32nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)


The 32nd Mechanized Brigade "Steel" is a brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023. 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.
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History

The brigade was at the stage of formation as of February 2023. It has been involved in the 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive. 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.
On 5 May 2025, the brigade was awarded the honorary name "Steel" by decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Personnel

According to the Ukrainian TV channel 1+1, as of August 2023, a large number of the brigade's soldiers did not have time to receive proper training after mobilization and were sent to frontline positions and allowed to perform combat missions after only two months of training.

Structure

As of 2024 the brigade's structure is as follows:32nd Mechanized Brigade,