Russia-Ukraine War
Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade takes positions in Donetsk region
24th Mechanized Brigade is known as Ukrainian ground forces’ oldest brigade
Jose Colon |
25.07.2023 - Update : 25.07.2023
A group of soldiers from 24th Mechanized Brigade, which is one of the oldest brigades of Ukrainian Ground Forces, walks on a street amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk region's New York, Ukraine on July 24, 2023- Photo: Jose Colon- Anadolu Agency
DONETSK, Ukraine
Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade has taken positions in the settlement of Niu-York in the country’s eastern Donetsk region.
Known as Ukraine’s ground forces’ oldest brigade, the 24th Mechanized Brigade has participated in the 17-month-long war with Russia.
The brigade was originally formed as the 1st Simbirsk Infantry Division in 1918 during the Russian Civil War.
The Donetsk region, a part of the largely Russian-speaking industrialized Donbas region that Moscow illegally annexed last year, has been the site of fierce fighting between Russia and Ukraine.
*Writing by Burc Eruygur in Istanbul
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