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The 6th Separate Mechanized Brigade was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces

Ukrainian Ground Forces

The Ukrainian Ground Forces are the land force component of the Military of Ukraine. They were formed from Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military districts , that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-92.Between the fall of the USSR and...

sent to Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

in March 2004 to replace 5th Mechanized Brigade

5th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

The 5th Separate Mechanized Brigade was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces sent to Iraq in august of 2003. Brigade was deployed from 17 August 2003 to March 2004.-Mission objectives:*Maintain stability and safety in Wasit Governorate...

. Brigade was deployed from March 2004 to 22 September 2004.

Mission objectives

Maintain stability and safety in Wasit Governorate
Reconnaissance and destruction of terrorist and organized crime groups, detainment and court judgment of military criminals
Provide support for Coalition Provisional Authority
Coalition Provisional Authority
The Coalition Provisional Authority was established as a transitional government following the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies, members of the Multi-National Force – Iraq which was formed to oust the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003...

in reconstruction of civil departments
Provide support together with other organizations in rebuilding of schooling, medical, electrical and water systems, industrial complexes, creation of new work places

Brigade Order of Battle

61st Separate Mechanized Battalion - BTR
62nd Separate Mechanized Battalion - BTR and cars
63rd Separate Mechanized Battalion - BRDM-2 and cars

Killed

Rank	Name	Position	Date	Notes
Private	Ruslan Androschuk	Machine gunner from Special Purpose Platoon, Reconnaissance Company	6 April 2004	died during evacuation to the Ukrainian military base in Kut Kut Al-Kūt is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about 160 kilometres south east of Baghdad. the estimated population is about 374,000 people...

Wounded

Rank	Name	Position	Date	Notes
Colonel Colonel Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...	Volodymyr Kravchenko	commander of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Battalion	29 September 2004	Jeep rollover
Major Major Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...	Hryhoryi Rohozhyn	Senior officer from department of command cooperation	29 September 2004	Jeep rollover
Private	Ihor Chikel		6 April 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army Mahdi Army The Mahdi Army, also known as the Mahdi Militia or Jaish al-Mahdi , was an Iraqi paramilitary force created by the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in June 2003....
Private	Mykhailo Petryshynets		6 April 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army Mahdi Army The Mahdi Army, also known as the Mahdi Militia or Jaish al-Mahdi , was an Iraqi paramilitary force created by the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in June 2003....
Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...	Oleksandr Kovalchuk		6 April 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army Mahdi Army The Mahdi Army, also known as the Mahdi Militia or Jaish al-Mahdi , was an Iraqi paramilitary force created by the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in June 2003....
Captain	Oleksiy Sviderskyi		6 April 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army Mahdi Army The Mahdi Army, also known as the Mahdi Militia or Jaish al-Mahdi , was an Iraqi paramilitary force created by the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in June 2003....
Major Major Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...	Serhiy Karlash		6 April 2004	Light wound during clashes with Mahdi Army Mahdi Army The Mahdi Army, also known as the Mahdi Militia or Jaish al-Mahdi , was an Iraqi paramilitary force created by the Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in June 2003....

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