93rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar"
93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar"
93-тя окрема механізована бригада «Холодний Яр»; 93 okrema mekhanizovana bryhada "Kholodnyi Yar"
	Brigade insignia
Active	1 January 1992 - present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Mechanized infantry
Size	3,000 (June 2023)
Part of	Operational Command East
Garrison/HQ	Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Nickname(s)	'Kholodnyi Yar' (Official); 'Cyborgs' (Unofficial)
Motto(s)	"Never Backwards!"
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian war War in Donbas Battle of Ilovaisk; Second Battle of Donetsk Airport; Battle of Debaltseve; Battle of Marinka; Battle of Avdiivka; ; Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Kharkiv; Battle of Sumy; Battle of Donbas Battle of Sievierodonetsk; ; Battle of Bakhmut; Battle of Soledar; ; Northern Ukraine campaign Battle of Trostianets; ; 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive; Battle of Chasiv Yar; ; ;
Decorations	; For Courage and Bravery
Website	Official Facebook page
Commanders
Current; commander	Col. Pavlo Palisa (2023 - present)
Notable; commanders	Col. Ruslan Shevchuk (21 January 2021 - 2023)
Insignia
Field Insignia

The 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" (Ukrainian: 93-тя окрема механізована бригада «Холодний Яр», romanized: 93 okrema mekhanizovana bryhada "Kholodnyi Yar") is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 1992.^[1] It has been described as "one of the most brutally effective" of Ukraine’s front-line brigades.^[7]

By January 2023, Western analysts claimed that due to captured Russian and donated Western equipment and incorporation of local volunteer battalions into the units structure, the 93rd was the size of an armored division, being a mechanized brigade in name only. The brigade is named after the Kholodnyi Yar Republic, a Ukrainian partisan state during the Ukrainian War of Independence.

^ ^a ^b ^c Axe, David (2023-06-15). "One Of Ukraine's Meanest Mechanized Brigades Just Joined The Southern Counteroffensive". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
^ Axe, David (2023-08-31). "The Swedish CV-90 Might Be Ukraine's Best Fighting Vehicle. It Seems Another Brigade Is Getting Copies". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
^ "Полоненого "кіборга" побили "мирні" жителі Донецька" [The captured "cyborg" was beaten by "peaceful" residents of Donetsk]. Ukrainian National Information Agency News (UNN). All online daily news in Ukraine today - fresh, recent, major. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ""The freedom to Ukraine – or death": how the 93rd Independent Kholodnyi Yar Mechanized Brigade continues the war of its ancestors :: Svidomi". svidomi.in.ua. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
^ Cite error: The named reference Nathan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Uliana, Hentosh (2023-11-08). ""New fire from Kholodnyi Yar." How the 93rd Brigade fights • Ukraїner". Ukraїner. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
^ ^a ^b David Axe (October 25, 2022). "A Fierce Ukrainian Mechanized Brigade Is Routing Russian Mercenaries In One Symbolic Eastern Town". Forbes.
^ "Zelenskiy / Official".
^ "Legendary Stalingrad tank division destroyed as Ukraine reclaims key town". The Telegraph. 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
^ "One of Ukraine's Meanest Mechanized Brigades Just Joined the Southern Counteroffensive". Forbes.
^ "Umerov, command of 93rd mechanized brigade discuss specifics of using drones". ukrinform.net. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
^ "Славетну бригаду "Холодний Яр" очолив полковник Руслан Шевчук". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

[Axe_2023_w729-1] Axe, David (2023-06-15). "One Of Ukraine's Meanest Mechanized Brigades Just Joined The Southern Counteroffensive". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

[Axe_2023_y210-2] Axe, David (2023-08-31). "The Swedish CV-90 Might Be Ukraine's Best Fighting Vehicle. It Seems Another Brigade Is Getting Copies". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

[unn.com.ua-3] "Полоненого "кіборга" побили "мирні" жителі Донецька" [The captured "cyborg" was beaten by "peaceful" residents of Donetsk]. Ukrainian National Information Agency News (UNN). All online daily news in Ukraine today - fresh, recent, major. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-09.

[svidomi.in.ua_2022_w693-4] ""The freedom to Ukraine – or death": how the 93rd Independent Kholodnyi Yar Mechanized Brigade continues the war of its ancestors :: Svidomi". svidomi.in.ua. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

[Nathan-5] Cite error: The named reference Nathan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Uliana_2023_t327-6] Uliana, Hentosh (2023-11-08). ""New fire from Kholodnyi Yar." How the 93rd Brigade fights • Ukraїner". Ukraїner. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

[DavidAxe20221025Bakhmut-7] David Axe (October 25, 2022). "A Fierce Ukrainian Mechanized Brigade Is Routing Russian Mercenaries In One Symbolic Eastern Town". Forbes.

[8] "Zelenskiy / Official".

[The_Telegraph_2022_y000-9] "Legendary Stalingrad tank division destroyed as Ukraine reclaims key town". The Telegraph. 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

[10] "One of Ukraine's Meanest Mechanized Brigades Just Joined the Southern Counteroffensive". Forbes.

[ukrinform.net_2023_n447-11] "Umerov, command of 93rd mechanized brigade discuss specifics of using drones". ukrinform.net. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

[armyinform.com.ua_2022_t894-12] "Славетну бригаду "Холодний Яр" очолив полковник Руслан Шевчук". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

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