159th Separate Mechanized Brigade
The 159th Separate Mechanized Brigade (159th separate mechanized brigade) is a newly formed formation of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formed in March 2024 in the city of Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv region. The brigade is part of Operational Command North and is part of a large-scale expansion of the Armed Forces in response to Russia's full-scale invasion
In April 2024, the city of Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv Oblast, reported providing assistance to the brigade: arranging housing, construction materials, and technical equipment. The brigade was one of eight mechanized brigades whose numbers began with 150, formed in late 2023 and early 2024.
Brigade headquarters
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Mechanized Battalions
Motorized Infantry Battalion
Tank Battalion
Reconnaissance Company
Artillery group
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion
Engineer Battalion
Logistics Battalion
Signal Company
Repair Battalion
Radar Company
Medical Company
Unmanned Ground Systems Company
M-55S tanks (modernized Slovenian T-55s).
VAB armored personnel carriers (France).
CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (Sweden).
BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers.
In May 2024, the brigade received its own symbolism: a blue shield with a gold knot in the center, later supplemented with a gold cross. This symbol reflects the unit's unity, strength, and fighting spirit.
Materiel Accounting Accountant
Marxman
Firefighter
Physician
Sniper
Clerk
Public Procurement Specialist
Squad Leader
Sound meter-radiotelephonist of the artillery reconnaissance battery squad
Surveyor of the battery of artillery reconnaissance
Driver-Excavator Operator
UAV Intelligence Materials Decoder
Reconnaissance platoon scout of the reconnaissance company observation platoon
Head of the radar station of the interceptor platoon
Senior gunner of artillery platoon
Driver of the fueling station of the automobile department
Sapper of the engineering and demining department
Gunner, Tank Platoon
Combat Medic
Logistics platoon leader
Driver-Fitter
Liaison Platoon Radio Squad Leader
BPAK Company Senior Technician
Cook
Electronic Warfare Platoon Commander
Anti-aircraft missile platoon squad anti-aircraft gunner
Anti-tank missile system platoon leader
UAV Operator
Company Sergeant
Scout-rangefinder of a mortar battery
Mortar Platoon Commander
Mortar platoon Mortar battery radiotelephonist
Driver
Grenadier
Rifleman-Crew Member
Senior Shooter-Fire Thrower
Clerk of the food logistics rear service
Category 3 Staff Sergeant of the Financial and Economic Service
staff sergeant of the 3rd category of the operational department of the headquarters
Physical Training and Sports Instructor
Joint Fire Support Staff Sergeant
Driver-Electrician
UAS mobile workshop foreman
Electronic Reconnaissance Operator
Digital Development Branch Staff Sergeant
Assistant to the Chief ofthe Joint Fire Support Unit
