The 5th Mechanized Brigade was a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces sent to Iraq in August 2003. Brigade was deployed from 17 August 2003 to March 2004.Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
Mission objectives
Maintain stability and safety in Wasit Governorateжурнал "Воєнна історія" #4_6 за 2004 рік Миротворча місія ...України в Республіці Ірак Reconnaissance and destruction of terrorist and organized crime groups, detainment and court judgment of military criminals Provide support for Coalition Provisional Authority in reconstruction of civil departments Provide help with development of judicial system, which supports the rights of all Iraqi residents, and provides inner security Provide support together with other organizations in rebuilding of schooling, medical, electrical and water systems, industrial complexes, creation of new work places Form and train a battalion of Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Form and train 3 battalions for the Department of Border enforcement (DBE)
Operations Operation Chamberlain
Brigade Order of Battle 51st Mechanized Battalion 52nd Mechanized Battalion 19th Specialized Battalion
Dislocation Type# of TroopsLocationPurposeMain Force851Camp "Delta" (Al Kūt airfield)Guarding Al Kūt airfield, patrolling Kut with military police, destroying IED with help of Polish and Kazakh engineers, protect convoys, provide reserve for unexpected situations.Mechanized Company51st MB107Camp AterberyPatrolling Iraq-Iran border.Mechanized Company51st MB112Al KūtProvide security for engineers, patrol and maintain peace in the city of Al Kūt.Mechanized Platoon51st MB58Al-Haipatrol and maintain peace in the city of Al-Hai.52nd MB without:mechanized companyreconnaissance platooncommandant platoon394Camp "Zulu"8 km south of As-SuveirProvide security, patrolling, protect convoys.Mechanized Company52nd MB62Al KūtProvide security for Coalition Provisional Authority in the city of Al Kūt.
Casualties Sgt. Yuriy Koydan – Died of injuries suffered when his BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicle overturned while patrolling an air base near Al Kūt in southern Iraq on 30 September 2003Forces: U.S. & Coalition/Casualties – Special Reports from CNN.com Private Sergiy Suslov – Died from a non-combat related injury. Captain Oleksii Bondarenko – Committed suicide by shooting himself in Al Kūt, Iraq, on 19 November 2003
Next rotation 6th Mechanized BrigadeUkrainian Military Pages: 5th Separate Mechanized Brigade
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