31st Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

The 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade (31 окремої механізованої бригади) 31 ОМБр is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023. The brigade is one of the brigades the Ukrainian army formed on its own, with mostly older ex-Soviet equipment, including T-64BV tanks as well as American-made MaxxPro armored trucks. The brigade has been described as inexperienced by Forbes

History
The brigade was formed during the winter of 2022–23.

By June 2023 the unit was involved in counteroffensive operations around the village of Rivnopil, which it liberated on 25 June. The brigade was involved in the Battle of Avdiivka.

Structure
As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:


 * 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade,
 * Headquarters & Headquarters Company
 * 1st Mechanized Battalion
 * 2nd Mechanized Battalion
 * 3rd Mechanized Battalion
 * 45riflebat.png 45th Rifle Battalion (unit number A4062)
 * Tank Battalion
 * Artillery Group
 * Anti-Aircraft Defense Battalion
 * Reconnaissance Company
 * Engineer Battalion
 * Logistic Battalion
 * Maintenance Battalion
 * Signal Company
 * Radar Company
 * Medical Company
 * Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Protection Company