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Haisyn Haisyn or Haysyn ( uk, Га́йсин, Haysyn; pl, Hajsyn; russian: Га́йсин, Gaysin) is a city in central Ukraine, the administrative center of the Haisyn Raion in Vinnytsia Oblast. Its population is It is located in the eastern part of ...

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* Southern Ukraine offensive ** Battle of Kherson ** Battle of Mykolaiv , anniversaries = , notable_commanders = , current_commander = The 59th Motorized Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade was activated on 8 December 2014 in the city of

in Vinnytsia Oblast and took command of three volunteer territorial defence battalions. On 24 August 2015, Ukraine's Independence Day, the brigade received its

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and became fully operational. The brigade fought in the War in Donbas and will become a mechanized formation in the future.

History

On 8 December 2016, the commander of

named 59th brigade the best Ukrainian motorized brigade according to 2015 summary. On 20 January 2018, the brigade's units returned to garrison in

from frontlines. They were deployed in the combat zone in Donbas in the Priazovia region since May 2017. Between 24 February – 2 March 2022, the brigade fought in the Battle of Kherson, during the

. This brigade continues to fight Russian units in Kherson Province into April, 2022.

Structure

As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows: * 59th Motorized Brigade,

** Headquarters & Headquarters Company ** 9th Motorized Infantry Battalion " Vinnytsia" ** 10th Motorized Infantry Battalion " Polissya" ** 11th Motorized Infantry Battalion " Kyivan Rus" ** Brigade Artillery Group *** Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery *** Howitzer Artillery Battalion ( D-20) *** Anti-tank Artillery Battalion ( MT-12 Rapira) ** Anti-Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion ** Reconnaissance Company ** Tank Company ** Engineer Company ** Maintenance Company ** Logistic Company ** Signal Company ** Medical Company ** Sniper Platoon

References

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