28th Separate Mechanized Brigade

The 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign (28 OMBr) —

is one of the oldest and most battle-hardened formations of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

part of the "South" Operational Command.

The brigade was formed on June 1, 1998, on the basis of the 89th Mechanized Regiment.

In 2019, it was given the honorary name in honor of the Knights of the Winter Campaign —

participants in the First Winter Campaign of the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic of 1919–1920.

The initiative to give the brigade the historical traditions of the UPR Army

belonged to the then brigade commander Maksym Marchenko and a group of officers.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022,

28 OMBr has taken part in the liberation of Kherson,

and since December 2022 has carried out combat missions in the Bakhmut direction.

Command (headquarters)
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Mechanized Battalions.
Tank battalion.
Artillery group (includes 2S1 "Gvozdika", 2S3 "Akatsiya", and BM-21 "Grad" battalions)
MT-12 "Rapira" anti-tank battalion
Anti-aircraft missile and artillery battalion.
Reconnaissance company.
Sniper company.
Electronic warfare company, radar company.
Engineer company, NBC protection company.
Materiel support battalion.
Repair and recovery battalion.
Medical company.
Commandant's platoon.

"Novator" armored vehicles based on the Ford F550 chassis, adapted for combat conditions;
2S1 "Gvozdika" and 2S3 "Akatsiya" self-propelled howitzers;
BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers;
MT-12 "Rapira" anti-tank guns;
T-64BV and T-64BM "Bulat" tanks;
"Strela-10" anti-aircraft systems.

28 OMBr bears the honorary name of the Knights of the Winter Campaign —

participants in the raiding operations of the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1919–1920.

This underscores the continuity of the brigade's traditions and fighting spirit.

The brigade has formed unique units,

such as the "Kurt & Company" sniper group, created in 2017,

which carries out missions in various sectors of the front.

The brigade also includes the "Shkval" battalion,

formed in 2024 from former convicts

who voluntarily signed contracts with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.