100th_Mechanized_Brigade_(Ukraine)

100th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

100th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian 100th Mechanized Brigade

The 100th Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 100-та окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2018.[1]

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History

The brigade was formed on 27 June 2018 as the 100th territorial defense brigade in Volyn Oblast.[2]

Russo-Ukrainian War

In July 2022 Brigade was building fortifications on the northern border with Belarus.[3] On 28 July 2023, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awarded "For Courage and Bravery" to the Brigade. It was the first unit of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine to receive the award.[4] On 30 March 2024, the brigade was reformed, and 100th Mechanized Brigade was formed on its basis.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces Repel Russian Assault near Dibrove Village". Militarnyi. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    Axe, David. "Ukraine's Territorials Need Tanks. They're Getting Them ... From Russia". Forbes. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. [3]
    "На кордоні з білоруссю тероборона Волині збудувала міцну лінію оборони". Ukrinform. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Decree Of The President Of Ukraine No. 451/2022" (in Ukrainian). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. [5]
    "100th Territorial Defense Brigade". MilitaryLand.net. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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