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It was reported by Forbes that these 10 new brigades would consist of 2,000 people and that some of these new brigades would be infantry, not mechanized brigades. [3] It was stated by Pavluvik, the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, that these new brigades could be stationed around Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, for a potential Russian offensive.
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 was deployed to defend Pokrovsk during the Russian offensive in the area, but suffered from poor training and low morale and was reportedly deteriorating while being transferred to Pokrovsk due to high desertion rates, which had led to the collapse of another 150-series brigade a few weeks prior.
[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.
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.
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.
On June 8, 2023, the 47th Mechanized Brigade engaged in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive and suffered heavy material losses. [14] [15] On July 11, 2023, headmaster sergeant Valerii Markus, who had met with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the end of June, complained about the decisions of the unit's command regarding lack of interest in soldiers morale and officers incompetence.
He said in an interview with Sky News last week that Kyiv's allies had been able to provide the necessary equipment for only a quarter of the 10 new brigades Ukraine had formed over the past year.