The 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Volodymyr Monomakh is a brigade of the

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. The brigade is subordinated to

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. It is deployed in

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and

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History

In 2014, the brigade was formed in the village of Nova Lyubomyrka in

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. The brigade includes units formed from territorial defense battalions. The brigade also includes units derived from elements of the 17th Guards Tank Brigade and the 24th Mechanized Brigade. The brigade includes three mechanized battalions, a tank battalion, artillery, two battalion tactical groups, air defense, intelligence company. The brigade's 4th Separate Mechanized Infantry Battalion is the former 14th Cherkasy Territorial Defense Battalion of the 24th Mechanized Brigade. The brigade's 5th Separate Mechanized Infantry Battalion is also a battalion formerly of the 24th Mechanized Brigade. In February 2015, the brigade fought in the

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. On 25 May 2015, the brigade repulsed a separatist attack. In September, the brigade was deployed in

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. On July 23, 2016, Ukrainian Minister of Defence

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announced the Deputy Commander of the brigade has been demoted and dismissed for selling arms and ammunition. From April to October 2017, the brigade units held positions on the Svitlodar Arc. At the beginning of November 2017, the units of the brigades were withdrawn from the ATO area to rest and restoration of combat capacity to landfill in the village of Cherkasy Dnipropetrovsk region. In 2019, units of the brigade were deployed near

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. On October 29, 2019, the brigade units left the war zone for rotation. During this time, the brigade lost 7 soldiers to the dead. On May 6, 2020, the President of Ukraine gave the brigade an honorary name in honor of Volodymyr Monomakh.

Structure

As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows: * 53rd Mechanized Brigade,

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** Headquarters & Headquarters Company ** 1st Mechanized Battalion ** 2nd Mechanized Battalion ** 3rd Mechanized Battalion ** 24th Motorized Infantry Battalion " Aidar" ** Tank Battalion ** Brigade Artillery Group *** Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery *** Self-propelled Artillery Battalion ( 2S3 Akatsiya) *** Self-propelled Artillery Battalion ( 2S1 Gvozdika) *** Rocket Artillery Battalion (

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) *** Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (

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) ** Anti-Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion ** Engineer Battalion ** Maintenance Battalion ** Logistic Battalion ** Reconnaissance Company ** Sniper Company **

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Company ** Signal Company ** Radar Company ** CBRN-defense Company ** Medical Company

References

{{Ukrainian Ground Forces Military units and formations established in 2014 Mechanised infantry brigades of Ukraine Military units and formations of Ukraine in the war in Donbas