
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As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:
1st Assault Battalion
2nd Assault Battalion
4th Assault Battalion
5th Assault Battalion
Aerial Reconnaissance Unit "Code 9.2"
Unmanned Strike Aviation Systems Battalion "Achilles". CommanderYury Fedorenko [uk]
22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kharkiv"
92nd Tank Battalion (T-64BV andT-64BM2 Bulat)
Reconnaissance BattalionIn 2000, the Presidential Decree approved the full official name of the connection: "92 Separate Mechanized Ropshinsky Order of the October Revolution and the Red Banner of the Brigade."[34]
In 2007, the command of the brigade sought before the Supreme Commander that the brigade would be given another name - "Chuhuïvs'ka".[35]
On November 18, 2015, as part of the general military reform, Soviet honorary names were excluded from the name. According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine, the full official name of the connection: "92 separate mechanized brigade".[36]
On August 22, 2019, the President of Ukraine awarded the brigade an honorary name: "92 Separate mechanized brigade named after Ivan Sirko's Cossack Otaman."[37]
On May 6, 2022, the brigade was awarded the honorary distinction "For Courage and Bravery".[38]
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