57th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)

Ukrainian Ground Forces formation

57th Motorized Brigade
Ukrainian: 57-та окрема мотопіхотна бригада
57th Motorized Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	November 2014–present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ground Forces
Type	Motorized infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	Operational Command South
Garrison/HQ	Kropyvnytskyi
Engagements	War in Donbas 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Counteroffensive Battle of Bakhmut 2024 Kharkiv offensive
Decorations	For Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current commander	Denys Yaroslavsky^[1]

Military unit

The 57th Otaman Kost Hordiienko Motorized Brigade (Ukrainian: 57-ма окрема мотопіхотна бригада імені кошового отамана Костя Гордієнка (57 ОМПБр), romanized: 57-ma okrema motopikhotna bryhada imeni koshovoho otamana Kostia Hordiienka (57 OMPBr)) is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade was formed beginning in November 2014 in the city of Kropyvnytskyi in Kirovohrad Oblast. Initially, the brigade consisted of three volunteer territorial defence battalions. By the summer of 2015, the brigade was deployed to fight in the war in Donbas. The ground forces plan to mechanize the brigade in the future.

On 6 May 2019, the brigade received the honorary name of Kost Hordiienko, a Zaporozhian Cossack Kosh otaman of the 18th century.^[2]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade received the recently established "For Courage and Bravery" award by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy for liberating a number of settlements in the Kherson Oblast. The unit was also noted for its servicemembers having been previously awarded 275 state awards.^[3]

Structure

As of 2024, the brigade's structure was as follows:^[4]

57th Motorized Brigade, Kropyvnytskyi
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 17th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kropyvnytskyi"
- 34th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion "Batkivshchyna"
  - Assault Battalion "Shalena Zhraya". Special assault unit formed by Chechen volunteers.
- 42nd Motorized Infantry Battalion "Rukh Oporu"
- 117th Assault Battalion
- 9th Rifle Battalion (military unit A7093)
- 420th Rifle Battalion (military unit A4821)
- Georgian Partizans. A group of Georgian volunteers with close connections to Donbas Battalion.
- Tank Battalion (T-64BV and T-64BM Bulat)
- Special unit "Hort"
- Artillery Group
  - Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery
  - Field artillery battalion (M777)
  - Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (BM-21 Grad)
  - Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion (9K35 Strela-10)
- Reconnaissance Company
- UAV strike company "Falcon Squad"
- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence Protection Company

References

^ Bailey, Riley; Wolkov, Nicole; Barros, George; Stepanenko, Kateryna; Evans, Angelica; Kagan, Frederick (29 June 2023). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 29, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 30 June 2023. Ukrainian Commander of the 57th Motorized Brigade Denys Yaroslavsky stated that Ukrainian forces are in the process of liberating Klishchiivka and that there is intense fighting in the area.
^ ""A memorial to the fallen soldiers of the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade was opened in Nova Kakhovka" [Меморіал загиблим воїнам 57-ї окремої мотопіхотної бригади відкрили в Новій Каховці]. Censor.net [uk] (in Ukrainian). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ "President: Heroism and grit of our warriors leave no doubt that Ukraine will win". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ "57th Motorized Brigade". Retrieved 25 August 2023.

Ukrainian Ground Forces

Armoured
Mechanized Infantry
Mountain Infantry
Rocket Forces and Field Artillery
Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery
Army Aviation
Military Intelligence
Electronic Warfare
Communications and Cyber Security
Corps of Engineers
CBRN Protection

Corps

Strategic Groups

Pivnich: (Sumy, Chernihiv, Kiyv, Volyn)
Khortytsia: (Kharkiv, Lyman, Soledar, Chasiv Yar)
Tavria: (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Kryvyi Rih)
Odesa: (Kherson, Dunay, Vinnitsia)
Aleksandriya: (Kakhovka, Primorye)

Brigades

Army Aviation

Infantry¹

Presidential
3rd Assault
5th Assault
10th Mountain Assault
11th Motorized
13th Jaeger
14
15
21
22
23
24
28
30
31
32
33
41
42
43
44
47
53
54
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
65
66
67
68th Jaeger
72
88
92nd Assault
93
100
110
115
116
117
118
128th Mountain Assault
141st Infantry
142nd Infantry
143rd Infantry
144th Infantry
150
151
152
153
154
155 Infantry
156 Infantry
157 Infantry
158 Infantry
159 Infantry

Artillery

26
38
40
43
44
45
47
48
49
55
Reconnaissance
- 15
Missile
- 19
Rocket
- 27
- 107

Tank

Engineering

47th
48th
49th Assault Engineering
704th CBRN Protection

Regiments

Tank	300th Training
Mechanized	354 Training 355 Training
Anti-Aircraft Missile	38 39 1039 1121 1129
Artillery	356 Training
Engineering	Operational Support 12 16 70 91 703 Maintenance 31 50 145 146 532 Pontoon bridge 210 808
Signal	5 7 55 121

Battalions

Motorized Infantry	1st Assault 1 2 3 3rd Mechanized 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24th Assault 25 25th Assault 33rd Assault 34 40 42 43rd Territorial Defense 46th Assault 48th Assault 49th Assault 97th Mechanized 108th Assault 117th Assault 214th OPFOR 225th Assault 425th Assault
Tank	12
Mountain	8 15 108 109
Reconnaissance	54 74 120 129 130 131 143
Rifle	1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 48 50 51 52 (Airmobile) 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 70 210th Special Purpose 211th Special Purpose 403 405 407 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 451 Infantry 452 Infantry 453 Infantry 454 Infantry 455 Infantry 456 Infantry 457 Infantry 459 460 468
Engineering	308 309 310 311 321 507 534 Pontoon bridge 11
Electronic Warfare	20 520
Others	78 181 182 183 224 225 226 227 307 718