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'{{short description|Military unit}} {{Infobox military unit | unit_name = 93rd Mechanized Brigade Kholodnyi Yar | native_name = 93-тя механізована бригада Холодний Яр | image = 93 ОМБр 1.png | image_size = 150 | caption = Patch of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade | dates = January 1, 1992 - today | country = {{Flag|Ukraine}} | allegiance = | branch = {{army|Ukraine}} | type = Mechanized infantry | garrison = [[Cherkaske]], [[Dnipro oblast]] | march = | mascot = | battles = [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|War in Donbas]] *[[Second Battle of Donetsk Airport]] [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] *[[Battle of Kharkiv (2022)|Battle of Kharkiv]] *[[Battle of Trostianets]] *[[Battle of Bakhmut]]<ref name="DavidAxe20221025Bakhmut"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official/3342 | title=Zelenskiy / Official }}</ref> *[[Battle of Soledar]] | anniversaries = | motto = Never back! | website = https://www.facebook.com/93OMBr/ | current_commander = Col. Ruslan Shevchuk }} The '''93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade Kholodnyi Yar''' ({{Lang-uk|93-тя окрема механізована бригада Холодний Яр}}) is a formation of the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]]. In October 2022 American [[war correspondent|military correspondent]] [[David Axe]] described the formation as "one of the most brutally effective" of Ukraine’s front-line brigades.<ref name="DavidAxe20221025Bakhmut"/> ==History== [[File:93rd Mechanized Brigade Kholodnyi Yar trophy tanks May 2022 3.jpg|thumb|93rd Mechanized Brigade operate captured Russian [[T-80|T-80BV]] tanks during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]]] The brigade traces its history back to the 93rd Guards Rifle Division of the [[Soviet Union]]'s [[Red Army]], formed at Valuki in April 1943 from 13th Guards and 92nd Rifle Brigades. The division fought at [[Kursk]], [[Kharkiv]], [[Budapest]], and [[Prague]], and was serving with the 53rd Army of the [[2nd Ukrainian Front]] in May 1945.<ref>Poirer and Connor, Red Army Order of Battle</ref> After a period as a 35th Guards Mechanized Division, and then 35th Guards Motor Rifle Division 1957–65, the division was redesignated as the 93rd Guards Motor Rifle Division in 1965. It served with the [[Southern Group of Forces]] in [[Hungary]] during the last years of the [[Cold War]],<ref>Michael Holm/V.I.Feskov et al., [http://www.ww2.dk/new/army/msd/93gvmsd.htm 93rd Guards Motorised Rifle Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814221805/http://www.ww2.dk/new/army/msd/93gvmsd.htm |date=2017-08-14 }}, 2015.</ref> and after the fall of the Berlin Wall was withdrawn to [[Ukraine]] from October 1990 to January 1991. There it became part of the [[Ukrainian Armed Forces]]. In Decree 925/96(?), Colonel Anatoly Savatiovich Pushnyakov, Commander of the 93rd Mechanised Division of the [[6th Army Corps (Ukraine)|6th Army Corps]], [[Operational Command South|Southern Operational Command]], [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]], was promoted to General-Major. The division appears to have been redesignated a brigade after 1996 and after 1999. Throughout 1999, the '93rd Motor Rifle Division' conducted a series of small unit and staff officer exchanges with the [[40th Infantry Division (United States)|40th Infantry Division]] of the [[California Army National Guard]].<ref>Globalsecurity.org, [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/ng.htm Ukrainian National Guard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824140506/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/ng.htm |date=2021-08-24 }}</ref> On December 10, 2007, the Brigade received its [[Military colours, standards and guidons|Colour]] by the order of the [[President of Ukraine]]. [[File:93 ОМБр.png|thumb|194x194px|Former patch of the 93rd]] The brigade fought in the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|war in Donbas]], defending [[Donetsk International Airport]] during the [[Second Battle of Donetsk Airport]] alongside other units. Thus, they are one of the units considered as one of the "[[Second Battle of Donetsk Airport#Symbolism|cyborgs]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title = Полоненого "кіборга" побили "мирні" жителі Донецька|url = http://www.unn.com.ua/uk/news/1429065-polonenogo-kiborga-pobili-mirni-zhiteli-donetska|website = Ukrainian National Information Agency News (UNN). All online daily news in Ukraine today - fresh, recent, major.|access-date = 2016-01-09|trans-title = The captured "cyborg" was beaten by "peaceful" residents of Donetsk|archive-date = 2016-01-27|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160127102143/http://www.unn.com.ua/uk/news/1429065-polonenogo-kiborga-pobili-mirni-zhiteli-donetska|url-status = live}}</ref> The brigade is currently based in [[Pokrovsk, Ukraine|Pokrovsk]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Kiev's Calls for Restraint Frustrate Ukraine's Front-Line Fighters|url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/kievs-calls-for-restraint-frustrate-ukraines-front-line-fighters-1456159904|newspaper = Wall Street Journal|access-date = 2016-02-24|issn = 0099-9660|first = Julian E.|last = Barnes|archive-date = 22 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160222180554/http://www.wsj.com/articles/kievs-calls-for-restraint-frustrate-ukraines-front-line-fighters-1456159904}}</ref> On 18 November 2015 its honorifics "Twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov" were removed as part of an Armed Forces-wide removal of Soviet awards and honorifics, but not its Kharkiv battle honor,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/6462015-19568|title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №646/2015|date=21 November 2015|publisher=President of Ukraine|language=uk|trans-title=Ukaz President of Ukraine No. 646/2015|access-date=14 August 2016|archive-date=31 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831090416/http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/6462015-19568|url-status=live}}</ref> given as a result of its participation in the 1943 [[Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation]]. On 22 August 2016, its Guards title was also removed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3442016-20457|title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №344/2016|date=22 August 2016|access-date=17 February 2017|publisher=President of Ukraine|language=uk|trans-title=Ukaz of the President of Ukraine No. 344/2016|archive-date=17 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117180759/http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3442016-20457|url-status=live}}</ref> In honor of the centennial year of the [[Ukrainian War of Independence]] the brigade received its second honorific title, [[Kholodny Yar Republic|Kholodnyi Yar]] (Kholodnyi Yar was a pro-Ukrainian partisan self-proclaimed state that existed from 1919 to 1922), in 2018, and thus its Kharkiv battle honour was officially removed from the full title of the unit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2018/01/honory-names-of-93rd-brigade.html |title=93-я окрема механізована бригада ЗС України отримає почесне ім'я "Холодний Яр" |date=2018-01-22 |website=[[Ukrainian Military Pages]] |access-date=22 April 2018 |archive-date=2018-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033755/https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2018/01/honory-names-of-93rd-brigade.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://procherk.info/news/7-cherkassy/59835-93-a-okrema-mehanizovana-brigada-zsu-otrimae-pochesne-najmenuvannja-holodnij-jar |title=93-тя окрема механізована бригада ЗСУ отримає почесне найменування "Холодний Яр" |date=2018-01-22 |website=[[Прочерк (видання)|Прочерк]] |access-date=22 January 2018 |archive-date=2018-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126214620/http://procherk.info/news/7-cherkassy/59835-93-a-okrema-mehanizovana-brigada-zsu-otrimae-pochesne-najmenuvannja-holodnij-jar |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mil.in.ua/holodnyy-yar-pochesna-nazva-93-bryhady/ |title="Холодний Яр": почесна назва 93 бригади |date=2018-01-22 |website=mil.in.ua |publisher=[[Український мілітарний портал]] |access-date=22 January 2018 |archive-date=2018-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072351/http://mil.in.ua/holodnyy-yar-pochesna-nazva-93-bryhady/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/93-a-brigada-zsu-otrimaye-pochesne-naymenuvannya-holodniy-yar-novi-shevroni-ta-boyoviy-prapor-1092280.html?g=article&m=400342745 |title=93-тя бригада ЗСУ отримає почесне найменування "Холодний Яр", нові нарукавні знаки та бойове знамено |date=2018-01-22 |website=[[ТСН]] |access-date=22 January 2018 |archive-date=2018-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072513/https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/93-a-brigada-zsu-otrimaye-pochesne-naymenuvannya-holodniy-yar-novi-shevroni-ta-boyoviy-prapor-1092280.html?g=article&m=400342745 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://milnavigator.com.ua/93-омбр-зсу-стане-холодноярською-фото/ 93 ОМБр ЗСУ стане Холодноярською. ФОТО] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919183647/https://milnavigator.com.ua/93-%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b1%d1%80-%d0%b7%d1%81%d1%83-%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d1%85%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%8f%d1%80%d1%81%d1%8c%d0%ba%d0%be%d1%8e-%d1%84%d0%be%d1%82%d0%be/ |date=2020-09-19 }} // ''[[Військовий навігатор України]]''</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/features-41973466 |title=Королівська піхота і танковий кулак: як змінюють символи армії України |date=2017-11-14 |work=BBC News |access-date=17 May 2018 |archive-date=2019-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331000958/https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/features-41973466 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://novynarnia.com/2017/10/15/pochesni-styagi-poruch-z-boyovimi-sso-i-brigada-korolya-danila-otrimali-brendovu-simvoliku/ |title=Почесні стяги поруч з бойовими. ССО і бригада короля Данила отримали "брендову" символіку |date=2017-10-15 |website=[[Новинарня]] |access-date=17 May 2018 |archive-date=2018-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152947/https://novynarnia.com/2017/10/15/pochesni-styagi-poruch-z-boyovimi-sso-i-brigada-korolya-danila-otrimali-brendovu-simvoliku/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A new colour was also received by the brigade command which differs from the maroon colour it received in 2007. ==Participation in peacekeeping missions== In the recent history of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 93rd Division became the first basic unit to train the first units of the peacekeeping forces. The 108th peacekeeping training center was established on the basis of the 112th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the division. Here were formed 15 rotations of the 240th battalion, which performed peacekeeping functions in the former Yugoslavia. Also on the basis of the 3rd Mechanized Battalion, the 71st Separate Mechanized Battalion was formed to be included in the 7th Separate Mechanized Brigade, which carried out the peacekeeping mission in Iraq in 2004–2005, but was disbanded at the end of training due to the decision to reduce the contingent, a small part of its personnel was sent to replenish the 73rd Battalion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7 окрема механізована бригада |url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2015/02/7.html |access-date=2022-09-01}}</ref> Soldiers also served in peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Lebanon. ==Russo-Ukrainian War== {{Main|Russo-Ukrainian War}} === War in Donbas === The brigade was deployed in the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|War in Donbas]] against the Russian army and its proxy forces. The unit fought on the frontlines from 2014 to 2016 before being recalled in March 2016. During this period, 138 soldiers were killed in action, over 1,000 were wounded, and 9 soldiers were held as prisoners of war.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uatoday.tv/politics/ukrainian-infantry-brigade-returns-home-after-nearly-two-years-on-the-frontline-610062.html|title=Ukrainian infantry brigade returns home after nearly two years on the frontline|publisher=Ukraine Today|access-date=2016-06-26|archive-date=2016-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315212406/http://uatoday.tv/politics/ukrainian-infantry-brigade-returns-home-after-nearly-two-years-on-the-frontline-610062.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The brigade was involved in the [[battle of Ilovaisk]], [[Battle of Avdiivka|Avdiivka]], the [[Second Battle of Donetsk Airport|defence of Donetsk airport]], the [[Battle of Marinka (2015)|defence of Marinka]], and the defence of Pisky.<ref name="Nathan">{{cite news |last1=Nathan |first1=Adam |title=The 93rd brigade: Part of the Red Army in WWII, it now fights against Russian-backed separatists |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/93rd-brigade-part-red-army-wwii-it-now-fights-against-pro-russian-separatists-10318530.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223104621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/93rd-brigade-part-red-army-wwii-it-now-fights-against-pro-russian-separatists-10318530.html |archive-date=2021-02-23 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=The Independent |date=13 June 2015}}</ref> A documentary ''[[93: Battle for Ukraine]]'' has been made by Ukrainian director Lidia Guzhva about the brigade's role in the war, constructed primarily from videos made by members of the brigade themselves, as well as interviews with members of the brigade.<ref name="Sokolynska">{{cite news |last1=Sokolynska |first1=Olena |title=Soldiers Tell About Ukrainian-Russian War |url=http://kharkivobserver.com/soldiers-tell-about-ukrainian-russian-war/ |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=Kharkiv Observer |date=3 April 2018 |archive-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415073605/http://kharkivobserver.com/soldiers-tell-about-ukrainian-russian-war/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The brigade returned to the frontline. On 19 July 2016 an [[Infantry fighting vehicle|IFV]] of the brigade detonated an [[Improvised explosive device|IED]], killing two soldiers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.unian.info/war/1425818-donbas-death-toll-rises-ukraine-reports-7-kia-14-wia-in-24-hours.html|title=Donbas death toll rises: Ukraine reports 7 KIA, 14 WIA in 24 hours|date=19 July 2016|work=[[UNIAN]]|access-date=24 July 2016|archive-date=20 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720212253/http://www.unian.info/war/1425818-donbas-death-toll-rises-ukraine-reports-7-kia-14-wia-in-24-hours.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2017 the brigade moved deeper into the [[no man's land]] near the village of [[Krymske, Novoaidar Raion|Krymske]] and set up [[fortifications]] there "to exert stricter fire control over the enemy, and provides for a better defense."<ref>[https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ukrainian-combat-units-advance-near-frontline-town-krymske.html Ukrainian combat units advance near frontline town of Krymske] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108211801/https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ukrainian-combat-units-advance-near-frontline-town-krymske.html |date=2017-11-08 }}, [[Kyiv Post]] (2 June 2017)</ref> === 2022 Russian invasion === During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the brigade destroyed the elite [[4th Guards Tank Division]] of the Russian Federation in the [[Battle of Trostianets]] after it had been overextended and undersupplied due to partisan resistance in its area of operations. By September 2022, the brigade participated in the [[2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv Oblast counteroffensive|Kharkiv Oblast counteroffensive]] specifically moving into the [[Izium]] axis against the Operational Group of Russian Forces Izium's vulnerable left flank. The Russian [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Ministry of Defence]] announced that Russian forces in the Izium region were "pulled out" to reinforce the Donbas. Following this, the city's mayor, Valeriy Marchenko, stated during a September 10th interview that "Izium was liberated today."<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gibbons-Neff |first1=Thomas |last2=Santora |first2=Marc |date=2022-09-10 |title=Ukrainian Offensive Seen as Reshaping the War's Contours |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/10/world/europe/ukraine-offensive-izium-donbas.html |access-date=2022-09-11 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In October 2022 the brigade spearheaded a successful Ukrainian counteroffensive during the [[Battle of Bakhmut]].<ref name="DavidAxe20221025Bakhmut">{{cite news|author=[[David Axe]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/10/25/a-fierce-ukrainian-mechanized-brigade-is-wrecking-a-russian-mercenary-army-in-one-symbolic-eastern-town/ |date=October 25, 2022 |title=A Fierce Ukrainian Mechanized Brigade Is Routing Russian Mercenaries In One Symbolic Eastern Town |newspaper=Forbes}}</ref> ==Brigade Order of Battle== === 1997 === * [[File:93-я механізована дивізія.png|25px]] Division Command and Staff * [[File:Комендантська рота 93 МД.png|25px]] Guards Company * [[File:110-й механізований полк.png|25px]] 110th Mechanized Regiment * [[File:529-й механізований полк.png|25px]] 529th Mechanized Regiment * [[File:87-й танковий полк.png|25px]] 87th Armoured Regiment * [[File:Батарея управління і артрозвідки 93 МД.png|25px]] Command and Artillery Reconnaissance Company * [[File:198-й артилерійський полк.png|25px]] 198th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment * [[File:446-й артилерійський дивізіон.png|25px]] 446th Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion * [[File:1039-й зенітний ракетний полк.png|25px]] 1039th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment * [[File:108-й інженерно-саперний батальйон.png|25px]] 108th Combat Engineer Battalion * [[File:166-й батальйон зв'язку.png|25px]] 166th Signal Battalion * [[File:1119-й батальйон тилового забезпечення.png|25px]] 1119th Logistics Battalion * [[File:16-й розвідувальний батальйон.png|25px]] 16th Reconnaissance Battalion * [[File:35-а рота радіоелектронної боротьби.png|25px]] 35th Electronic Warfare Company * [[File:73-й ремонтно-відновлювальний батальйон.png|25px]] 73rd Repair and Recovery Battalion * [[File:89-й окремий медичний батальйон.png|25px]] 89th Medical Battalion * [[File:133-й батальйон РХБ захисту.png|25px]] 133rd Chemical Battalion * [[File:16-й військовий полігон.png|25px]] 16th Training Area<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=6918 |title=Новини Управління Прес-служби МО<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607174632/http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=6918 |archive-date=2011-06-07 }}</ref> * [[File:Військовий оркестр 93 МД .png|25px]] Military Band ===2007=== *1st Mechanized Battalion<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=10959|title=Новини Управління Прес-служби МО<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=2007-12-24|archive-date=2011-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607181512/http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=10959|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2nd Mechanized Battalion * 3rd Mechanized Battalion * Armored Battalion == Current Structure == As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows: * '''93rd Mechanized Brigade''', [[Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast|Cherkaske]] ** Headquarters & Headquarters Company ** 1st Mechanized Battalion ** 2nd Mechanized Battalion ** 3rd Mechanized Battalion ** Tank Battalion ** 20th Motorized Infantry Battalion "[[Dnipro]]" ** Brigade Artillery Group *** Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery *** Self-propelled Artillery Battalion ([[2S3 Akatsiya]]) *** Self-propelled Artillery Battalion ([[2S1 Gvozdika]]) *** Rocket Artillery Battalion ([[BM-21 Grad]]) *** Anti-tank Artillery Battalion ([[MT-12 Rapira]]) ** Anti-Aircraft Missile Artillery Battalion ** Engineer Battalion ** Maintenance Battalion ** Logistic Battalion ** Reconnaissance Company ** Sniper Company ** [[Electronic Warfare]] Company ** Signal Company ** Radar Company ** [[CBRN defense|CBRN-defense]] Company ** Medical Company ** Military Band ==Awards== *19?? received the [[Guards unit|Guards]] designation. *19?? received the [[Order of the Red Banner]] *19?? received the honorable name «Kharkiv» *19?? received the [[Order of Suvorov]] *19?? received the [[Order of Kutuzov]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4627.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822155637/http://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4627.html|title=President.Gov.Ua>|archive-date=August 22, 2014}}</ref> *On December 10, 2007, received its [[Military colours, standards and guidons|Colour]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=10860|title=Новини Управління Прес-служби МО<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=2007-12-10|archive-date=2011-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607181452/http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=10860|url-status=live}}</ref> *2018 received "[[Kholodny Yar Republic|Kholodnyi Yar]]" honorific == Traditions == === Anniversaries === Until 2018 inclusive, the brigade celebrated the anniversaries on May 10. This day was previously considered the day of creation of the part.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tyzhden.ua/Society/213688|script-title=uk:Комбриг 93-ї ОМБр Владислав Клочков: "Ми ведемо посилену підготовку особового складу до наступальних, рейдових дій"|author=Владислав Клочков|date=10 May 2018|script-website=uk:Тиждень |access-date=10 May 2018|archive-date=10 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510173717/http://tyzhden.ua/Society/213688|url-status=live |language=uk}}</ref> Since 2018, August 22 is considered the anniversary, the day when the brigade was awarded the honorary name "Kholodny Yar" by Presidential Decree No. 232/2018 and a new battle flag was presented.<ref>[https://novynarnia.com/2018/12/13/93ombr/ «Бригада, що робить з людини Воїна». 93 омбр представила гімн і відцуралася від спадку СРСР. ВІДЕО] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218193307/https://novynarnia.com/2018/12/13/93ombr/ |date=2018-12-18 }} // ''«Новинарня»'', 13 грудня 2018</ref> === Symbolics === On January 22, 2018, Roman Donik announced his intention to give the brigade the honorary name "Kholodny Yar", in honor of the glorious historical area with a long military history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2018/01/honory-names-of-93rd-brigade.html|title=93-я окрема механізована бригада ЗС України отримає почесне ім'я "Холодний Яр"|author=|date=2018-01-22|website=[[Ukrainian Military Pages]]|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-date=2018-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033755/https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2018/01/honory-names-of-93rd-brigade.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://procherk.info/news/7-cherkassy/59835-93-a-okrema-mehanizovana-brigada-zsu-otrimae-pochesne-najmenuvannja-holodnij-jar|title=93-тя окрема механізована бригада ЗСУ отримає почесне найменування "Холодний Яр"|author=|date=2018-01-22|website=[[Прочерк (видання)|Прочерк]]|access-date=22 January 2018|archive-date=2018-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126214620/http://procherk.info/news/7-cherkassy/59835-93-a-okrema-mehanizovana-brigada-zsu-otrimae-pochesne-najmenuvannja-holodnij-jar|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mil.in.ua/holodnyy-yar-pochesna-nazva-93-bryhady/|title="Холодний Яр": почесна назва 93 бригади|author=|date=2018-01-22|website=[[Український мілітарний портал]]|access-date=22 January 2018|archive-date=2018-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072351/http://mil.in.ua/holodnyy-yar-pochesna-nazva-93-bryhady/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/93-a-brigada-zsu-otrimaye-pochesne-naymenuvannya-holodniy-yar-novi-shevroni-ta-boyoviy-prapor-1092280.html?g=article&m=400342745|title=93-тя бригада ЗСУ отримає почесне найменування "Холодний Яр", нові нарукавні знаки та бойове знамено|author=|date=2018-01-22|website=[[ТСН]]|access-date=22 January 2018|archive-date=2018-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072513/https://tsn.ua/ukrayina/93-a-brigada-zsu-otrimaye-pochesne-naymenuvannya-holodniy-yar-novi-shevroni-ta-boyoviy-prapor-1092280.html?g=article&m=400342745|url-status=live}}</ref> Also, as part of updating the brigade symbols, it was decided to change the anthem of the military unit. The words for the new song were written by a soldier of the press service of the 93rd OMBr, junior sergeant Vlad "Zmiy" Sord,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Влад Сорд, ветеран 93 бригади: Про власне видавництво містичної літератури|url=https://www.armyfm.com.ua/vlad-sord-veteran-93-brigadi-pro-vlasne-vidavnictvo-mistichnoi-literaturi/|website=www.armyfm.com.ua|access-date=2020-10-03|archive-date=2020-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924005743/http://www.armyfm.com.ua/vlad-sord-veteran-93-brigadi-pro-vlasne-vidavnictvo-mistichnoi-literaturi/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Serhii Vasylyuk, the frontman of the Ukrainian band "Shadow of the Sun", wrote the music and set Stafiychuk's poem to it. On May 10, 2018, at the celebrations for the day of the military unit, the brigade was presented with and consecrated an honorary banner to the new honorary name "Kholodny Yar".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/features-41973466|title=Королівська піхота і танковий кулак: як змінюють символи армії України|date=2017-11-14|work=BBC News |access-date=17 May 2018|author=|archive-date=2019-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331000958/https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/features-41973466|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://novynarnia.com/2017/10/15/pochesni-styagi-poruch-z-boyovimi-sso-i-brigada-korolya-danila-otrimali-brendovu-simvoliku/|title=Почесні стяги поруч з бойовими. ССО і бригада короля Данила отримали "брендову" символіку|date=2017-10-15|website=[[Новинарня]]|access-date=17 May 2018|author=|archive-date=2018-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152947/https://novynarnia.com/2017/10/15/pochesni-styagi-poruch-z-boyovimi-sso-i-brigada-korolya-danila-otrimali-brendovu-simvoliku/|url-status=live}}</ref> This is the second case in the history of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, after the 24th mechanized brigade, when the brigade receives an honorary (motivational) flag in addition to the official battle flag.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://novynarnia.com/2018/05/10/upershe-v-zsu-brigada-otrimala-motivatsiyniy-prapor-foto/|title=Уперше в ЗСУ бригада отримала мотиваційний прапор|author=|date=2018-05-10|website=[[Новинарня]]|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511214619/https://novynarnia.com/2018/05/10/upershe-v-zsu-brigada-otrimala-motivatsiyniy-prapor-foto/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2018/05/new-sign-93mehbde-on-combat-vehicles.html|title=Чорний Ворон 93-ї бригади відтепер й на техніці|author=|date=2018-05-25|website=[[Ukrainian Military Pages]]|access-date=25 May 2018|archive-date=2018-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526185824/https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2018/05/new-sign-93mehbde-on-combat-vehicles.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2018, it was announced that award-winning knives with the brigade's insignia would be developed for distinguished soldiers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://milnavigator.com.ua/archives/18643|title=Нагородні ножі та монети із новою символікою для заслужених воїнів|access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712182947/http://milnavigator.com.ua/archives/18643|archive-date=12 July 2018 }}</ref> By Decree of the President of Ukraine dated August 22, 2018, No. 232/2018, the brigade was given the honorary name "Kholodny Yar". Before that, the brigade had the honorary name "Kharkivska".<ref>Decree of the President of Ukraine from 22 серпня 2018 year №&nbsp;232/2018 [https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/2322018-24690 «Про присвоєння почесних найменувань військовим частинам Збройних Сил України та уточнення деяких найменувань»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824205515/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/2322018-24690 |date=2018-08-24 }} {{in lang|uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2018/08/24/prezident-ukraini-pidpisav-ukaz-pro-prisvoennya-pochesnih-najmenuvan-vijskovim-chastinam-zbrojnih-sil-ukraini-ta-utochnennya-deyakih-najmenuvan/ |title=Президент України підписав Указ «Про присвоєння почесних найменувань військовим частинам Збройних Сил України та уточнення деяких найменувань» // Міністерство оборони України, офіційний вебсайт, 24 серпня 2018 |access-date=2022-08-03 |archive-date=2018-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824183432/http://www.mil.gov.ua/news/2018/08/24/prezident-ukraini-pidpisav-ukaz-pro-prisvoennya-pochesnih-najmenuvan-vijskovim-chastinam-zbrojnih-sil-ukraini-ta-utochnennya-deyakih-najmenuvan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 24, 2018, before the start of the military parade in honor of the 27th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine, the commander of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodny Yar", Colonel Vladyslav Klochkov, received a new battle flag from the hands of the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.<ref>[https://www.0569.com.ua/news/2137089/93-ta-brigada-otrimala-novij-bojovij-prapor 93-тя бригада отримала новий бойовий прапор] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226050048/https://www.0569.com.ua/news/2137089/93-ta-brigada-otrimala-novij-bojovij-prapor |date=2019-02-26 }} // «0569.com.ua&nbsp;— Сайт міста Новомосковська», 26 серпня 2018</ref> On February 23, 2019, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko officially approved the new emblem of the brigade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2019/02/new-patches.html|title=Муженко затвердив нові емблеми військових частин|author=|date=2019-02-23|website=[[Ukrainian Military Pages]]|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=2019-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062538/https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2019/02/new-patches.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 6, 2022, the brigade was awarded the honorary award "For Honor and Courage".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3152022-42441|title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №315/2022 Про відзначення почесною відзнакою "За мужність та відвагу"|access-date=2022-08-03|archive-date=2022-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705162459/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/3152022-42441|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Notes== {{Reflist|group=nb}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Ukrainian Ground Forces}} [[Category:Mechanised infantry brigades of Ukraine]] [[Category:Military units and formations established in the 1990s]] [[Category:Military units and formations of Ukraine in the war in Donbas]]'