6th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

6th Separate Mechanized Brigade 6-та окрема механізована бригада
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
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 2004 to replace 5th Mechanized Brigade. Brigade was deployed from March 2004 to 22 September 2004.^[1]

Contents

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

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]

Operations

Operation Iron Saber

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

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]

Wounded

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

Preceded by 5th Mechanized Brigade	Ukrainian Units in Iraq 19 February 2004 - 22 September 2004	Succeeded by 7th Mechanized Brigade

References