57th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)
On 6 May 2019, the brigade received the honorary name of Kost Hordiienko, a Zaporozhian Cossack Kosh otaman of the 18th century.
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade received the recently established "For Courage and Bravery" award by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy for liberating a number of settlements in the Kherson Oblast. The unit was also noted for its servicemembers having been previously awarded 275 state awards.
At the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade was stationed in the Luhansk Oblast. The brigade was outnumbered by Russian forces and pushed out of its positions. It was redeployed to the Kherson Oblast to participate in the Ukrainian counteroffensive there, where it was responsible for the capture of Velyke Artakove , Bila Krynytsia , Novohryhorivka Andriivka , Sukhyi Stavok, Bilohirka , and Davydiv Brid.
The 57th Brigade was redeployed to the Donetsk Oblast after its successes in Kherson Oblast, and spent the second half of 2023 in the Kharkiv Oblast, in the area of Kupiansk. As of October 2024, it was taking part in the defense of Vovchansk.
Structure
As of 2024, the brigade's structure was as follows:
- 57th Motorized Brigade, Kropyvnytskyi
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 17th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kropyvnytskyi"
- 34th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion "Batkivshchyna"
- Assault Battalion "Shalena Zhraya". Special assault unit formed by Chechen volunteers.
- 42nd Motorized Infantry Battalion "Rukh Oporu"
- 117th Assault Battalion
- 9th Rifle Battalion (military unit A7093)
- 420th Rifle Battalion (military unit A4821)
- Georgian Partizans. A group of Georgian volunteers with close connections to Donbas Battalion.
- Tank Battalion (T-64BV and T-64BM Bulat)
- Special unit "Hort"
- Artillery Group
- Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
- Field artillery battalion (M777)
- Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (BM-21 Grad)
- Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion (9K35 Strela-10)
- Reconnaissance Company
- UAV strike company "Falcon Squad"
- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence Protection Company
References
- ^ Bailey, Riley; Wolkov, Nicole; Barros, George; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Evans, Angelica; Kagan, Frederick (29 June 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 29, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
Ukrainian Commander of the 57th Motorized Brigade Denys Yaroslavsky stated that Ukrainian forces are in the process of liberating Klishchiivka and that there is intense fighting in the area.
- ^ ""A memorial to the fallen soldiers of the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade was opened in Nova Kakhovka" [Меморіал загиблим воїнам 57-ї окремої мотопіхотної бригади відкрили в Новій Каховці]. Censor.net (in Ukrainian). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "President: Heroism and grit of our warriors leave no doubt that Ukraine will win". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Мотивовані та безстрашні воїни: усі секрети 57-ї ОМБр – "Легендарні воїни"". 5 Kanal (in Ukrainian). 31 October 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "57th Motorized Brigade". Retrieved 25 August 2023.