77th Airmobile Brigade
The 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade is a brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces formed in the summer of 2022,[1] based in Zhytomyr.[2]
| 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade | |
|---|---|
| 77-ма окрема аеромобільна бригада | |
 Shoulder Sleeve Insignia | |
| Active | Summer 2022 – today |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Branch |  Ukrainian Air Assault Forces |
| Role | Air assault forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Motto(s) | Born to Win |
| Engagements | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/77oaembr |
History
The brigade was formed in the summer of 2022 as part of the expansion of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. Its first units finished basic training in October 2022.[1][3]
The units received decorations and praise from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with the 46th Airmobile Brigade for its defense of Soledar.[4][5]
Structure
As of 2022 the brigade's structure is as follows:
- 77th Air Assault Brigade, Zhytomyr
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion
- Self-propelled howitzer and artillery division
- Howitzer artillery division
- Anti-aircraft missile and artillery division
- Reconnaissance company
- Tank company
- Support units (including: engineers, snipers, communication, medics, radiation and chemical detection units and material support)
References
- "Ukraine forms a new Airmobile Brigade". militaryland.net. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- "77th separate airmobile brigade". Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- "Air Assault Forces". MilitaryLand.net. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- Axe, David. "Bakhmut Is 'Soaked In Blood' As Eight Of Ukraine's Best Brigades Battle 40,000 Former Russian Prisoners". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- "Soledar is under AFU control, heavy fighting going on there". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
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