The 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade () is a brigade of the

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History

The brigade has fought in

Huliaipole Huliaipole ( ; ) is a small city in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is known as the birthplace of Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary Nestor Makhno. In January 2022, it had an estimated population of Huliaipole was attacked by ...

, Robotyne and

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. Five members of the brigade were killed in action on 2 August 2023 as part of assault operations in Polohy Raion of

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. On 17 August 2023, the brigade was visited by Ukrainian president

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while it was fighting near Robotyne. The brigade fought on the Avdiivka front in late 2023. In November 2023, it was reported that elements of the 116th Brigade were involved in combat on the Marinka front. As of June 2024, units of the 116th Mechanized Brigade were involved in

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at Vovchansk. In December 2024, the brigade was on the Pokrovsk front.

Structure

As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows: * 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade ** Headquarters & Headquarters Company ** 1st Mechanized Battalion ** 2nd Mechanized Battalion ** 3rd Assault Battalion ** Tank Battalion "Zakhar" ** Field Artillery Regiment *** Surveillance and Target Acquisition Battery " Khorne Group" ****

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Unit "Falcon Group" *** 1st Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (

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) *** 2nd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (

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) *** Rocket Artillery Unit *** Anti-Tank Unit ** Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion ** Reconnaissance Company ** Engineer Battalion ** Logistic Battalion ** Maintenance Battalion ** Signal Company ** Radar Company ** Medical Company **

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Company

References

{{Ukrainian Ground Forces Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Military units and formations established in 2023 Mechanized brigades of Ukraine