59th Separate Motorized Brigade "Yakiv Handziuk" | |
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59-та окрема мотопіхотна бригада «Якова Гандзюка» 59 okrema motopіkhotna bryhada "Yakiv Handziuk" | |
![]() Brigade insignia | |
Active | 8 December 2014 – present |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
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 | Bohdan Shevchuk |
Insignia | |
Former sleeve patch | ![]() |
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.
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 the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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