31st Separate Mechanized Brigade | |
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31 окрема механізована бригада | |
Active | 2023 - present |
Country | Ukraine |
Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
Role | Mechanized Infantry |
Size | 2,000[1] |
Part of | Operational Command North |
Garrison/HQ | Zhytomyr Oblast |
Motto(s) | Ferro Et Igne |
Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War |
The 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian: 31 окремої механізованої бригади) 31 ОМБр is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.[3] The brigade is one of the brigades the Ukrainian army formed on its own, with mostly older ex-Soviet equipment, including T-64BV tanks as well as American-made MaxxPro armored trucks. The brigade has been described as inexperienced by Forbes.[4][5]