108th Separate Mechanized Battalion "Da Vinci Wolves" named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo, also known as the Da Vinci Wolves Battalion, is the battalion of the 59th Motorized brigade of the

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History

On 20 January 2014, the 1st Assault Company was created and became part of the 5th Battalion of the paramilitary wing of Ukraine's

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, 5 June 2023. Since then, it has been in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine.Добровольський підрозділ «Вовки Да Вінчі», розрісся вже до розміру батальйону — командир Дмитро Коцюбайло
Pravda, 28.01.2023. On 17 March 2016,

Dmytro Kotsiubailo Dmytro Ivanovych "Da Vinci" Kotsiubailo (; 1 November 1995 – 7 March 2023) was a Ukrainian volunteer, soldier, lieutenant, a commander of the :uk:1-й окремий механізований батальйон «Вовки Да Вінчі» ...

was appointed commander of the 1st separate assault company "Da Vinci Wolves" of the DUK PS. On 30 November 2021, the unit's commander, Dmytro Kotsiubailo ("Da Vinci"), was awarded the title of

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. In 2022, the unit was manned to the size of a battalion and reassigned to the 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade. During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the battalion took part in the battles for

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, Kherson Oblast, and the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast. On 7 March 2023, the battalion lost its commander Da Vinci in the battles for Bakhmut. Since 1 July 2023, the battalion has been named after Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Kotsiubailo, call sign Da Vinci. On 6 February 2024, the unit announced a new organizational structure in which the unit would be organized under the

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Members and structure

* Company "Honor" (2022) (commander Serhii Filimonov). * 2nd company "Dyke pole" * medical service "Ulf" (headed by Alina Mykhailova).

Commands

* Junior Lieutenant

(17.03.2016 - 07.03.2023).Коцюбайло Дмитро Іванович
/ О. С. Іщенко // Енциклопедія Сучасної України �лектронний ресурс/ Редкол.: І. М. Дзюба, А. І. Жуковський, М. Г. Железняк �а ін.; НАН України, НТШ. – К. : Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України, 2022. * Major Yurii Kapustiak (07.03.2023 – present) * Lieutenant Serhii Filimonov (since 6 February 2024) * Major Oleh Lototskyi – Chief of Staff of the 1st Battalion of the 67th Brigade

References

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