6th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

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6th Separate Mechanized Brigade 6-та окрема механізована бригада
Active	February 19, 2004 - September 22, 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
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Serhiy Ostrovskyi
Notable commanders	Major General Serhiy Ostrovskyi[2]

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

Contents 1 Mission objectives 2 Operations 3 Brigade Order of Battle 4 Casualties 4.1 Killed 4.2 Wounded 5 References

[edit] Mission objectives

• 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 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, creation of new work places^[3]

[edit] Operations

• Operation Iron Saber

[edit] Brigade Order of Battle

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

[edit] Casualties

[edit] Killed

Rank	Name	Position	Date	Notes
Private	Ruslan Androschuk	Machine gunner from Special Purpose Platoon, Reconnaissance Company	April 6, 2004	died during evacuation to the Ukrainian military base in Kut[4]

[edit] Wounded

Rank	Name	Position	Date	Notes
Colonel	Volodymyr Kravchenko	commander of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Battalion[5]	September 29, 2004	Jeep rollover
Major	Hryhoryi Rohozhyn	Senior officer from department of command cooperation[5]	September 29, 2004	Jeep rollover
Private	Ihor Chikel		April 6, 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army[6]
Private	Mykhailo Petryshynets		April 6, 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army[6]
Lieutenant	Oleksandr Kovalchuk		April 6, 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army[6]
Captain	Oleksiy Sviderskyi		April 6, 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army[6]
Major	Serhiy Karlash		April 6, 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army[6]

Preceded by 5th Mechanized Brigade

Ukrainian Units in Iraq February 19, 2004 - September 22, 2004

Succeeded by 7th Mechanized Brigade

[edit] References