31st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

31st Separate Mechanized Brigade
31st Separate Mechanized Brigade
31 окремої механізованої бригади
	Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	2023 - present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Role	Mechanized Infantry
Size	2,000
Part of	Operational Command North
Garrison/HQ	Zhytomyr Oblast
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War 2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive; Battle of Avdiivka;

The 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 31 окремої механізованої бригади) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.^[3] The brigade is one of the brigades the Ukrainian army formed on its own, with mostly older ex-Soviet equipment, including T-64BV tanks as well as American-made MaxxPro armored trucks. The brigade has been described as inexperienced by Forbes^[4]^[5]

[1] ttps://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/06/26/there-are-fancy-ukrainian-brigades-then-theres-the-31st-mechanized-the-unassuming-unit-just-pulled-a-daring-maneuver/?sh=2899f2a24dd3

[2] ttps://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/06/26/there-are-fancy-ukrainian-brigades-then-theres-the-31st-mechanized-the-unassuming-unit-just-pulled-a-daring-maneuver/

[3] Axe, David. "Ukraine Is Forming A Dozen New Brigades—And Giving Them Old Weaponry". Forbes. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[:0-4] ttps://twitter.com/Militarylandnet/status/1673289712939806721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1673289712939806721%7Ctwgr%5Efa3ee7b096aee25eb965bf4c681e193a07cea1eb%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fembedly.forbes.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3D3ce26dc7e3454db5820ba084d28b4935schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttp3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMilitarylandnet%2Fstatus%2F1673289712939806721image%3D

[:1-5] Axe, David. "There Are Fancy Ukrainian Brigades—Then There's The 31st Mechanized. The Unassuming Unit Just Pulled A Daring Maneuver". Forbes. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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