22nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

First formation By Order of the People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR № 034 from January 21, 1943, the 293rd Rifle Division was reorganized into the 66th Guards Rifle Division. Major General Akim Yakshin became Division's new commander after Pavel Lagutin was promoted to Executive officer of the 21st Army. On February 7, 1943, most of the Divisions units were renamed. On March 17, 1943, the 66th was assigned to 6th Guards Rifle Corps, 1st Guards Army, Southwestern Front, from May 5, 1943, the 66th was assigned to 5th Guards Army Steppe Military District. From May 9, 1943, the 66th was with 32nd Guards Rifle Corps 5th Guards Army. Division took part in Hungarian Revolution of 1956. On June 15, 1957 66th Guards Rifle Division became 66th Guards Motor Rifle Division. On September 15, 1960, 66th became 66th Guards Training Motor Rifle Division. In 1987, 66th Guards Training Motor Rifle Division became 110th Guards Separate Training Center for junior specialists of motor rifle troops of the Carpathian Military District. The Training Center became under Ukrainian control after Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union. On January 19, 1992, the Training Center along with all other units stationed in Ukraine, pledged their allegiance to Ukrainian people. In May 1992, the 110th Guards Districts Training Center was disbanded by the directive of the Ministry of Defense. On September 1, 1992, a new 66th Mechanized Division started forming on the basis of units from the disbanded Training Center. A few units from the 17th Guards Motor Rifle Division were added to the Division, when the 17th was reduced to a Brigade. Division was a part of the 38th Army Corps (former 38th Army) Western Operational Command. On October 26, 1999, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma awarded the Division with Bukovina title. On October 30, 2000, all of the honorifics which the Division earned throughout her history were restored. Name of the Division became 66th Guards Bukovina, Poltava Red Banner Mechanized Division. Soon after, the Division was reformed into the 22nd Mechanized Brigade, all of the Divisions regalia was lost. During 2003 only 300th Mechanized Regiment remained, the rest of the units of the brigade were disbanded. In June 2023, some units of the brigade were seen taking part in the battle of Bakhmut. The brigade was among the first to enter Russia's Kursk Oblast during the Ukrainian operation there. In early January 2025, a unit of the 22nd Brigade published footage depicting the brigade's 1st Mechanized Battalion, in cooperation with other units, clearing the village of in Kursk Oblast from North Korean forces, reportedly killing at least nine of them. In late January 2025, the 1st Battalion claimed to have killed a North Korean special forces company commander during combat near Malaya Loknya. On 5 May 2025, the brigade was awarded the honorary name "Mykolaiv" by a decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ==Order of battle==

293rd Rifle Division (July 7, 1941) • 1032nd Rifle Regiment • 1034th Rifle Regiment • 1036th Rifle Regiment • 817th Artillery Regiment • 576th Separate Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion • 350th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion • 586th Engineer Battalion • 571st Separate Signal Battalion • 721st Transport Company • 319th Medical Battalion • 384th Separate Chemical Company • 377th Field Bakery • 645th Divisions Veterinary Hospital • 973rd Field Post Office • 859th field branch of State Bank of the USSR 293rd Rifle Division (October 12, 1942) • 1032nd Rifle Regiment • 1034th Rifle Regiment • 1036th Rifle Regiment • 817th Artillery Regiment • 331st Anti-Tank Battalion • 586th Separate Engineer Battalion • 414th Separate Anti-Aircraft Battery • 350th Separate Reconnaissance Company • 243rd Separate Supply Company • 384th Separate Chemical Company • 319th Separate Medical Battalion • 420th Transport Company • 27th Field Bakery • 645th Divisions Veterinary Hospital • 973rd Field Post Office • 859th field branch of State Bank of the USSR • Training Rifle Battalion 66th Guards Rifle Division (February 7, 1943 – June 15, 1957) • 145th Guards Rifle Regiment • 193rd Guards Rifle Regiment • 195th Guards Rifle Regiment • 135th Guards Artillery Regiment • 71st Guards Anti-Tank Battalion • 74th Separate Guards Engineer Battalion • 81st Guards Separate Anti-Aircraft Battery • 67th Separate Guards Reconnaissance Company • 94th Separate Guards Supply Company • 68th Separate Guards Chemical Company • 72nd Separate Medical Battalion • 70th Transport Company • 64th Field Bakery • 65th Divisions Veterinary Hospital • 973rd Field Post Office • 859th field branch of State Bank of the USSR • Training Rifle Battalion 66th Mechanized Division (1992–2000) • Headquarters (Chernivtsi) • 200th Mechanized Regiment (Chernivtsi) • 300th Mechanized Regiment (Chernivtsi) • 301st Mechanized Regiment (Chernivtsi) • 201st Armored Regiment (Storozhynets) • 50th Separate Engineer Battalion (village Ruda, Khmelnytskyi Oblast) • 28th Separate Signal Battalion (Chernivtsi) • 70th Separate Maintenance Battalion (Storozhynets) • 180th Separate Combat Service Support Battalion (Chernivtsi) • 50th Separate Medical Battalion (Chernivtsi) • 26th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (Chernivtsi) • 15th Separate Chemical Battalion (Chernivtsi) • 245th Separate Anti-Tank Battalion (Chernivtsi) • 93rd Artillery Regiment • 300th Anti-Aircraft Regiment • 40th Separate Electronic Warfare Company • 2238th Field Post Office • Training Range 22nd Mechanized Brigade (2000–2003) • 300th Mechanized Regiment (Chernivtsi) • 201st Armored Regiment (Storozhynets) • 2206th Separate Brigade Artillery Group (Chernivtsi) • 26th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (Chernivtsi) • 28th Separate Signal Battalion (Chernivtsi) • 50th Separate Engineer Battalion (village Ruda, Khmelnytskyi Oblast) • 180th Separate Combat Service Support Battalion (Chernivtsi) • 70th Separate Maintenance Battalion (Storozhynets) 22nd Mechanized Brigade (2022–) • 22nd Mechanized Brigade • Headquarters & Headquarters Company • 1st Mechanized Battalion • 2nd Mechanized Battalion • 3rd Mechanized Battalion • 409th Separate Rifle Battalion (A4818) • Tank Battalion • Field Artillery Regiment • Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery • Recon Battery • Observer Battery • Self-propelled artillery Battalion • Rocket Artillery Battalion • Attack Drone Company "Demons of the Storm" • Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion • Reconnaissance Company • Combat Engineer Battalion • Logistic Battalion • Signal Company • Maintenance Battalion • Radar Company • Medical Company • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company • Brigade Band ==Former Commanders==

• Major General Pavel Lagutin – December 27, 1941 – January 21, 1943 • Major General Akim Yakshin – January 21, 1943 – November 15, 1943 • Major General Sergey Frolov – November 28, 1943 – ==Honors==

Unit decorations Honorable Titles ==References==