• Source: Da Vinci Wolves Battalion

1st Separate Mechanized Battalion "Da Vinci Wolves" named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo, also known as the Da Vinci Wolves Battalion, is the battalion of the 59th Motorized brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.




History


On 20 January 2014, the 1st Assault Company was created and became part of the 5th Battalion of the paramilitary wing of Ukraine's Right Sector. Since then, it has been in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine.
On 17 March 2016, Dmytro Kotsiubailo was appointed commander of the 1st separate assault company "Da Vinci Wolves" of the DUK PS.
On 30 November 2021, the unit's commander, Dmytro Kotsiubailo ("Da Vinci"), was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.
In 2022, the unit was manned to the size of a battalion and reassigned to the 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the battalion took part in the battles for Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Bilohorivka, Kherson Oblast, and the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast.
On 7 March 2023, the battalion lost its commander Da Vinci in the battles for Bakhmut.
Since 1 July 2023, the battalion has been named after Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Kotsiubailo, call sign Da Vinci.
On 6 February 2024, the unit announced a new organizational structure in which the unit would be organized under the 59th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine).




Members and structure


Company "Honor" (2022) (commander Serhii Filimonov).
2nd company "Dyke pole"
medical service "Ulf" (headed by Alina Mykhailova).




Commands


Junior Lieutenant Dmytro Kotsiubailo (17.03.2016 - 07.03.2023).
Major Yurii Kapustiak (07.03.2023 – present)
Lieutenant Serhii Filimonov (since 6 February 2024)
Major Oleh Lototskyi – Chief of Staff of the 1st Battalion of the 67th Brigade




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