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The brigade was formed in the summer of 2024. The formation of the 160th Mechanized Brigade is part of a larger expansion of the Ukrainian Army that plans to form 10 new brigades with their numerical designation in the 160s. [1] [2] All of these brigades will be formed from freshly mobilized troops. [3]
The 159th Infantry Brigade (Ukrainian: 159 окрема піхотна бригада, romanized: 159 okrema pihotna bryhada) became a mechanized brigade at some point between April and September 2024, the latest being known as the 26 September 2024, most likely due to increased and large aid from Western countries such as the United States. [5]
159th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) 704th CBRN Protection Brigade (Ukraine) S. Separate Presidential Brigade
Ukrainian leadership said in May that it wanted 10 new brigades, but Michael Kofman wrote that they'd largely proven to be ineffective in combat.
Some fighters and analysts in Ukraine believe it was a mistake for Kyiv to make brand-new brigades such as the 155th instead of replenishing older, more-experienced units that were already fighting.
Ukraine has prepared an array of new military units for its long-anticipated counteroffensive this summer, while its established brigades weathered Russia's winter offensive in the east. The first ...
The brigade has also been seen to have the BRDM-2 amphibious scout car in service around March 2024. [4] Another publication of the brigade saw the unit in possession of a single CV-90, a Swedish armored vehicle, indicating that some of the newly created brigades have received highly sophisticated weapon systems from Western nations. [5]
[1] [3] Later in the month, Forbes reported that these 10 new brigades would consist of 2,000 people and some of them would be infantry rather than mechanized brigades. [4] On 16 July 2024, the Chernihiv Regional State Administration publicized a video calling for individuals to join the brigade.