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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 brigade was officially announced in France during the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 6, 2024. [11] By November 2024, the first wave of 2,000 soldiers had undergone training in eastern France (Camp de Châlons [12]), with plans for the brigade to eventually grow to a strength of 4,500 troops. [2]
The brigade receiving vehicles as a donation, the brigade emblem is visible. The 153rd Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 153 окрема механізована бригада, romanized: 153 okrema mekhanizovana bryhada) became an infantry brigade on 2 April 2024 due to a shortage of vehicles for the newly created brigades, leading to the Ukrainian command to rethink plans.
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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 ...
According to David Axe, as of October 2024, the 156th Brigade was one of fourteen 2,000-man brigades that had recently been formed by the Ukrainian Ground Forces.Most of these brigades, including the 156th, were formed as infantry brigades, but by October 2024, Ukrainian officials had announced the 156th would be upgraded to a mechanized brigade.
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