Английская Википедия:47th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

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The 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Magura" (Шаблон:Lang-uk) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022.

Name

In Slavic mythology, the name Шаблон:Ill is interpreted as the daughter of Perun, the god of thunder and lightning, war and warriors.

History

In the wake of the Russo-Ukrainian War, a new military unit was formed. The new unit was called the 47th Assault Battalion. This battalion was created under the leadership of Captain Ivan Shalamaga, who at the time held the position of deputy commander in the 30th Mechanized Brigade and reconnaissance member Valery Markus. After its official establishment on April 26, the battalion underwent rigorous training before being deployed to the Vuglehirskaya area near Bakhmut.

The battalion's success was recognized by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Valery Zaluzhny, who ordered its expansion into a full assault regiment. Within three months, the 47th Assault Battalion was transformed into the 47th Assault Regiment, which was then led by Oleksandr Sak as its commander, with Shalamaga as his deputy.

General Zaluzhny appointed Oleksandr Sak as the brigade commander. The brigade underwent combat training in various locations throughout Ukraine and Europe and members of the brigade trained on vehicles at a U.S. base. The brigade saw a significant increase in personnel, from roughly 400 in April to around 2,000 in January 2023. The 47th Mechanized Brigade was formed from the 47th Assault Battalion, which was established with volunteers from Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Lviv. The Head Master Sergeant of the Battalion was Valeriy Markus.

The battalion was quickly equipped and ready for action, participating in the Battle of Vuglegirska TEC in the Donetsk region by May 8, 2022. On June 28, 2022, the Battalion was expanded to an assault regiment with the addition of tank, artillery, and fire support units. The Regiment underwent restructuring from October 13 to November 15, 2022, to become the 47th Mechanized Brigade, which is now equipped with M-55S, Panthera T6, BMP-1, Leopard 2 and M2A2 ODS Bradleys.

2023 counteroffensive

On June 8, 2023, the 47th Mechanized Brigade engaged in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive and suffered heavy material losses. 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.

Intense clashes occurred particularly near the hamlet of Robotyne, as it held a vital position in the Russian defensive front. The village endured significant damage and population loss throughout the battles. The 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade was the first Ukrainian unit to enter the village on July 22, 2023. That same day, Dimytro Rybakov, the Brigade's commander, was killed in combat toward the Melitopol axis.

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UA 47th bde Panthera T6

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UA 47th bde M-55S 02

In late July, the BBC visited the 47th Mechanized Brigade, which was fighting in "southern Ukraine". General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi said that the number of minefields meant that the advance must be undertaken by soldiers and not armored units. A repair workshop had a dozen vehicles being repaired, mostly M2 Bradleys. The BBC team also traveled around the southern front and saw Mastiff armored vehicles, supplied by Britain, damaged and destroyed. The 47th has used its older Soviet-era equipment, such as the T-64 tank to clear minefields. These tanks are fitted with rollers to try and detonate landmines. However, Russian mines are being stacked on top of each other. One T-64 commander said that a roller was destroyed after one explosion when typically it could withstand four explosions. Russian forces had started to leave trenches abandoned but filled with remote-controlled mines. Once Ukrainian forces entered the trench, there was an immediate explosion.

On August 17, 2023, near Robotyne, one of the members of the brigade used a Swedish RBS-70 MANPAD to shoot down a Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter, reportedly killing one of the crew members. It was the first visible confirmation of Ukraine employing this system in combat. After a month of intense fighting, on August 23, 2023, they unfurled the Ukrainian flag on the ruins of a local school, marking the capture of the village and subsequently organized the evacuation of the remaining civilians.

As of September 2023, the brigade had suffered around 2,000 casualties out of its initial complement of 5,000.

On 16 September 2023, Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Sak was removed from command and replaced by Colonel Oleksandr Pavlii.

Avdiivka

Around mid October, the brigade was pulled from the southern front and transferred to reinforce the defense against Russian forces in the Battle of Avdiivka. The following month, the unit was visited by Spanish newspaper El País. At the time, it was defending the railway lines north of Avdiivka to avoid the encirclement of the city. Casualties were said to be high on both sides, with a platoon leader reporting 17 killed and missing in action. According to the same officer, his Russian opponents were "superior in everything except in training". The commander of a Paladin howitzer complained that he could only shoot 15 shells per day, compared with 100 to 150 per day during the summer counteroffensive, and that his gun's error margin had grown from 7 to 70 meters due to wear.

Structure

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

• 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • Tank Battalion (the 2 companies of m55s were switched with Leopard 2)
  • 25th Assault Battalion
  • Artillery Group
    • Regimental Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
    • 1st Self-Propelled Artillery Battalion (M109 howitzer)
    • 2nd Artillery Battalion (122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30))
    • Rocket Artillery Battalion (BM-21 Grad)
    • Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Mixed)
  • Anti-Aircraft Missile Defense Battalion
  • Reconnaissance Company
  • Combat Engineer Battalion
  • Maintenance Battalion
  • Logistic Battalion
  • Signal Company
  • Radar Company
  • Medical Company
  • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Protection Company (CBRN defense)
  • Brigade Band

Commanders and Outstanding Military Officers

• Lieutenant Colonel Oleksandr Sak
• Colonel Oleksandr Pavlii
• Sergeant Major Valeriy Markus
• Sergeant Major Vitaliy Averin

See also

• Yuliia Shevchenko (activist)