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28th Mechanized Brigade (2016–present) 28th Guards Mechanized Brigade (2001–2016) 28th Guards Motor Rifle Division (1957–2001) 28th Guards Rifle Division (1942–1957)
Ukrainian: 28-ма окрема механізована бригада
28th Mechanized Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1942–present
Country	Soviet Union (1930s–1991)  CIS (1991–1992)  Ukraine (1992–present)
Branch	Ground Forces
Type	Mechanized Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	Operational Command South
Garrison/HQ	Chornomorske Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
Patron	Knights of the First Winter Campaign
Motto(s)	With Will and Iron
Engagements	World War II War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine offensive Liberation of Kherson Battle of Donbas Battle of Bakhmut
Decorations	For Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current commander	Yuriy Madyar
Notable commanders	Vitaliy Gulyaev (2021-22) †

The 28th Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 28-ма окрема механізо́вана брига́да імені Лицарів Зимового Походу) is a mechanized brigade and part of the formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

History

The original 28th Guards Rifle Division was formed during the Second World War from the 180th Rifle Division in May 1942. The division fought at Kharkiv and Iași. It was with the 37th Army in Bulgaria in May 1945. During the 1980s, the then 28th Guards Motor Rifle Division was part of the 14th Guards Army headquartered at Chișinău, in the Moldavian SSR (Odesa Military District). After the fall of the Soviet Union it became part of the reorganised Ukrainian 6th Army Corps. After the 6th Army Corps was disbanded in 2013, the brigade became part of Operational Command South.

The brigade fought in the war in Donbas. On 22 August 2016, its Guards title was removed. On 22 August 2019 by decree of President Volodymyr Zelensky the official name of the brigade became: 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the First Winter Campaign.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

The brigade is taking part in the defense of Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, primarily in the southern theater. According to the chairman of the Public Council at the Odesa Regional State Administration Serhiy Bratchuk, the Russians tried to plant a maritime and air landing in Kobleve [uk] on the Black Sea coast of the Mykolaiv area. As a result of the brigade, the Russians' attempt to plant a landing was stopped, and they enemy retreated, losing up to 25 soldiers. Two more saboteurs were detained in the village of Kobleve. After the defense of Kobleve, the 28th Brigade took part in the defense of Voznesensk.

The brigade defended the Oleksandrivka and Posad-Pokrovske sectors of the front line between Kherson and Mykolaiv throughout 2022. On July 23, 2022, the commander of the brigade, Vitaliy Gulyaev, was killed in Mykolaiv region. On the 12th of November, elements of the brigade were seen entering Kherson as part of the liberation of the city during the southern offensive.

Elements of the brigade were also present in the battle of Bakhmut as of February 2023, with servicemen interviewed by CNN and portrayed by The New Yorker. Between November 2022 and January 2023, a battalion of the 28th Mechanized Brigade numbering 600 men was reported to had been almost annihilated fighting in a village south of Bakhmut, with around 70 soldiers said to have been encircled and massacred in one incident.

The drone reconnaissance unit "Madyar's Birds", led by Robert "Madyar" Brovdi was absorbed into the brigade at some point during the war.

Structure

As of 2024, the brigade's structure was as follows:

• 28th Mechanized Brigade, Chornomorske
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 1st Mechanized Battalion
  • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
  • 3rd Mechanized Battalion
  • 5th Reserve Battalion
  • Detachment South of Ukrainian Volunteer Army
  • Tank Battalion
  • Artillery Battalion
    • Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
    • Self-propelled Artillery Battery (M109)
    • Self-propelled Artillery Battery (PzH 2000)
    • Rocket Artillery Battery (BM-27 Uragan)
    • Anti-tank Artillery Battery (100 mm anti-tank gun T-12)
  • Anti-Aircraft Defense Battery
  • Reconnaissance Company
  • Mobile Assault Unit "Kurt & Company"
  • Attack Drone Company
  • Engineer Battalion
  • Engineering Support Group
  • Maintenance Battalion
  • Logistic Battalion
  • Sniper Company
  • Electronic Warfare Company
  • Signal Company
  • Radar Company
  • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
  • Medical Company

References

1. "Представники верифікаційної структури Бундесверу в рамках Віденського документу 1999 року проінспектують 28-у окрему механізовану бригаду 6-го армійського корпусу Сухопутних військ ЗС України, що розташована на Одещині" [Vienna Document of 1999 Bundeswehr inspectors will inspect the 28th separate mechanized brigade of the 6th Army Corps Armed Forces of Ukraine, located in Odesa Region] (in Ukrainian). Press Center of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. 21 November 2006. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
2. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №618/2019" [DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE №618 / 2019] (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
3. Santora, Marc; Hicks, Tyler (17 May 2023). "Gains Near Bakhmut Raise Ukraine's Hopes of a Turning Tide". The New York Times.
4. "Лицар: на півдні України загинув наш захисник, командир 28-ї окремої механізованої бригади Віталій Гуляєв". Dumskaya. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
5. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ № 569/2006" [Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 569/2006] (in Ukrainian). Press Service of the President of Ukraine. 23 June 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
6. "Heavy fighting resumes in Ukraine". The Independent. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
7. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №344/2016" [Ukaz of the President of Ukraine No. 344/2016] (in Ukrainian). President of Ukraine. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
8. "Російські війська спробували висадити десант під Одесою - противник відступив з втратами | РБК-Україна". 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
9. "В районі Коблево українські військові знищили 25 російських десантників / НВ". 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
10. Ткач, Юлія (19 April 2023). "«Ми розбили усю колонну», — боєць 28-ї бригади розповів про бої за Вознесенськ". НикВести (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
11. "Living under the fire: everyday life of a family farm from Kherson region on the front line". Hromadske. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
12. Glinski, Stephanie (5 June 2024). "The Ukrainian Village That Sacrificed Itself for Kherson". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
13. "На Миколаївщині загинув командир 28-ї бригади ЗСУ Віталій Гуляєв". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
14. Hak, Konstantin; Lister, Tim; Pleitgen, Frederik (1 February 2023). "Fighting Wagner is like a 'zombie movie' says Ukrainian soldier". CNN. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
15. Mogelson, Luke (22 May 2023). "Two Weeks at the Front in Ukraine". The New Yorker. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
16. Mogelson, Luke (22 May 2023). "Two Weeks at the Front in Ukraine". The New Yorker.
17. Luczkiw, Stash (18 March 2023). "OPINION: Ukraine's Avengers: Every Nation Needs Its Superheroes". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
18. «Підскакуємо на багі і закидуємо вогнем» — репортаж з «Куртом» біля Бахмута, 31 October 2023, retrieved 12 March 2024

v t e Ukrainian Ground Forces
General Command OC "West" OC "South" OC "North" OC "East" Armoured Mechanized Infantry Mountain Infantry Rocket Forces and Field Artillery Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery Army Aviation Military Intelligence Electronic Warfare Communications and Cyber ​​Security Corps of Engineers CBRN Protection
Corps	9th Army Corps 10th Army Corps 11th Army Corps
Strategic Groups	Pivnich: (Sumy, Chernihiv, Kiyv, Volyn) Khortytsia: (Kharkiv, Lyman, Soledar, Chasiv Yar) Tavria: (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Kryvyi Rih) Odesa: (Kherson, Dunay, Vinnitsia) Aleksandriya: (Kakhovka, Primorye)
Brigades	Army Aviation 11 12 16 18 Infantry Presidential 3rd Assault 5th Assault 10th Mountain Assault 14 21 22 23 24 28 30 31 32 33 41 42 43 44 47 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 65 66 67 68th Jaeger 72 92nd Assault 93 100 110 115 116 117 118 128th Mountain Assault 141st Infantry 142nd Infantry 143rd Infantry 144th Infantry 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 Infantry 158 Infantry 159 160 Artillery 26 38 40 43 44 45 47 48 49 55 Reconnaissance 15 Missile 19 Rocket 27 107 Tank 1 3 4 5 14 17 Engineering 47th 48th 49th Assault Engineering 704th CBRN Protection
Regiments	Tank 300th Training Mechanized 354 Training 355 Training Anti-Aircraft Missile 38 39 1039 1121 1129 Artillery 356 Training Engineering Operational Support 12 16 70 91 703 Maintenance 31 50 145 146 532 Pontoon bridge 210 808 Signal 5 7 55 121
Battalions	Motorized Infantry 1st Assault 1 2 3 3rd Mechanized 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24th Assault 25 25th Assault 33rd Assault 34 40 42 43rd Territorial Defense 46th Assault 48th Assault 49th Assault 97th Mechanized 108th Assault 117th Assault 214th OPFOR 225th Assault 425th Assault Tank 12 Mountain 8 15 108 109 Reconnaissance 54 74 120 129 130 131 143 Rifle 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 48 50 51 52 (Airmobile) 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 70 210th Special Purpose 211th Special Purpose 403 405 407 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 451 Infantry 452 Infantry 453 Infantry 454 Infantry 455 Infantry 456 Infantry 457 Infantry 459 460 468 Engineering 308 309 310 311 321 507 534 Pontoon bridge 11 Electronic Warfare 20 520 Others 78 181 182 183 224 225 226 227 307 718
Educational Institutions	National Academy Sergeant Military College Odesa Military Academy Military Institute of Tank Forces
Training Centers	49 143 151 169 179 180 184 190 197 201 205 239
International Units	Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade Multinational Engineer Battalion Tisa
Unless stated otherwise, the brigade is mechanized. Structure Territorial Defense Forces

v t e Divisions of the Soviet Union 1957–1989
Airborne	7 31 44 Training 76 98 103 104 105 106 107
Artillery	2 15 20 Training 26 34 51 55 81 110 149
Aviation	1 6 12 16 22 36 55 95 Mixed 95 Fighter 119 326
Motor Rifle	Guards 1st – 18th 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 20th – 39th 20 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 42nd – 66th 42 45 47 48 50 51 (I) 51 (II) 53 55 57 59 62 63 64 66 70th – 97th 70 72 77 81 83 86 87 90 92 93 94 97 109th – 144th 109 112 113 114 115 120 122 123 128 144 Training 2 16 34 37 42 53 62 63 66 80 92 100 112 4th – 27th 4 9 12 13 15 18 19 21 22 24 27 32nd – 49th 32 33 35 40 41 43 44 46 47 48 49 52nd – 69th 52 54 56 58 60 61 62 65 67 68 69 71st – 99th 71 73 74 75 78 79 80 82 84 85 88 89 91 92 93 95 96 99 100th – 119th 100 101 102 108 110 111 114 116 117 118 119 121st – 135th 121 124 125 126 127 129 130 131 134 135 145th – 199th 145 146 147 148 149 150 152 155 157 164 180 192 197 198 199 201st – 295th 201 203 207 213 242 245 254 265 266 270 272 295 Training 43 56 61 67 78 121 129 150
Rocket	4 7 8 10 13 14 18 19 23 24 27 28 29 35 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 49 54 62
Tank	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 Training 25 28 29 30 31 32 34 36 37 40 41 42 44 Training 45 Training 47 48 Training 51 60 75 78 79 90 117 Training 193
Other	OMSDON
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