23rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade
23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade
23 окрема механізована бригада
	Brigade insignia
Active	18 February 2023 – present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Role	Mechanized infantry
Part of	Operational Command East
Garrison/HQ	Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive; Battle of Ocheretyne; ; ;

The 23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 23 окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[1]

History

The brigade is at the stage of formation as of February 18, 2023.^[2] The Brigade is currently involved in the Battle of Ocheretyne.^[3]

As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows:^[4]

23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 1st Mechanized Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Battalion
- 3rd Mechanized Battalion
- Artillery Group
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Aerial Reconnaissance Unit "Clear Eyes"
- Attack Drone Company
- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Signal Company
- Maintenance Battalion
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company