| 23rd Mechanized Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 23 окрема механізована бригада | |
 Brigade insignia | |
| Active | 18 February 2023 – present |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type |  Mechanized Infantry |
| Part of | Operational Command East |
| Garrison/HQ | Pokrovsk,Donetsk Oblast |
| Engagements | |
The23rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian:23-тя окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of theUkrainian Ground Forces formed on February 18, 2023,[1] during theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
In 2023, as part of the troops of theTavria operational-strategic group, they fought in theZaporizhzhia direction. On June 4, 2023, the brigade, together with the110th Territorial Defense Brigade, liberated the village ofNovodarivka.[3][4] Units of the brigade attacked Russian positions in a convoy of 2 tanks and 6 armored vehicles. On the approach, some of the armored vehicles were blown up by anti-tank mines, and a Russian tank from an ambush shot a direct hit at the column. However, the crews and infantrymen of the 23rd brigade did not retreat, but entrenched themselves in a position near the broken equipment and after some time advanced forward. The110th Territorial Defense Brigade attacked Novodarivka from the other flank. According to Ukrainian soldiers, the Russian infantry in the village was supported by 3T-90A tanks. One of them was destroyed on the outskirts of the village by a grenade launcher of the 110th TRO brigade, the other two escaped, including the crew that attacked the column. The Russian infantry left in the village were defeated in a contact battle by soldiers of the 23rd and 110th brigades.[5]
On January 4, 2024, near the village ofNovomykhailivka, Russian troops executed 6 captured Ukrainian soldiers of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade.[6]
In April 2024, the Brigade fought in theBattle of Ocheretyne.[7]
As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:[8]
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