Market56th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)
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56th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)

The 56th Motorized Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The brigade was activated on 23 February 2015 in the city of Dnipro in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and took command of three volunteer territorial defence battalions. The brigade fought in the Russo-Ukrainian War and has functioned as a motorized brigade.

Structure
As of 2024, the brigade's structure is as follows: • 56th Motorized Brigade, Mariupol • Headquarters & Headquarters Company • 21st Motorized Battalion "Sarmat" • 23rd Motorized Battalion "Khortytsia" • 37th Motorized Battalion • Caucasus Legion • Tank Battalion • Artillery Group • Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery • 1st Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (152 mm SpGH DANA) • 2nd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (D-20) • Rocket Artillery Dattalion (BM-21 Grad) • Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira) • Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion • Reconnaissance Company • Attack Drone Company "Katenyata" • Sniper Platoon • Engineer Battalion • Logistic Battalion • Maintenance Battalion • Signal Company • Radar Company • Medical Company • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company • All three Motorized Battalions - 21st, 23rd and 37th were formed in 2014 as Territorial Defense Battalions "Sarmat", "Khortytsia" and "Zaporozhzhia". They were all reformed in 2015 under the command of 56th Motorized Brigade. Caucasus Legion joined the ranks of the brigade in September 2023. It was originally formed in June 2022 with volunteers from the Caucasus region. ==References==
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