93rd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
The 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" (Ukrainian: 93-тя окрема механізована бригада «Холодний Яр», romanized: 93 okrema mekhanizovana bryhada "Kholodnyi Yar") is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 1992. It has been described as "one of the most brutally effective" of Ukraine’s front-line brigades.
| 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" | |
|---|---|
| 93-тя окрема механізована бригада «Холодний Яр» 93 okrema mekhanizovana bryhada "Kholodnyi Yar" | |
Brigade insignia | |
| Active | 1 January 1992 - present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Type | Mechanized infantry |
| Size | 3,000 (June 2023) |
| Part of | Operational Command East |
| Garrison/HQ | Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Nickname(s) | 'Kholodnyi Yar' (Official) 'Cyborgs' (Unofficial) |
| Motto(s) | "Never Backwards!" |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations | For Courage and Bravery |
| Website | Official Facebook page |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Pavlo Palisa (2023 - present) |
| Notable commanders | Col. Ruslan Shevchuk (21 January 2021 - 2023) |
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By January 2023, Western analysts claimed that due to captured Russian and donated Western equipment and incorporation of local volunteer battalions into the units structure, the 93rd was the size of an armored division, being a mechanized brigade in name only. The brigade is named after the Kholodnyi Yar Republic, a Ukrainian partisan state during the Ukrainian War of Independence.
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