59th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)
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The 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade (59-та окрема мотопіхотна бригада) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2014. The brigade was activated on 8 December 2014 in the city of Haisyn in Vinnytsia Oblast and took command of three volunteer territorial defense battalions.
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59th Separate Motorized Brigade "Yakiv Handziuk" | |
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59-та окрема мотопіхотна бригада «Якова Гандзюка» 59 okrema motopіkhotna bryhada "Yakiv Handziuk" | |
Active | 8 December 2014 – present |
Country | Ukraine |
Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
Type | Motorized infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | Operational Command South |
Garrison/HQ | Haisyn, Vinnytsia Oblast |
Nickname(s) | "Steppe Predators" ("Stepovi Khyzhakhy") |
Motto(s) | "To Victory" |
Engagements | |
Website | Official Facebook page |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Vadym Sukharevsky |
Insignia | |
Former sleeve patch |
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On 24 August 2015, Ukraine's Independence Day, the brigade received its flag and became fully operational. The brigade fought in the war in Donbas and will become a mechanized formation in the future.