All brigades. I have relatives in the Russian Federation, but I didn’t invite the Russians here: how the youngest brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is fighting in Donbass. I am a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass

That they are being thrown to slaughter.

The Ukrainian army is not happy with the “creeping offensive” tactics, which provoked retaliatory actions by the DPR armed forces near Avdievka, writes the online newspaper “Strana”.

The publication notes that earlier representatives of the Ministry of Defense stated that Ukrainian troops were advancing through “no man's land” in order to reach positions that were prescribed under the Minsk agreements.

The publication writes that this tactic is called “frog jumping” by the troops, and the result of the “creeping offensive” was that “Ukrainian troops actually entered the highway that connects Gorlovka and Donetsk, after which the separatists struck back.”

The author of the publication points out that the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and experts close to it claim the success of such tactics, supposedly allowing “to level the front line and occupy the most advantageous positions, which will be useful in the future both for defense and for a possible offensive.”

True, the soldiers of the 72nd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, sent on the offensive near Avdievka, admitted to Strana that “frog jumping” is not very popular among the troops.

“From the point of view of the ATO headquarters, this is probably advisable - to shift our positions towards the separators by several hundred meters and level the front line. But at the level of ordinary fighters, those who have to carry it out, other conversations are heard. There are too many losses due to hundreds of meters of empty land that no one needs.

Some fighters begin to “get sick” before the attack. In general, they find any excuse not to move forward under fire because of the Napoleonic plans of the staff officers,” said a brigade officer named Andrei.

At the same time, junior sergeant Yuri from the same unit admits that they are sent to attack virtually without fire support.

« It seems we have the Minsk agreements, and we are given the order to attack.

Well, ok, then support the attack according to all the rules - with artillery, tanks, from the air. Instead, only infantry attacks - they are thrown forward like partisan sabotage detachments, which immediately suffer losses. All this raises a lot of questions for the command - why is this being done. And are some cunning political plans being decided at our expense?", the fighter complains.

Complain, don’t complain, but cunning plans are still decided at your expense, the idiot.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters are thinking about the Minsk Agreements.

They even started to “get sick”.

That's what "the magic kickstand does."

The “cyborgs” themselves complain that such a tactical move to “level the front line” led to a harsh response from the DPR troops and turned the “VSUshnikov” literally into “cannon fodder.”

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PS. The Kiev junta does not even think of changing anything in its tactics, continuing to litter the lands of the South-East with the corpses of its punitive forces.

Apparently, all the artillery is busy shelling populated areas with civilians and takes little part in real battles.

Senseless attacks, mountains of unjustified “two hundredths”, barrage detachments - Kyiv’s “creeping offensive” more and more resembles the convulsive agony of a dying regime than a well-thought-out military operation. “ATO soldiers” increasingly refuse to go on the offensive, for which they receive shots in the back from barrier detachments consisting of “Pravosek” bandits.

Petro Poroshenko is literally throwing “to slaughter” the last representatives of the “most combat-ready army in Europe,” which is thinning out every day.

The commander of the 2nd platoon of the 4th company of the 2nd battalion of the 128th mountain assault brigade, Captain Slobodchan, died from gunshot wounds received in the hospital due to a domestic quarrel between drunken Ukrainian militants. This was stated by the head of the press service of the DPR operational command, Daniil Bezsonov.

In addition, according to him, at the platoon stronghold of the 534th battalion of the 128th mountain assault brigade in the area of ​​the village of Granitnoye, after drinking alcohol during a verbal altercation that turned into a brawl, private Romanyuk received a gunshot wound.

In turn, at the observation post of the 503rd battalion of the 36th Marine Brigade in the area of ​​the village of Vodyanoye, as a result of careless handling of an RGD-5 hand grenade, arriving in a state of alcoholic intoxication, sailor Shatilo received shrapnel wounds.

Let us remind you that earlier today in Donbass.

Against a backdrop of moral decay, poverty and desertion.

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The 53rd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces became famous throughout the world after 46 servicemen left their place of residence at the Shirokiy Lan training ground on February 8, 2016. The reason for such desertion was the unbearable conditions of the soldiers’ stay at the place of duty. According to the servicemen and volunteers themselves, who are staying at the site of the Ukrainian troops, people lived for several months in tents without quality food, medicine, basic necessities and firewood for heating. Moreover, the soldiers were not paid. The deserted soldiers reached Nikolaev on foot to tell the military prosecutor about the current situation.

Combat mission of the 53rd brigade

The troops were stationed at the Shirokiy Lan training ground to conduct large-scale exercises. Before this, soldiers were trained in Cherkasy. It should be noted that more than 50% of the privates who served in military service were to be demobilized soon. Many experts wonder what is the point of sending guys to exercises if they will soon go home? For the first six months of their service, they spent time on the front line defending the country. It makes no sense to send soldiers on training maneuvers if they are soon to be demobilized.

Government comment on the current situation

One of the top officials in the Ukrainian government, presidential adviser Yu. Biryukov, commented on the situation related to the 53rd brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on his social page. network: “The soldiers of the 53rd Missile Brigade left their place of service without permission, thereby violating the Charter of Military Service. They must be severely punished."

After analyzing the charter, the adviser added the following: “The commanders of the 53rd brigade must be responsible for their subordinates and for the conditions of their stay in the field. Their responsibilities include preparing the camp. The officers were obliged to provide their soldiers with firewood and food in advance.”

Biryukov’s words, scattered throughout the country, caused a violent reaction from society. Ukrainians are actively discussing who will ultimately receive a severe punishment, a reprimand and lose a cash bonus.

Who is to blame for the demoralization of Ukrainian military personnel?

The soldiers from the 53rd brigade found themselves without proper conditions. Who is to blame for this? To understand this, you should know whose responsibilities include organizing the life of military personnel.

The privates of the 53rd separate brigade are responsible for setting up the tents. Soldiers must also obtain firewood themselves. Officers' responsibilities include:

• timely delivery of food and medicines;
• providing military personnel with quality treatment.

The leaders of the Shirokiy Lan training ground, where the 53rd brigade was stationed, did not bother to monitor the situation on their territory. The blame also lies with the Vostok command and rear officers.

Who commands the notorious brigade?

In the 53rd brigade, 3 commanders changed during the year. There are not enough mid-level officers, sergeants. Soldiers are recruited for service without proper selection, forcing everyone to join the army indiscriminately. Why create new military units if there are already understaffed ones?

In the 8th company, for quite a long time there was no commander who was able to manage people. The current commander of the 53rd brigade, Valery Vodolazsky, did not gain authority among his subordinates. The main reason is lack of attention to people and disrespectful attitude. The average age of a private is 35-40 years. Achieving authority among mature men is not an easy task.

The predecessor of the current commander was Colonel Yuri Belyakov. This man went through the Afghan war, losing an arm in battle. He tried to support the soldiers entrusted to his command; he was often noticed on the front line. Once he was blown up by a grenade during another round of the front line, as a result of which he was forced to leave his post. The fighters who were subordinate to him assured that he enjoyed authority because he was always in front. It will be difficult for other commanders to gain trust after Belyakov leaves.

Prosecutor's check

After they learned about the deplorable state of life of the military personnel, large-scale inspections were organized. The living conditions at the training ground of the 53rd mechanized brigade began to change for the better. Food began to be delivered on time, and the soldiers were examined by doctors. Those who wish can file a complaint with the commission, which is headed by Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko. Despite the fact that the soldiers who went to the military prosecutor's office without permission violated the regulations of military service, they were promised not to be punished.

Finding the culprits and punishing the command

Inspection authorities are trying to hush up the matter, blaming company commanders and ordinary employees for what happened. But the commander of the scandalous brigade, Vodolazsky, was decided not to be severely punished; he got off with a severe reprimand from his superiors.

If only junior officers are found guilty of poor maintenance of the Ukrainian army, and the senior command staff gets away with it, then there is no point in expecting justice in this matter, and similar situations will continue to occur. Not only the 8th company, but also almost all the troops in Ukraine who are taking part in the exercises are in a difficult situation.

Summarizing

Poor training, incompetent management and insufficient staffing are not the fault of the soldiers. All these problems must be solved by generals and colonels holding high positions. If soldiers during exercises instead of combat training deal with everyday problems, then the army will never become capable.

The strike of the 53rd brigade demonstrated to the whole society the disastrous state of the army. Those people who are responsible for army reform, for the country’s combat capability, and who have been entrusted with the lives of military personnel and civilians, should think about how to change the state of affairs.

59th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass

The 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade became one of the ersatz formations of the Ukrainian army created during the conflict. As a result of the shortage of armored vehicles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the fall of 2014, a decision was made to form motorized infantry brigades, which had limited weapons compared to mechanized formations. The new brigades, the 56th, 57th, 58th and 59th, practically did not have infantry fighting vehicles or armored personnel carriers; personnel were moved by trucks. Instead of a tank battalion, the staff of motorized infantry brigades provided for the presence of a tank company on the T-72. The artillery was represented by a division of D-20 howitzers.

The 59th motorized infantry brigade was formed in the city of Gaysin, Vinitsa region. It was originally planned that the brigade would include the local 9th ​​territorial defense battalion (ATD) “Vinnitsa”, 16th APC “Poltava” and the former 5th security battalion of the Ukrainian Air Force. However, subsequently the 16th battalion was transferred to the 58th motorized infantry brigade, and the Air Force security battalion, due to the low level of combat training, was not included in the combined arms formations at all.

On December 8, 2014, an order was signed to create a brigade. Colonel Osipchuk was appointed commander of the brigade. However, the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade actually existed only on paper until February 2016. It never took part in the hostilities in Donbass in full force. On the front line, replacing each other, there were only separate units of the 59th Motorized Rifle Brigade.

The brigade, in addition to the 9th APC "Vinnitsa", included the 10th APC "Polesie" from the Zhytomyr region, and the 11th APC "Kievan Rus" (not to be confused with the 25th battalion "Kievan Rus", which is part of 54th mechanized brigade). All three territorial defense battalions were formed in the summer of 2014 and had a limited number of armored vehicles, no more than 10 BRDM and MTLB units per battalion.

The 9th BTR took a limited part in the 2014 campaign, its successes were limited to escaping from a checkpoint in the Novoazovsk area as the enemy approached the city. Subsequently, the battalion personnel served at checkpoints in the Telmanovo area. The losses of the 9th armored personnel carrier in the 2014 campaign were very moderate and amounted to only 3 people killed (they managed to escape from near Novoazovsk in time). The 10th armored troop formation "Polesie" did not take part in the 2014 campaign at all. During the winter campaign of 2015, the battalion served at checkpoints near Dokuchaevsk, losing 4 people killed there. In the fall of 2015, the battalion was transferred to the Popasnaya area, where it also stood at checkpoints. On November 15, 2015, three more Polesye soldiers were killed as a result of a landmine explosion. The most “experienced” unit of the brigade turned out to be the 11th armored troop formation “Kievan Rus”, which operated in 2014 in the Debaltsevo area. On August 15, the battalion command was ambushed by the DPR militia, the battalion commander and two other soldiers were killed. Until the fall of 2014, the battalion stood at checkpoints near Debaltseve, after which it was put on rotation. The unit's losses during this period amounted to 10 people killed. From March to May 2015, the 11th BTR occupied positions at checkpoints in the Avdeevka area, losing another 9 people killed.

In the fall of 2015, the 10th and 11th armored personnel carriers were subordinated to the command of the 59th brigade. From February to July 2016, the 11th battalion with reinforcement units was in the Popasnaya area. Given the low level of combat readiness of the "motorized infantry", they were not present on the front line, limiting themselves to serving at checkpoints in the second line of defense. However, taking into account non-combat losses in 2016, the brigade lost 8 people killed. In September, the 11th battalions were withdrawn from Donbass for rotation.

In February 2017, units of the 59th Mechanized Infantry Brigade were again transferred to Donbass. However, in fact, only a reinforced motorized infantry battalion was again sent to the Mariupol area. The gradual replenishment of the brigade’s armored vehicle fleet due to the reactivation of equipment from warehouses and the help of volunteers made it possible in the summer of 2017 to increase the grouping of the 59th brigade in the so-called ATO zone to two (!) battalions. The brigade now has a number of armored personnel carriers, but trucks remain the main means of transportation. In addition, the required tank company was finally included in the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade. However, as before, the 59th Motorized Rifle Brigade did not take an active part in the hostilities, limiting itself to guarding checkpoints. In December 2017, the brigade was withdrawn from Donbass for rotation. The losses of the 59th Motorized Rifle Brigade for the period from February to December amounted to 18 people killed.

The 59th motorized infantry brigade is actually not a full-fledged formation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The shortage of armored vehicles, terrifying even by the standards of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, allows no more than two battalion tactical groups to be deployed to the front line at a time. It also did not take part in the battles in Donbass as a single military unit, limiting itself to guarding individual checkpoints on secondary sections of the contact line, as well as in the rear of the first line of defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The losses of the 59th Motorized Rifle Brigade in Donbass in 2016-17 amounted to 26 people killed.

https://vk.com/wall-140312885_48340

Previous parts of the series:

1. 25th Airborne Brigade in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3205583.html
2. Battalion "Aidar" in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3240562.html
3. Battalion "Donbass" in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3243261.html
4. Regiment "Azov" in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3254314.html
5. Battalion "Krivbass" in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3354220.html
6. 3rd special forces regiment of the GUR MOU in battles in the Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3366344.html
7. Regiment "Dnepr" in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3367498.html
8. 80th airmobile brigade in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3381187.html
9. 36th Marine Brigade in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3416552.html
10. 79th airmobile brigade in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3486882.html
11. 95th airmobile brigade in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3514785.html
12. 81st Air Assault Brigade in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3661572.html
13. Battalion "Dnepr-2" in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3707062.html
14. 51st mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3727932.html
15. 24th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3741851.html
16. 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3751198.html
17. 93rd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3759796.html
18. 1st tank brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3764147.html
19. 73rd Special Purpose Naval Center in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3767885.html
20. 17th tank brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3781823.html
21. 30th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3790630.html
22. 92nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3796297.html
23. 8th special forces regiment of the GUR MOU in battles in the Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3799516.html
24. 25th battalion "Kievan Rus" in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3813630.html
25. 28th mechanized brigade in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3826211.html
26. 128th mountain infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3840101.html
27. Battalion "Donbass-Ukraine" in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3844652.html
28. 53rd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3865711.html
29. 54th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3920137.html
30. “Right Sector” in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3944782.html
31. 10th mountain assault brigade in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3956011.html
32. 56th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3964493.html
33. 57th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3983130.html
34. 58th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/4064650.html

Review material on the reform of the mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using the example of the 14th separate mechanized brigade, which the Kiev regime tried to make exemplary.

Reform of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using the example of the 14th separate mechanized brigade.

The 14th mechanized brigade began to form in Vladimir Volynsky in December 2014. The leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the creation of a new military unit, but in reality it was only about the reorganization of the 51st mechanized brigade, which was actually destroyed in the Donbass. Without exaggeration, we can say that the 51st Mechanized Infantry Brigade “proved” itself during the summer campaign of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donbass. The brigade was demoralized back in May 2014 after the battle near Volnovakha. Subsequently, during the summer battles near Ilovaisk, the personnel of the formation simply fled from their positions. Based on the combination of failures in the summer of 2014, a decision was made to disband the 51st Mechanized Infantry Brigade (more about the brigade’s actions in the summer campaign https://vk.com/wall-140312885_19688). On December 1, the 51st Mechanized Infantry Brigade was disbanded. The brigade's equipment was transferred to other formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular, a large number of infantry fighting vehicles were transferred to the 28th mechanized brigade. However, some of the equipment went directly to the 14th Brigade, which became the successor to the 51st Mechanized Infantry Brigade.

At the same time, in December 2014, the formation of the 14th mechanized brigade began. The personnel were recruited from among the military personnel of the disbanded 51st Mechanized Infantry Brigade, in addition, the 1st Territorial Defense Battalion “Vinnitsa”, which received the name of the 1st Motorized Infantry Battalion, was included in the brigade. The brigade received BMP-1s that had been removed from storage and undergone repairs at a plant in Kharkov. Colonel Zhakun was appointed brigade commander.

The 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade avoided serious participation in the winter campaign of 2015, however, some of the units transferred to it from the disbanded 51st Brigade were present on the line of contact until March 2015. In particular, in February 2015, a T-64BV tank from the 14th Brigade was shot down. 1st OMBR.

By the spring of 2015, the brigade had a standard structure for the Armed Forces of Ukraine consisting of 3 mechanized, tank, repair and restoration battalions, as well as a logistics battalion. The brigade had a sapper and reconnaissance company, as well as electronic warfare, sniper and radioactive warfare companies. The brigade artillery group consists of a rocket division (BM-21 Grad), two self-propelled howitzer divisions

(on self-propelled guns 2S1 “Gvozdika” and 2S3 “Akatsiya”, respectively), as well as an anti-tank division armed with MT-12 “Rapira” anti-tank guns.

In April 2015, the brigade was transferred to the Donbass in the Mariupol direction. By September, the Marinka area became the main area of ​​responsibility of the 14th Mechanized Brigade. The brigade's units operated in this area until April 2016, after which they were withdrawn from Donbass for rotation. According to official data, the brigade's losses during this period amounted to 38 people killed. It is curious that a significant part of the deaths were non-combat losses. In particular, on November 13, a serviceman of the 14th Mechanized Brigade shot three fellow soldiers, after which he committed suicide.

In the summer of 2016, they tried to make an exemplary formation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the brigade. In particular, its personnel were constantly preparing for various army competitions held in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The new government definitely needed to show the changes that had occurred in the country's army during the period of its reign. The 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade was ideally suited for this role. The public should have been shocked by the contrast when comparing the 51st Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the 2014 model and the 14th Brigade created on its basis by the new government. That is why perhaps the best personnel of the Ukrainian army were sent to train the 14th Mechanized Brigade. Indeed, careful work to improve combat training soon brought results. In September 2016, the brigade's tank platoon was recognized as the best at the all-army competition of tank platoons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, despite victories in competitions, during this period the brigade actually did not receive new military equipment. The units were still equipped with Soviet weapons removed from storage. The problem with the shortage of APU equipment was never resolved, which did not allow even the best units to be equipped with modern models.

In November 2016, the brigade was again sent to Donbass, this time to the Stanitsa Lugansk area. Throughout the year, until October 2017, units of the 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade took part in positional clashes on this section of the front line, after which they were put on rotation. The brigade's losses were very moderate and amounted to 14 people killed during this period. Again there were non-combat losses. In the summer of 2017, at least two military personnel were killed during conflicts with drunken colleagues.

The main success of 2017 for the 14th Brigade was the participation of its tank platoon in the “Strong Europe Tank Challenge 2017” tank competition in Grafenwiehr, (Germany). In this analogue of the “Tank Biathlon”, the team of the 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade took penultimate place, beating the Polish team.

The leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine positioned the performance of its military at competitions in Germany as a major success in building the country’s armed forces. Muzhenko promised that a real rain of modern military equipment would fall on the 14th Mechanized Brigade. Indeed, in March 2018, as many as six (!) T-84 vehicles, legendary in the Ukrainian segment of the Internet, Oplot tanks, were transferred to the brigade brigade. It was on these vehicles that the team of the 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade performed in April 2018 at the “Combined Resolve X” exercise, and will also participate in the Strong Europe Tank Challenge 2018 competition.”

In February 2018, the brigade received armored vehicles purchased from NATO countries. In fact, the “modern” military equipment turned out to be Polish BMP-1AK (Former Czech infantry fighting vehicles that ended up in Poland in a roundabout way). At one time, Ukraine inherited from the USSR one and a half thousand BMP-2 and 1800 BMP-1...

At the end of April, units of the 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade were again redeployed to the Donbass, where they are currently holding positions in the Popasnaya area (LPR). The brigade's losses since the beginning of the rotation amounted, according to official figures, to 3 people killed.

In fact, using the example of the 14th Mechanized Brigade, one can trace the evolution that has occurred in the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the spring of 2014. On the one hand, from the objectively ineffective 51st mechanized brigade, destroyed in 2014, the new government created a formation that participates in international exercises and, in many respects, is one of the best in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, despite the success in demonstration competitions, the main part of the brigade’s weapons and military equipment is morally and physically outdated. Mechanized battalions are moving to BMP-1. The anti-tank division is armed with seasoned MT-12 Rapier anti-tank guns. Despite public statements about the creation in Ukraine of a new army close to NATO standards, in fact the equipment of even exemplary units remains at the level of a number of countries in Africa and the Middle East. The bulk of the equipment is still represented by samples from yesterday and the day before yesterday. Most of the successes in creating modern APUs are virtual.

During its participation in the battles in Donbass, the losses of the 14th Mechanized Brigade left, according to official data, at least 55 people killed.

Previous materials on the topic:

1. 25th Airborne Brigade in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3205583.html

2. “Aidar” battalion in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3240562.html

3. Battalion “Donbass” in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3243261.html

4. Regiment “Azov” in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3254314.html

5. “Krivbass” battalion in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3354220.html

6. 3rd special forces regiment of the GUR MOU in battles in the Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3366344.html

7. Regiment “Dnepr” in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3367498.html

8. 80th airmobile brigade in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3381187.html

9. 36th Marine Brigade in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3416552.html

10. 79th airmobile brigade in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3486882.html

11. 95th airmobile brigade in battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3514785.html

12. 81st Air Assault Brigade in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3661572.html

13. Battalion “Dnepr-2” in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3707062.html

14. 51st mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3727932.html

15. 24th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3741851.html

16. 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3751198.html

17. 93rd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3759796.html

18. 1st tank brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3764147.html

19. 73rd Special Purpose Naval Center in the battles in Donbass - https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/3767885.html

20. 17th tank brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the battles in Donbass -