32nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
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Ukraine
Ukrainian Ground Forces
Mechanized Infantry| 32nd Mechanized Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 32 окремої механізованої бригади | |
 Sleeve Patch of the 32nd Brigade | |
| Active | February 9, 2023 - present |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Role | Mechanized Infantry |
| Part of | Operational Command North 9th Army Corps |
| Engagements | Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine[citation needed] 2023 Ukrainian Counteroffensive[citation needed] |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/32OMB |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Denis Merzlikin[citation needed] |
| Insignia | |
| Old sleeve patch of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade (Pre November 2023) |  |
The 32nd Mechanized Brigade "Steel" (Ukrainian: 32 окремої механізованої бригади) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023.[1] Originally the brigade was going to be armed with an unknown number of M2 Bradleys, 10 Czech T-72EA tanks and 90 MaxxPro armored trucks but was later reported to be equipped with older T-64s and M113s.[2]
The brigade was at the stage of formation as of February 2023.[3] It has been involved in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive.[citation needed] In August 2023, it was reported that the brigade had been involved in combat in an area southeast of the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast.[4]
On 5 May 2025, the brigade was awarded the honorary name "Steel" by decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[5]
