5th Assault Brigade

Ukrainian Ground Forces unit

Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Eastern Ukraine campaign
    - Battle of Bakhmut
  - 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
  - Battle of Chasiv Yar

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commanderCol. Oleksandr Yakovenko

Military unit

The 5th Separate Assault Brigade (Ukrainian: 5-та окрема штурмова бригада, romanized: 5-ta okrema shturmova bryhada) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022 as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

History

The 5th Assault Regiment's first commander was Pavlo Palisa.^[1] Under the command of Colonel Palisa, the 5th Assault Regiment is part of the Operational Command North.^{[citation needed]} As of February 2023, the regiment was fighting in the battle of Bakhmut.^[2]

On February 24, 2023, the regiment was reformed into a brigade and the 24th Assault Battalion Aidar was assigned under its command.^{[citation needed]} On the same day, the brigade received its battle flag from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.^[3]

In April 2024, the brigade was stationed near the city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast.^[4]

Structure

As of 2024 the brigade's structure is as follows:^{[citation needed]}

5th Separate Assault Brigade
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion
- 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion
- 1st Assault Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Assault Infantry Battalion
- 24th Separate Assault Infantry Battalion “Aidar”
  - Battalion HHC
  - 1st Assault company
  - 2nd Assault company
  - 3rd Assault company
  - Fire Support company
  - Tank company
  - Artillery battery
  - 1st Mortar battery
  - 2nd Mortar battery
- 5th Tank Battalion
- Field Artillery Regiment
  - Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
  - Recon and Observer Battalion
  - 1st Self-propelled Artillery Battalion
  - 2nd Self-propelled Artillery Battalion
  - Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion
  - Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion
- 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Defense Artillery Regiment
- Reconnaissance Battalion
  - Attack UAV Systems Company "Phoenix"
- Combat Engineer Battalion
- Logistics Battalion
- Maintenance Battalion
- Signal Company
- Radar Company
- Medical Company
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Company
- Military Police Platoon
- Brigade Band

References

^ "«Посадки завалені трупами росіян». Як виглядають бої на найгарячішому Бахмутському напрямку очима рядового бійця й ексдепутата Юрія Сиротюка". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
^ "Zelenskyy comments on achievements on the front and reveals plans for further sanctions against Russia". Ukrainska Pravda. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ "Zelensky presents awards, battle flags to Ukraine's military". www.ukrinform.net. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
^ Barbara Wojazer (2024-04-06). "Ukraine Faces Key Battle In Chasiv Yar, A 'Door' To Donbas". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-04-06.

Ukrainian Ground Forces

Armoured
Mechanized Infantry
Mountain Infantry
Rocket Forces and Field Artillery
Anti-aircraft Missile Defense Artillery
Army Aviation
Military Intelligence
Electronic Warfare
Communications and Cyber Security
Corps of Engineers
CBRN Protection

Corps

Strategic Groups

Pivnich: (Sumy, Chernihiv, Kiyv, Volyn)
Khortytsia: (Kharkiv, Lyman, Soledar, Chasiv Yar)
Tavria: (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Kryvyi Rih)
Odesa: (Kherson, Dunay, Vinnitsia)
Aleksandriya: (Kakhovka, Primorye)

Brigades

Army Aviation

Infantry¹

Presidential
3rd Assault
5th Assault
10th Mountain Assault
11th Motorized
13th Jaeger
14
15
21
22
23
24
28
30
31
32
33
41
42
43
44
47
53
54
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
65
66
67
68th Jaeger
72
88
92nd Assault
93
100
110
115
116
117
118
128th Mountain Assault
141st Infantry
142nd Infantry
143rd Infantry
144th Infantry
150
151
152
153
154
155 Infantry
156 Infantry
157 Infantry
158 Infantry
159 Infantry

Artillery

26
38
40
43
44
45
47
48
49
55
Reconnaissance
- 15
Missile
- 19
Rocket
- 27
- 107

Tank

Engineering

47th
48th
49th Assault Engineering
704th CBRN Protection

Regiments

Tank	300th Training
Mechanized	354 Training 355 Training
Anti-Aircraft Missile	38 39 1039 1121 1129
Artillery	356 Training
Engineering	Operational Support 12 16 70 91 703 Maintenance 31 50 145 146 532 Pontoon bridge 210 808
Signal	5 7 55 121

Battalions

Motorized Infantry	1st Assault 1 2 3 3rd Mechanized 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24th Assault 25 25th Assault 33rd Assault 34 40 42 43rd Territorial Defense 46th Assault 48th Assault 49th Assault 97th Mechanized 108th Assault 117th Assault 214th OPFOR 225th Assault 425th Assault
Tank	12
Mountain	8 15 108 109
Reconnaissance	54 74 120 129 130 131 143
Rifle	1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 48 50 51 52 (Airmobile) 53 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 70 210th Special Purpose 211th Special Purpose 403 405 407 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 451 Infantry 452 Infantry 453 Infantry 454 Infantry 455 Infantry 456 Infantry 457 Infantry 459 460 468
Engineering	308 309 310 311 321 507 534 Pontoon bridge 11
Electronic Warfare	20 520
Others	78 181 182 183 224 225 226 227 307 718