21st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

21st Mechanized Brigade
21st Mechanized Brigade
21-ша окрема механізована бригада
	Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Mechanized Infantry
Part of	18th Army Corps
Engagements	2023 Ukrainian offensive ;
Website	https://www.facebook.com/21ombr/
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Field patch

Last updated August 30, 2025

The 21st Mechanized Brigade^[a] is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

History

On 11 June 2023, during the 2023 Ukrainian offensive, it was reported that elements of the 21st Mechanized Brigade had taken part in an assault near Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region involving German-made Leopard 2 tanks.^[1]

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

21st Mechanized Brigade,
- Brigade's Headquarters
- 1st Mechanized Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Battalion
- 3rd Mechanized Battalion
- 19th Rifle Battalion
- Tank Battalion
- Field Artillery Regiment
  - Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
  - Recon Battery
  - Observer Battery
  - Self-propelled Artillery Battalion
  - Rocket Artillery Battalion
- Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
- Reconnaissance Company
- Engineer Battalion
- Logistic Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company

1 2 Lovett, Ian; Walker, Marcus; Luxmoore, Matthew (11 June 2023). "Ukraine's Offensive Begins With Ground Gained, Tanks Lost". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 15 July 2025. "There were more of them than we expected," said a 35-year-old platoon commander with Ukraine's 21st Mechanized Brigade, who took part in an assault near Orikhiv in the southern Zaporizhzhia region... A tank mechanic with the Ukrainian 21st brigade said further tanks had sustained significant damage but had been safely removed from the battlefield, including at least one that was towed out... The platoon commander with the 21st brigade said the Leopards were performing well, even though a few had been lost.