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The 68th Jaeger Brigade "Oleksa Dovbush" (Ukrainian: 68-ма окрема єгерська бригада імені Олекси Довбуша) is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2022.
History
The Brigade's units are designed to conduct combat operations in forest and swampy areas, and are staffed by military personnel with experience in combat operations or with civilian activities related to the specifics of the Brigade.
During the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive, the brigade took part in the Eastern Ukraine campaign in the Donetsk Oblast, Lyman direction. On 11 June 2023 the brigade, alongside several territorial defence battalions, took the village of Blahodatne marking the first settlement to be liberated by Ukrainian forces during the counteroffensive.
As of September 2024, the brigade was still in Donetsk Oblast, defending the front against the Russian offensive. It had fought and lost the battle for Novohrodivka, suffering "a lot of losses" according to a commander.
Structure
As of 2023 the brigade's structure is as follows:
68th Jaeger Infantry Brigade (Mech)
Headquarters & Headquarters Company
1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion
2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion
3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion
26th Rifle Infantry Battalion
52nd Rifle Infantry Battalion
68th Tank Battalion
68th Field Artillery Regiment
Headquarters and Target Acquisition Battery
Anti-Aircraft Defense Artillery Battalion
Attack Drone Company "Hornets of Dovbush"
Reconnaissance Company
Combat Engineer Battalion
Logistic Battalion
Signal Company
Maintenance Battalion
Radar Company
Medical Company
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Protection Company
Brigade Band
References
External links
Media related to 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine) at Wikimedia Commons
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- 68th Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine)
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- 152nd Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine)
- 13th Jaeger Brigade (Ukraine)
- 35th Marine Brigade (Ukraine)
- List of Jäger units
- 3rd Assault Brigade
- 116th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)
- 10th Mountain Assault Brigade
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
