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The 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" provides a crucial role in Ukraine's defense. Notably, soldier Vladyslav and his comrades held out for 80 days under siege in Klishchiivka, displaying fortitude amidst severe conditions. Despite being deprived of basic supplies, they withstood countless attacks. Separately, the brigade's successful defense in the Kramatorsk sector halted an onslaught of armor. These events underscore the brigade's resilience and strategic mastery. Additionally, Ukrainian troops repelled a major offensive near Klishchiivka, showing extraordinary coordination and resolve. Stories like these exemplify the courage and unwavering spirit of the 93rd Brigade as they confront continuous challenges on the front lines.

What is the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade?

The 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, also known as "Kholodnyi Yar," is a prominent unit in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, actively engaged in defensive and offensive operations against Russian forces. They have been instrumental in critical areas such as Klishchiivka and Bakhmut, showcasing exceptional bravery and tactical acumen.

How did the soldiers of the 93rd SMB manage to survive during the encirclement?

The soldiers, led by Vladyslav, endured an 80-day encirclement by adopting strategic resilience, utilizing minimal resources, and maintaining contact when possible to acquire vital supplies. Their determination and coordination were crucial in repelling enemy advances and surviving dire conditions.

What types of modern warfare technology does the 93rd Brigade utilize?

The 93rd Brigade employs advanced warfare technologies such as drones for reconnaissance and precision strikes, anti-thermal ponchos for stealth, and advanced anti-tank weaponry like Stuhna ATGMs. These tools help them counter enemy tactics effectively on the battlefield.

Who is the new commander of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade?

Lieutenant Colonel Shamil Krutkov is the current commander of the 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar." He was appointed following the advancement of the previous commander, Pavlo Palisa, to a role within the Ukrainian Presidential Office. Krutkov's leadership continues to guide the brigade's strategic operations.

How has the 93rd Brigade supported other units in combat?

The 93rd Brigade has actively collaborated with neighboring units to repel assaults and eliminate threats, notably in Klishchiivka and the Bakhmut direction. Their coordinated efforts have successfully halted large-scale enemy offensives, destroyed armored vehicles, and inflicted significant enemy casualties.

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Defence of positions in Klishchiivka Vladyslav, soldier of 93rd SMB, together with his comrades, for 80 days in complete encirclement has been repelling attacks by occupiers in Klishchiivka: "There was no food and water. We were going crazy with hunger and thirst". VIDEO Vladyslav, a 23-year-old fighter with the 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar", with call sign Beshketnyk, spent 80 days surrounded by Russian troops in Klishchiivka, Donetsk Oblast, together with his comrades. During this time, their positions were stormed, gassed and attempted to be knocked out by artillery. The soldiers had nothing to eat and drink, and only a few times they managed to get in touch and get food. 6 353 8 Previously in trend: Situation in the Donetsk region

rehabilitation of wounded Soldier Mykola Shot, who has had four amputations, is undergoing rehabilitation in Lviv: "I want to go into sports. I’m going to take up running. I dream of becoming a Paralympian". VIDEO Mykola Shot, 40 years-old, is from the city of Novoiavorivsk in the Lviv region. He lost both his arms and legs after being wounded in the war. The man was wounded in 2024, and after treatment, his first prostheses were fitted in the United States. Now he is undergoing rehabilitation at the National Rehabilitation Centre "Nezlamni". 5 467 9 Previously in trend: Rehabilitation of military

war Defence forces repelled enemy attack in 5 waves and destroyed 13 armoured vehicles. VIDEO In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled a massive enemy offensive in five waves - four in the morning and one in the evening. The enemy tried to break through the defences with armoured vehicles and large numbers of infantry, but was met with a fierce and accurate response. 4 753 7 Previously in trend: Situation at front

Krutkov Krutkov, commander of 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar": I’m certain war is here forever — or for very long time. VIDEO Lieutenant Colonel Shamil Krutkov, commander of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar", spoke about the situation in the unit after its former commander Pavlo Palisa moved to a position in the Office of the President and his vision of a truce with the Russians. 6 674 25 Previously in trend: Interview with commander of the 93rd Brigade Krutkov

explosion of a Russian infantry fighting vehicle Russian IFV explodes spectacularly after hitting mine. VIDEO A Russian IFV is blown into the air by a remotely placed mine. The incident occurred near the canal by Klishchiivka, in the Bakhmut sector of the Donetsk region. 4 873 9 Previously in trend: Destruction of Russian equipment Destruction of the occupiers

war Soldiers of 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade eliminated about six Russian soldiers in Pokrovsk direction. VIDEO Drone operators of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" showed footage of their work. The soldiers of the Night Watch unit strike at the Russian invaders in the Pokrovsk direction on a daily basis, methodically destroying enemy forces. 7 143 12 Previously in trend: Situation at front

war Destruction of Russian reconnaissance UAVs by drones. VIDEO The war of drones. Soldiers of the anti-aircraft missile artillery battalion of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" destroy enemy reconnaissance UAVs at an altitude of several kilometres in the sky above the Bakhmut direction. 2 259 2 Previously in trend: Drones against occupiers

The invaders’ assault was repelled Ukrainian troops repel one of biggest assaults near Klishchiivka village and destroy 12 armored vehicles. VIDEO Ukrainian defenders from the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" together with neighboring units repelled one of the largest assaults in recent times near the village of Klishchiivka in the Bakhmut direction. The occupiers threw about 15 pieces of heavy equipment and up to three platoons of assault infantry into the battle, but thanks to the coordinated work of our soldiers, the attack was stopped. 9 811 5 Previously in trend: War

Shamil Krutkov is new brigadier of 93rd SMB "Kholodnyi Yar" Lieutenant Colonel Shamil Krutkov is new commander of 93rd SMB. VIDEO The new commander of the 93rd separate mechanised brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" is 27-year-old deputy of the previous brigade commander, Lieutenant Colonel Shamil Krutkov. 13 687 27 Previously in trend: War

deputy head of the OP Palisa Zelenskyy appoints 93rd Brigade commander Palisa as Deputy Head of OP President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed the commander of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Pavlo Palisa, as Deputy Head of the Presidential Office. 19 422 157

automatic rifle burst hits occupier Occupier survives shell hit, but receives automatic rifle burst in back of head. VIDEO A Ukrainian soldier fired a small arms weapon at an occupier who remained unharmed after a kamikaze drone attack. 16 459 20 Previously in trend: War

війна Special battalion "Alcatraz" as part of 93rd Brigade: how convicts are fighting near Pokrovsk. VIDEO On 19 May 2024, Law No. 3687-IX on the mobilisation of convicts came into force. 9 476 9 Previously in trend: War

знищення ланцету дроном Soldiers of 93rd SMB destroyed Russian Lancet strike UAV with FPV drone. VIDEO Soldiers of the 93rd Mechanised Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" managed to track down and shoot down a Russian Lancet strike UAV with a drone. 4 214 11 Previously in trend: War

знищення Ukrainian defenders burn Russian positions with help of "dragon drone". VIDEO The aerial bombers of the 1st Motorised Infantry Battalion of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade "Kholodny Yar" burned down Russian positions using a drone with thermite ammunition. 13 552 20 Previously in trend: War

ліквідація окупанта, дрон-камікадзе Kamikaze drone chases Russian invader to death in field. VIDEO The soldiers of the Phoenix unit of the 93rd separate mechanised brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" eliminated the occupier with a kamikaze drone strike. The Russian tried to run away from the drone attack in the field, but in vain. 12 742 21 Previously in trend: War

самогубство, окупант застрелився Russian soldier put bullet through his forehead on battlefield. VIDEO 18+ Soldiers of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" filmed the suicide of an occupier. 11 212 30 Previously in trend: War

війна Occupier is trying to shoot down kamikaze drone with Esmarch tourniquet. VIDEO UAV operators of the "Signum" unit of the 93rd separate mechanised brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" eliminated a Russian invader in the Bakhmut sector. 12 226 16 Previously in trend: War

окупанти Drones "subtract" four occupiers sauntering along forest strip at night. VIDEO Drone operators from the 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" eliminated four occupants who were moving along the forest belt at night. 8 169 10 Previously in trend: War

летить,окупант200 Body of occupier flies out of bushes and rises high up after drone drop. VIDEO A drone operator from the First Infantry Battalion of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" in the Bakhmut sector eliminated an occupier who was hiding from the drone in the bushes. 10 895 20 Previously in trend: War

війна Soldiers of 93rd Brigade eliminate enemy infantry near Chasiv Yar with drone drops. VIDEO The work of aerial bombers of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" with drone drops on Russian infantry in the area of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region. 9 339 9 Previously in trend: War

окупант,самогубець Occupier on battlefield puts muzzle of assault rifle in his mouth and pulls trigger. VIDEO 18+ Soldiers of the 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" in the Bakhmut direction "drove" the occupier to suicide. 15 192 45 Previously in trend: War

війна Soldiers of 93rd SMB eliminated occupier who tried to hide from Ukrainian drone under blanket. VIDEO This night turned out to be the last for the Russian occupier: the Russian tried to hide from the Ukrainian drone under a blanket, but was detected and eliminated by an aerial bomber of the 93rd separate mechanised brigade "Kholodnyi Yar". 9 632 9 Previously in trend: War

війна Soldiers of 93rd SMB eliminate occupier with accurate ammunition in Bakhmut direction. VIDEO Aerial reconnaissance pilots of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" eliminated the occupier in the Bakhmut direction by an accurate drop of ammunition. 3 962 2 Previously in trend: War

дмитро,куценко Survived air strike: Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Kutsenko. VIDEO He has been responsible for a Russian tank, several armoured personnel carriers and hundreds of occupants in Sumy, Kharkiv and Bakhmut regions. Since 2014, he has worked his way up from soldier to chief sergeant of the 93rd Mechanised Company of the "Kholodnyi Yar" Brigade. 7 647 5 Previously in trend: War

війна Soldiers of the 93rd SMB attack enemy tank, which later explodes on anti-tank mine. VIDEO Drone operators of the Black Raven unit of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" attacked an occupier's tank at night. The enemy crew decided to flee the battlefield and hit an anti-tank mine. 7 227 4 Previously in trend: War

війна Martin, tanker of 93rd Brigade, led an infantry attack in Bakhmut: ’My grandfather was tanker, and I wanted to become one. It was hard, but my dream came true’. VIDEO The chief sergeant of a reconnaissance company with the call sign "Schizo" of the 93rd Brigade told about the legendary tanker "Martin" who saves infantry, works from open positions, breaks through mined fields, and once even led a reconnaissance group in an attack. 6 080 9 Previously in trend: War

війна Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy enemy golf cart, motorbike and infantry fighting vehicle in Bakhmut direction. VIDEO Soldiers of the Signum unit of the 93rd separate mechanised brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" in the Bakhmut direction caught a group of Russian attack aircraft that went on a suicide attack on a motorcycle, a golf cart and an infantry fighting vehicle. The equipment was destroyed and the occupiers were eliminated by our soldiers. 9 663 12 Previously in trend: War

окупанти на гольфкарі Soldiers of 93rd SMB stop occupiers’ attempted assault in Avdiivka direction with drones. VIDEO Soldiers of the 3rd Mechanised Battalion of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" blasted the occupiers’ infantry and equipment with kamikaze drones and drone drops. The enemy attempted to conduct an assault in the Avdiivka direction. 5 292 4 Previously in trend: War

війна Defense forces destroyed enemy TOS Solntsepek in Bakhmut. VIDEO The soldiers of the Kholodny Yar separate mechanised brigade struck at a Russian heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A. 7 618 12 Previously in trend: War

війна "Schizo", Chief Sergeant of reconnaissance company on heavy fighting: "We killed Russian Military Intelligence special forces, took two VSS-M and two SVD-M". VIDEO From the very first day, Anton, with the call sign "Schizo", defended Ukraine, getting ready for a full-scale war in 30 minutes. 16 730 8 Previously in trend: War

війна Ukrainian defenders evacuates infantry fighting vehicle under enemy’s very nose. VIDEO Near the village of Terny in the Lyman direction, a Sirko tank crew of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade " Kholodnyi Yar" dragged an infantry fighting vehicle 300 meters away from enemy positions. The combat vehicle was firing with direct fire, but two gears were engaged during the pullback. It was not possible to shift to one gear on the spot, so the tank had to pull it back. In a matter of minutes, the tankers were able to hook up and tow the IFV under the enemy’s very nose. 9 775 4 Previously in trend: War

Знищення окупанта влучанням дрона-камікадзе Elimination of occupier by direct hit of kamikaze drone. VIDEO Soldiers of the Black Raven unit of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" destroy a Russian occupier with a direct hit from a kamikaze drone. 6 776 10 Previously in trend: War

війна Occupier decided to gain foothold under broken armored personnel carrier, wait and move towards our positions, but Ukrainian troops eliminated them. VIDEO Soldiers of the 93rd separate mechanised brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" in the Bakhmut direction discovered three occupiers who decided to take up residence under a previously destroyed infantry fighting vehicle, wait it out and continue advancing towards the positions of the Defence Forces. 18 619 8 Previously in trend: War

війна Soldiers of 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade destroy occupants in Lyman direction with drone drops. VIDEO UAV pilots of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" arranged a real killing field for the Russian occupiers in the Lyman direction of the front. 9 885 27 Previously in trend: War

окоп,окупант Occupier disappears after direct hit by 82 mm mine. VIDEO Mortar launchers of the 93rd separate mechanised brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" hit an occupant who was in a trench in the Bakhmut direction. 19 957 67 Previously in trend: War

війна Soldiers of 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" knocked out occupants’ positions in Bakhmut direction. VIDEO Soldiers of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" destroyed an enemy dugout in the Bakhmut direction and drove the occupiers out of their positions. 9 626 6 Previously in trend: War

війна Soldiers of 93rd Brigade destroyed two Russian MT-LBs during attempted enemy assault near Andriivka. VIDEO Soldiers of the 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" destroyed two Russian armored personnel carriers with infantry during an attempted enemy assault near the village of Andriivka. 8 330 3 Previously in trend: War

війна Anti-tank gunners tracked down Russian IFV and struck it with Stuhna ATGM. VIDEO Anti-tankers of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade "Kholodny Yar" tracked down a Russian IFV (infantry fighting vehicle) with troops in the Lyman direction. The soldiers struck at the enemy vehicles with Stuhna ATGMs. 7 313 8 Previously in trend: War

окупанти Gunners and infantrymen of 93rd SMB "Kholodny Yar" destroy assault group of invaders near Klishchiivka. VIDEO Artillerymen and infantrymen of the 93rd SMB "Kholodny Yar" destroyed an assault group of two dozen occupants near Klishchiivka in the Bakhmut sector. 12 433 12 Previously in trend: War

війна Kamikaze drone immediately eliminated two invaders in Bakhmut direction. VIDEO Pilots of the Black Raven unit of the 93rd Mechanised Brigade "Kholodny Yar" killed two occupants in the Bakhmut direction with the help of a single kamikaze drone. 9 774 14 Previously in trend: War

війна Body of Russian man flew several meters after kamikaze drone strike. VIDEO Soldiers of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" attacked and eliminated a Russian attack aircraft near Bakhmut with a kamikaze drone. 23 198 51 Previously in trend: War

бахмут,бій Eight Ukrainian soldiers clear out enemy position near Bakhmut. VIDEO of drone A fragment of the combat work of a Ukrainian assault group unit during the clearing out of an enemy position near Bakhmut was published online. 12 932 8 Previously in trend: War

Застосування протитепловізійних пончо Soldiers of Special Operations Forces and 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" need anti-thermal ponchos: they save them from night attacks and allow them to move further along front line. VIDEO Anti-thermal ponchos save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers and enable them to move beyond the front line. Volunteers are asking Ukrainians to help raise funds to buy them for the soldiers of the Special Forces and the 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" 4 793 8 Previously in trend: Volunteers for the Army

бпла,знищення Soldiers of 93rd Brigade shoot down enemy Lancet UAV near Bakhmut. VIDEO Anti-aircraft gunners of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" shot down an enemy Lancet UAV near Bakhmut. 6 750 7 Previously in trend: War

війна Near Klishchiivka, AFU covered Russians with heavy artillery fire. VIDEO Ukrainian soldiers shelled the Russian occupiers with artillery. The defenders showed a video of combat operations in the Bakhmut sector. Soldiers of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodny Yar" worked on the enemy. 19 074 30 Previously in trend: War

бостон,ілля Hero of Ukraine and anti-tank of the 93rd Brigade Ilya about combat everyday life: "Alive - and that is well, for the evening 15 packages of "grads " have arrived". VIDEO Before the war, Ilya worked as a bank manager, and when the war in eastern Ukraine broke out, he went to fight. Currently, Boston serves as an anti-tank gunner with the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Brigade, which defends the Bakhmut area. 3 316 2 Previously in trend: War

війна Fighters of 93rd Brigade carried out series of successful attacks on enemy in Klishchiivka area. VIDEO In the vicinity of Klishchiivka, the 93rd Brigade’s soldiers are working to eliminate the enemy before Russian military groups can approach the positions of Ukrainian defenders. 7 181 1 Previously in trend: War

війна Soldiers of AFU repulsed powerful assault of occupiers near Klishchiivka. VIDEO The soldiers of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" defeated an assault armored group of occupants who tried to storm the positions of the AFU near Klishchiivka in the Bakhmut direction. 10 793 8 Previously in trend: War

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