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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = 82nd Air Assault Brigade
| native_name                   = 82 окрема десантно-штурмова бригада
| image                         = 82nd_Air_Assault_Brigade.svg
| image_size                    = 150
| caption                       = Sleeve patch of the Brigade featuring a [[Falcon]]<ref name="Falcon7421199">{{cite web |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/24/7421199/|title=Two Ukrainian air assault brigades get new insignias|date=24 September 2023|access-date=24 September 2023|publisher=[[Ukrainska Pravda]]}}</ref>
| dates                         = March 2023 – present
| country                       = {{flagcountry|Ukraine}}
| branch                        = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces.svg}}  [[Ukrainian Air Assault Forces]]
| type                          = 
| size                          = 2,000<ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-08-15 |title=Ukraine’s Powerful 82nd Brigade, Once Held In Reserve, Has Finally Joined The Counteroffensive|language=en |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/08/15/ukraines-powerful-82nd-brigade-once-held-in-reserve-has-finally-joined-the-counteroffensive/?sh=18a1ea6e452c |access-date=2023-08-16}}</ref>
| role                          = Air assault forces
| garrison                      = [[Chernivtsi]], [[Chernivtsi Oblast]]
| motto                         = 
| battles                       = [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] <br> [[2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive]]
| website                       = [https://www.facebook.com/people/82-%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D1%88%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0/100090346777907/ Facebook]
| commander1                    = Lt. Col. Pavlo Rozlach
}}
The '''82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade''' ({{lang-uk|82 окрема десантно-штурмова бригада }}; '''82 ОДШБр'''; [[Military Unit Number]] A2582) is a unit of the [[Ukrainian Air Assault Forces]]. The brigade is located in [[Chernivtsi]].

== History ==
The brigade's creation was announced as part of an expansion of the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]], alongside the [[21st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|21st Mechanized Brigade]], [[22nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|22nd Mechanized Brigade]], [[23rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|23rd Mechanized Brigade]], [[31st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|31st Mechanized Brigade]], [[32nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|32nd Mechanized Brigade]], [[33rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|33rd Mechanized Brigade]], [[49th Artillery Brigade (Ukraine)|49th Artillery Brigade]], and the [[47th Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|47th Assault Brigade]]. Initial reports suggested that, alongside the aforementioned units, the 82nd will be outfitted with older equipment from existing units which are being retrofitted with new Western supplies.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Axe |first1=David |title=Ukraine Is Forming A Dozen New Brigades—And Giving Them Old Weaponry |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/04/11/ukraine-is-forming-a-dozen-new-brigades-and-giving-them-old-weaponry/?sh=1104b5c215dc |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> 

In May 2023 ''[[Forbes]]'' reported that the [[2022–2023 Pentagon document leaks]] indicated the 82nd would be outfitted with new equipment that Ukraine received. Including 14 [[Challenger 2]]s, 90 [[Stryker]]s, 40 [[Marder (infantry fighting vehicle)|Marders]] and 24 [[M119 howitzer]]s. The brigade's core consists of veterans from the [[25th Airborne Brigade (Ukraine)|25th Airborne Brigade]] and the [[80th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|80th Air Assault Brigade]] which were trained on the new equipment in the [[United Kingdom]]. ''Forbes'' has speculated that the 82nd Air Assault Brigade will form part of the spearhead for the anticipated [[2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Axe |first1=David |title=Ukraine’s 82nd Air Assault Brigade Is Ridiculously Powerful—And Could Lead The Coming Counteroffensive |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/05/03/ukraines-82nd-air-assault-brigade-is-ridiculously-powerful-and-could-lead-the-coming-counteroffensive/?sh=7d87eed61bbf |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref> 

The ''[[Kyiv Post]]'' stated that the Ukrainian military has never acknowledged the existence of the unit and reinforced ''Forbes'' reporting that the unit would consist of "about half of [the Ukrainian military's] best NATO-delivered infantry armored vehicles". They stated that whenever the unit sees combat, despite their western equipment and training, they would still be a "green formation fighting together as a unit for the first time."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Korshak |first1=Stefan |title=Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, Units to Watch #3 – 82nd Air Assault Brigade |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/16974 |website=[[Kyiv Post]] |access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref>

On 21 June, 2023, the first Challenger 2s were seen in the [[2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive]], the only brigade reported to have Challenger 2s is the 82nd Airborne. However, there has been no mention of the units involvement in the counteroffensive so far.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Balmforth |first1=Tom |title=Factbox: Who are the forces involved in Ukraine's counteroffensive? |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/who-are-forces-involved-ukraines-counteroffensive-2023-06-19/ |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> This has led the ''Kyiv Post'' to speculate that the 82nd is a deception formation, meant to mask the real recipient of the Challenger 2s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oliphant |first1=Roland |title=British Challenger 2 tanks seen on Ukraine battlefield for first time |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/british-challenger-2-tanks-seen-on-ukraine-battlefield-for-first-time/ar-AA1cQcYA?li=BBnbfcL |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher=[[MSN]] |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> On June 14, the ''[[Asia Times]]'' reported that the Brigade's artillery units were drawn from strategic reserves to assist on the [[Velyka Novosilka]] front.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bryen |first1=Stephen |title=Russian general dies as Ukraine steps up offensive |url=https://asiatimes.com/2023/06/russian-general-dies-as-ukraine-steps-up-offensive/ |website=[[Asia Times]] |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> 

On June 22, ''Forbes'' assessed that the 82nd, and the [[117th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|117th Mechanized Brigade]] were being held in reserve waiting for a significant breach in Russian lines to allow them to storm [[Melitopol]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Axe |first1=David |title=For The Ukrainian Army, The Road To Melitopol Is Mile after Mile Of Russian Trenches |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/06/22/for-the-ukrainian-army-the-road-to-melitopol-is-mile-after-mile-of-russian-trenches/?sh=7bbc24079be8 |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> On August 16, the ''Kyiv Post'' claimed that the unit was "finally in action" and that there was evidence that ″the 82nd Air Assault Brigade is heavily involved in the fight for the village of [[Robotyne]] in the western [[Zaporizhzhia]] region″.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine’s ‘Ridiculously Powerful’ 82nd Air Assault Brigade Is Finally in Action |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/20612 |website=[[Kyiv Post]] | access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref>

== Structure ==
As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:

* '''82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade''', [[Chernivtsi]], [[Chernivtsi Oblast]]
** Brigade’s Headquarters
** 3rd Battalion Tactical Group. Formed in 2013 on the basis of 300th Mechanized Regiment.
** 1st Battalion
** 2nd Battalion
** 3rd Battalion
** Tank Company
** Artillery Group
** Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
** Reconnaissance Company
** UAV strike company "Wild Division"
** Engineer Battalion
** Maintenance Company
** Logistics Company
** Signals Company
** Radar Company
** Medical Company
** [[CBRN defense|CBRN-defense]] Platoon

== References ==
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[[Category:Brigades of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 2023]]
[[Category:Airmobile brigades]]
[[Category:2023 establishments in Ukraine]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
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