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Operational Command South The Operational Command South (OC South) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in the southern part of Ukraine, which was formed in January 1998 as the Southern Operation Command on the basis of the Odesa Military District and headquarter ...

, garrison = Kropyvnytskyi , motto = , march = , mascot = , battles = War in Donbas

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* Southern Counteroffensive * Battle of Bakhmut , anniversaries = , notable_commanders = , current_commander = The 57th Otaman Kost Hordiienko Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade () is a formation of the

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. The brigade was formed beginning in November 2014 in the city of Kropyvnytskyi in

Kirovohrad Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast ( uk, Кіровоградська область, translit=Kirovohradska oblast; also referred to as #Nomenclature, Kirovohradschyna — uk, Кіровоградщина) is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (prov ...

. Initially the brigade consisted of three volunteer territorial defence battalions. Already by summer 2015 the brigade deployed to fight in the war in Donbas. The ground forces plan to mechanize the brigade in the future. During the

, the brigade received the recently established "For Courage and Bravery" award by

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for liberating a number of settlements in the

Kherson Oblast Kherson Oblast ( uk, Херсо́нська о́бласть, translit=Khersónsʹka óblastʹ, ), also known as Khersonshchyna ( uk, Херсо́нщина, ), is an oblast (province) in southern Ukraine, currently claimed and partly occupied ...

. The unit was also noted for its servicemember's already being awarded 275 state awards previously.

Current Structure

As of 2017 the brigade's structure was as follows: * 57th Motorized Brigade, Kropyvnytskyi ** Headquarters & Headquarters Company ** 17th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kropyvnytskyi" ** 34th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Batkivshchyna" ** 42nd Motorized Infantry Battalion "Rukh Oporu" ** 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

{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Motorized brigades of Ukraine Military units and formations established in 2014 Military units and formations of Ukraine in the war in Donbas