30th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)

30th Mechanized Brigade
(2016–present)

30th Guards Mechanized Brigade
(2004–2016)

30th Guards Tank Division
(1957–2004)

11th Guards Mechanised Division
(1945–1957)

13th Guards Cavalry Division
(1943–1945)

83rd Cavalry Division
(1941–1943)
30th Mechanized Brigade; (2016–present) 30th Guards Mechanized Brigade; (2004–2016) 30th Guards Tank Division; (1957–2004) 11th Guards Mechanised Division; (1945–1957) 13th Guards Cavalry Division; (1943–1945) 83rd Cavalry Division; (1941–1943)
Ukrainian: 30-та окрема механізована бригада імені князя Костянтина Острозького
	30th Mechanized Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1 September 1941 – present
Country	Soviet Union; (1941 – 6 Dec 1991); Ukraine; (6 Dec 1991 – present)
Branch	Ground Forces
Type	Mechanized Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	Operational Command North
Garrison/HQ	Zviahel; MUN A0409
Patron	Konstanty Ostrogski
Motto(s)	Dei Gratia
Colours	Garrison guidon:;
Engagements	World War II; Cold War; War in Donbass; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Chornobaivka attacks; Battle of the Siverskyi Donets; Battle of Bakhmut; 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive;
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner (removed); Order of Suvorov (removed) ; For Courage and Bravery
Battle honours	Guards (removed); Novohrad-Volynskyi (removed); Rivne (removed)
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Ihor Dovhan
Notable; commanders	Pyotr Zubov; Mykhailo Mnyshenko; Petro Lytvyn

The 30th Prince Konstanty Ostrogski Mechanized Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The full name of the unit is 30th Independent Mechanized Brigade "Konstanty Ostrogski".

Following the 2014 war in Donbas, the unit dropped all its Soviet decorations.

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