118th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

118th Mechanized Brigade
118-та окрема механізована бригада
ActiveFebruary 15, 2023 – Today
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
Role Mechanized Infantry
Part of 17th Army Corps
Garrison/HQHolovach, Poltava Oblast
MottoWe’ll do it
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War
WebsiteOfficial Facebook page
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Oleh Dmytryshyn

The 118th Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 118-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.[1]

History

Soldier Brigade preparing a UAV at night

The unit was created for the Ukrainian summer offensive in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in 2023 and is part of 10th Army Corps.[1] At least part of the brigade was trained by NATO forces in Romania.[2] In lead up to the counteroffensive the Brigade would be equipped with M109A6 155mm self-propelled howitzers.[3]

The 118th Mechanized Brigade has helped to develop new drone technology. In October 2024 in the southern area of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast droner operators successfully tested a new quadcopter on advancing Russian soldiers.[4] In December 2024, battalion and company commanders of 118th Mechanized Brigade met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss training and use of drones of mobilized soldiers.[5][6]

In August 2025, the second company of the 23rd Reconnaissance Battalion effectively used an Unmanned Ground Vehicle to help rescue and evacuate a wounded soldier.[7]

Structure

  • 118th Mechanized Brigade[8]
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
      • 1st Mechanized Battalion
      • 2nd Mechanized Battalion
      • 3rd Mechanized Battalion
      • Motorized Battalion
      • Tank Battalion
      • Unmanned Systems Battalion
      • Artillery Group
        • Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
        • 1st Artillery Divizion
        • 2nd Artillery Divizion
        • Rocket Artillery Battery
        • Anti-Tank Battery
        • Maintenance Company
        • Logistics Company
        • Signals Battalion
        • CBRN Company
      • Anti-Aircraft Defense Divizion
      • Engineer Battalion
      • Logistic Battalion
      • Maintenance Battalion
      • Reconnaissance Company
      • EW Company
      • Signal Company
      • Radar Company
      • Medical Company

References

  1. 1 2 "118th Separate Mechanized Brigade : Mechanized Brigades". Armedconflicts.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  2. ↑ "З метою підтримки наших мужніх та незламних ЗСУ!". shp-gromada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  3. ↑ office_zzam (2023-05-03). "US delivers M109A6 155mm self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine's 118th M". armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  4. ↑ Axe, David. "Ukrainian Army Spotted A Lone Russian & Tested A Deadly Drone On Him". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  5. ↑ "In the Zaporizhzhia Region, the President Discussed Changes in Training for Mobilized Soldiers and Drone Supply with Battalion and Company Commanders — Official website of the President of Ukraine". Official website of the President of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  6. ↑ Staff reports (2024-12-13). "Zelenskyy visits city of Zaporizhzhia near front line in Ukraine war". rv-times. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  7. ↑ Gubina, Evgenia (2025-08-08). "The 118th Mechanized Brigade showed how a ground robot was used to rescue a wounded soldier". Межа. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  8. ↑ "118th Mechanized Brigade". MilitaryLand. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
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