units were involved in an attempt to relieve encircled forces near Ilovaisk. A company tactical group was formed which had 276 soldiers, four tanks, three SPGs and more than ten IFVs. It was sent from Chuhuiv towards Ilovaisk on 24 August 2014, after it became clear that Russian military forces were approaching Ilovaisk. The unit was supposed to join up with an assault detachment from the Rukh Oporu Battalion and try to breach the Russian encirclement. The 92nd Brigade's company arrived at the city of Komsomolske on 27 August and advanced towards Ilovaisk. The column stopped in the field for a night and shortly after it was hit by heavy artillery shelling. The next morning it was defeated by Russian paratroopers, losing most vehicles but suffering relatively low personnel casualties: eight killed and several missing. On 18 September 2014, the brigade received a number of refurbished T-64BV tanks. On 5 April 2015, four soldiers of the brigade were killed when their vehicle was blown up while crossing a bridge in Shchastia. Among those killed was brigade deputy chief of staff Major Oleh Kovbasa. The brigade was stationed in Shchastia as of June 2015. On 16 May 2015, troops of 92nd Mechanized Brigade captured two Russian soldiers of the 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade during a fight near Shchastia. One Ukrainian soldier was killed in the fight. On 18 November 2015 the brigade's honorifics "Ropsha Order of the October Revolution Red Banner" were removed as part of an Armed Forces-wide removal of Soviet awards and honorifics. Colonel Pavlo Fedosenko has commanded the brigade since 6 May 2020 and was awarded the Hero of Ukraine. 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine In September 2022, the brigade participated in the Kharkiv counteroffensive from Andriivka alongside the 25th Airborne Brigade and 80th Air Assault Brigade towards Kupiansk and capturing the city on September 10. Members of the brigade's 1st Mechanized Battalion were seen holding a Ukrainian battle flag with the Kupiansk City Council building in the background. By December 30, the brigade along with the Kraken Regiment after months of fighting, retook the village of Novoselivske 18km northwest of Svatove in the Luhansk Oblast with numerous Russian captives. Current Structure As of 2017 the brigade's structure is as follows: 92nd Mechanized Brigade, Kluhyno-Bashkyrivka Headquarters & Headquarters Company 1st Mechanized Battalion 2nd Mechanized Battalion 3rd Mechanized Battalion 1st Tank Battalion 22nd Motorized Infantry Battalion "Kharkiv" Brigade Artillery