Da Vinci Wolves Battalion

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1st Separate Mechanized Battalion"Da Vinci Wolves" named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo
(2023 – present)

1st Separate Mechanized Battalion "Da Vinci Wolves"
(2022–2023)

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1st Separate Assault Company of the DUK
(2014–2022)
Ukrainian: 1-й окремий механізований батальйон «Вовки Да Вінчі»
1th Separate Mechanized Battalion <<Da Vinci Wolves>>.png
Battalion armband
Founded2014 (2014)
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
BranchEnsign of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.svg  Ukrainian Ground Forces
Part of 59th Motorized Brigade
Engagements War in Donbas
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Commanders
Current
commander		 Yurii Kapustiak
Notable
commanders		 Dmytro Kotsiubailo   † (2016-2023)

1st Separate Mechanized Battalion "Da Vinci Wolves" named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo, also known as the Da Vinci Wolves Battalion, is the battalion of the 67th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. [1]

History

On 20 January 2014, the 1st Assault Company was created and became part of the 5th Battalion of the paramilitary wing of Ukraine’s Right Sector. [2] Since then, it has been in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine. [3]

On 17 March 2016, Dmytro Kotsiubailo was appointed commander of the 1st separate assault company "Da Vinci Wolves" of the DUK PS. [4]

On 30 November 2021, the unit's commander, Dmytro Kotsiubailo ("Da Vinci"), was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.[ citation needed ]

In 2022, the unit was manned to the size of a battalion and reassigned to the 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade. [1]

During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the battalion took part in the battles for Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Bilohorivka, Kherson Oblast, and the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast. [5] [6] [7]

On 7 March 2023, the battalion lost its commander Da Vinci in the battles for Bakhmut. [8]

Since 1 July 2023, the battalion has been named after Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Kotsiubailo, call sign Da Vinci. [9]

On 6 February 2024, the unit announced a new organizational structure in which the unit would be organized under the 59th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine). [10]

Members and structure

Commands

Dmytro Kotsiubailo with wolf, 2020. Vovk i Da Vinchi.jpg
Dmytro Kotsiubailo with wolf, 2020.

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References

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  3. ↑ Добровольський підрозділ «Вовки Да Вінчі», розрісся вже до розміру батальйону — командир Дмитро Коцюбайло, Pravda, 28.01.2023.
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  9. 1 2 3 "Командир 1-го батальйону 67-ої бригади Юрій Капустяк, позивний Капуста: "З 1 липня наш підрозділ носитиме ім'я Героя України Дмитра Коцюбайла, друга Да Вінчі"".
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  11. ↑ «Вовки Да Вінчі» штурмом взяли позицію «вагнерівців» в районі дороги на Бахмут (відео бою), Фокус, 23.03.2023.
  12. ↑ Командири, до перемоги!, Суспільне Новини.
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