47th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

47th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Magura"
47-ма окрема механізована бригада
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
ActiveApril 26, 2022 – present
Country Ukraine
Branch Ukrainian Ground Forces
RoleMechanized infantry
Part ofOperational Command North
EquipmentM2A2 ODS, M1A1 SA, M109A6 Paladin, D-30
EngagementsRusso-Ukrainian War
Battle of Bakhmut[1]
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive[2]
Battle of Avdiivka
Battle of Ocheretyne[3]
Websitehttps://choko.link/47th_Brigade
Commanders
Current
commander
Col. Yan Yatsishen (March 2024-Present)[4]
Notable
commanders
Lt. Col. Oleksandr Sak (2022 - September 2023)
Col. Oleksandr Pavlii (September 2023 - January 2024)[5]
Lt. Col. Dmytro Ryumshin (January 2024 - March 2024)

The 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Magura" (Ukrainian: 47-ма окрема механізована бригада) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022.[6]

  1. ^ Axe, David. "It Took Just Two Weeks For One Of The Ukrainian Army's Newest Brigades To Get American-Made M-2 Fighting Vehicles". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  2. ^ Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia, June 8, 2023; Bill O'Reilly, Raf Sanchez, and Anastasiia Parafeniuk (Archive)
  3. ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/04/26/the-russians-are-rushing-reinforcements-into-their-ocheretyne-breakthrough-the-situation-is-desperate-for-the-ukrainians/?sh=20d67e2d7223
  4. ^ "47th Mechanized Brigade has a new commander". 10 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Ukraine's 47th Separate Brigade, one of first to launch counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia, has new commander".
  6. ^ Axe, David. "Russia Has A Plan For Pinning Down Ukraine's Super-Upgraded M-55S Tanks". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-03.

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