48th Engineering Brigade
The 48th Engineering Brigade (A2738, post:B1527) is a brigade level unit of the Ukrainian Support Forces, which was established in 2015 in Kamianets-Podilskyi on the basis of the 11th Engineering Battalion, which was engaged in combat during the War in Donbass. The brigade comprises several engineering battalions, including the 308th, 309th, 310th, 311th and 321st battalions, and was the only engineering brigade of the Ukrainian Support Forces for some time. History The 11th Engineering Battalion was established on 3 September 2012 on the basis of the Faculty of Military Training of the I. Ohienko Kyiv National University. The 11th battalion had been involved in the War in Donbass from day one. In Shchastia, the battalion established a 120-meter bridge over the Seversky Donets to transport an entire artillery battery in one trip. It deployed pontoon crossings with a carrying capacity of 60 tons ranging from 119 to 350m in length, as well as 15 ferry crossings with a carrying capac ...
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