6th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

6th Mechanized Brigade 6-та окрема механізована бригада
Brigade insignia
Active	19 February 2004 – 22 September 2004
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Mechanized Infantry
Role	Mission objectives
Size	1,597 [1]
Part of	Multi-National Division – Central South
Garrison/HQ	Wasit Governorate, Iraq
Engagements	Iraq War Operation Iron Saber Battle of Kut  [ uk ]
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Serhiy Ostrovskyi
Notable commanders	Major General Serhiy Ostrovskyi [2]
Insignia
Subdued SSI

The 6th Mechanized Brigade was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces sent to Iraq in March 2004 to replace the 5th Mechanized Brigade. The brigade was deployed from March 2004 to 22 September 2004. ^[1]

Mission objectives

Areas of Responsibility in Iraq as of 30 April 2004

• Maintain stability and safety in Wasit Governorate ^[3]
• Reconnaissance and destruction of terrorist and organized crime groups, detainment and court judgment of military criminals ^[3]
• Provide support for the Coalition Provisional Authority in reconstruction of civil departments ^[3]
• Provide support together with other organizations in rebuilding of schooling, medical, electrical and water systems, industrial complexes, and creation of new work places ^[3]

Operations

• Operation Iron Saber

Brigade Order of Battle

• 61st Mechanized Battalion ^[2] – BTR
• 62nd Mechanized Battalion ^[2] – BTR and cars
• 63rd Mechanized Battalion ^[2] – BRDM-2 and cars

Casualties

Killed

Rank	Name	Position	Date	Notes
Private	Ruslan Androschuk	Machine gunner from Special Purpose Platoon, Reconnaissance Company	6 April 2004	Died during evacuation to the Ukrainian military base in Kut [4]
Private	Kostyantin Mykhalov	Sniper from 62nd Mechanized Battalion	28 April 2004	Died of wounds [5]
Private	Jaroslav Zlochevskiy	Machine gunner from 62nd Mechanized Battalion	28 April 2004	Died of wounds [5]
Senior Sergeant	Roman Genzersky	Machine gunner from 62nd Mechanized Battalion	2 July 2004	Suicide [5]
Captain	Yuriy Іvanov	Platoon leader from 62nd Mechanized Battalion	15 August 2004	Killed by remote-controlled land mine explosion [5]

Wounded

Rank	Name	Position	Date	Notes
Colonel	Volodymyr Kravchenko	commander of the 63rd Mechanized Battalion [6]	29 September 2004	Jeep rollover
Major	Hryhoryi Rohozhyn	Senior officer from department of command cooperation [6]	29 September 2004	Jeep rollover
Private	Ihor Chikel		6 April 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army [7]
Private	Mykhailo Petryshynets		6 April 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army [7]
Lieutenant	Oleksandr Kovalchuk		6 April 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army [7]
Captain	Oleksiy Sviderskyi		6 April 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army [7]
Major	Serhiy Karlash		6 April 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army [7]

Preceded by 5th Mechanized Brigade

Ukrainian Units in Iraq 19 February 2004 – 22 September 2004

Succeeded by 7th Mechanized Brigade

References

1. MoD news article Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. Government portal news article
3. Magazine "War History" Ukrainian Peacekeeping Mission in Iraq
4. Forces: U.S. & Coalition/Casualties – Special Reports from CNN.com Archived 11 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
5. Ukrainian Military Pages: 6th Separate Mechanized Brigade
6. "Ukrayinska Pravda" news article
7. Ukrainian News Paper Day