the first Ukrainian unit to bear this title after more than a century, is of German origin in the same-named light infantry formations of the German Army, the defunct Austro-Hungarian Army and in the former Imperial Russian Army, which stationed such units in the past in the Kyiv and Odessa Military Districts. In 2022, the infantry brigade was mechanized from being a light motorized unit. Brigade organization as of 2022 61st Jager Infantry Brigade, Zhytomyr Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Zhytomyr 1st Rifle Battalion (Mech) 2nd Rifle Battalion (Mech) 3rd Rifle Battalion (Mech) Tank Battalion 61st Brigade Artillery Group (Light) Headquarters & Target Acquisition Battery Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika) Field Howitzer Artillery Battalion Rocket Artillery Battalion (BM-21 Grad) Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira) 61st Brigade Air Defense Missile Artillery Battalion (Light) Engineer Battalion Maintenance Battalion Logistic Battalion Reconnaissance Company Sniper Company Electronic Warfare Company Signal Company Radar Company CBRN-defense Company Medical Company Brigade Band References See also Brigades of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Military units and formations established in 2015